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Sonoma County Champagne Och Andra Fyrverkerier Sonoma County Champagne och andra fyrverkerier Port – världsklass till reapris Taylor’s Nr 8 • 2011 Organ för Munskänkarna Årgång 54 • 2011 • 8 Vinprovning Ansvarig utgivare Ylva Sundkvist – för både samvaro och tävling Redaktör VINTERN NÄRMAR SIG i rask takt och jag är nu inne på mitt femte år i styrelsen. Otroligt vad tiden går fort Munskänken/VinJournalen Ulf Jansson, Oxenstiernsgatan 23, när man håller på med nåt som är kul och spännande. Via Munskänkarna har jag haft förmånen att få 115 27 Stockholm träffa många trevliga och engagerade människor. Vinprovning är en hobby som både stimulerar intellektet Tel 08-667 21 42 och skapar trevlig stämning. Det kan också vara roligt att tävla. Att gissa druva hemma i soffan eller att se vem som prickar flest viner i kompisgänget är ju sånt som vi alla tycker är roligt ibland. Nu senast fick jag Annonser chansen att träffa likasinnade från många länder vid vinprovnings-EM i Priorat. Munskänkarna i Sverige Urban Hedborg är en världsunik förening där vi lyckats samla många medlemmar på nationell basis och man ser på oss Tel 08-732 48 50 med stor respekt. Nästa år får vi chansen att visa framfötterna på hemmaplan, både som tävlande och som e-post: [email protected] medarrangörer. Våra vänner i Finland har då också aviserat att ställa upp som ny nation. Att tävla i vinprov- Produktion och ning är alltid mycket spännande och jag tror att vi kan locka både publik och medier till detta arrangemang. Grafisk form Exaktamedia, Malmö NÅGOT SOM DOCK ÄR oroande är att flera av våra sektioner har börjat få problem med lokala handläggare monika.fogelberg@ kring serveringstillstånd. Den nya alkohollagen verkar tolkas olika ute i landet och vi arbetar nu med att exaktaprinting.se uppdatera de centrala rekommendationerna och få dessa avstämda med berörda myndigheter. Förhopp- ningsvis ska vi kunna hålla våra provningar utan alltför mycket krångel och extrakostnader. Repro Exaktaprinting I DET HÄR NUMRET presenterar vi också Årets Munskänksviner. Det är lika spännande varje år för provnings- Tryck kommittén att gå igenom alla de viner som provats och utse de allra bästa. Kvaliteten på vinerna som släpps Exaktaprinting på marknaden blir högre och jämnare för varje år. De nationella karaktärerna på vinerna börjar måhända suddas ut och ibland kan de bli lite väl profillösa. Det är mycket svårare nuförtiden att gissa rätt druva och Föreningen ursprung på viner vid en blindprovning. Dels på grund av denna likriktning och dels på grund av det allt Munskänkarnas Kansli större utbudet. Årets Munskänksvin 2011 är dock ett både ursprungstypiskt och mycket karaktärsfullt vin. Hammarby Fabriksväg 23, Den höga kvaliteten och det attraktiva priset gjorde valet lätt. Vin ska man ju helst prova till mat och detta Box 92184, 120 09 Stockholm fungerar fantastiskt bra både till smakrika fiskrätter och kryddiga korvar. Tel 08-30 10 43 Telefax 08-30 11 52 BG 5256-8078 Vi ÄR OCKSÅ IGÅNG MED att ta fram ny verksamhetsplan för 2012. Vi kan redan [email protected] nu se fram emot bland annat Chianti Classico som Årets Vinort och många www.munskankarna.se trevliga vinprovningar ute i sektionerna med stimulerande möten oss vinvänner emellan! Adressändringar Anmäl snarast till den lokala sektionen eller Munskänkarnas kansli Björn Andersson Munskänkarnas provningskommitté Omslagsbild: Dimma vid Sonomas kust. Foto: Shutterstock e-post: [email protected] INNEHÅLL Sonoma County ............................................................4 Nätviner ........................................................................ 26 VinJournalen ..................................................................9 Champagne och andra fyrverkerier .................... 28 Nya årgångar............................................................... 16 Tema portvin ............................................................... 30 Vinterviner ................................................................... 18 Taylor’s ........................................................................... 31 Årets svenska vinprofil 2011.................................. 20 Bordeaux 2010 ........................................................... 32 Beställningssortimentet .......................................... 21 Föreningsnytt.............................................................. 34 Munskänken nr 8 • 2011 3 Sonoma County Sonoma har statusmässigt länge befunnit sig i skuggan av Foppiano fortfarande existerar. 1920 fanns det 256 vinproducenter Napa med dess välkända producenter och karaktärsfulla i Sonoma County med 9000 hektar vingårdar. Efter förbudstiden återstod dock bara cirka 50 stycken och vingårdsarealen hade mins- cabernetviner. De senaste åren har det dock blivit ett ökat kat ordentligt. intresse för Sonoma som ligger närmare kusten när man letat En annan pionjär, fastän först i mitten på 1950-talet, var förre svalare odlingsområden för bland annat chardonnay och diplomaten och vinkännaren James D. Zellerbach som med inspira- pinot noir. Dessutom har Sonomas varmare områden fina tion av Bourgogne grundade Hanzell och planterade både chardon- nay och pinot noir och dessutom jäste och lagrade vinerna på små förutsättningar för cabernet och en riktig skatt av vingårdar ekfat. Något som då var helt nytt i Kalifornien. med mycket gamla zinfandelstockar. Kustdimma ger eleganta viner Text:Jan Rosborn Geografiskt har Sonoma County 100 km kust mot Stilla Havet och gränsar i söder mot Marin County, i öst mot Napa County, En grundläggande skillnad är att Napa är ett område som nästan i nordost mot Lake County samt i norr mot Mendocino County. enbart är fokuserat på vinodling medan Sonoma County är betyd- Anledningen till Sonomas varierande klimat är som vanligt i Kali- ligt större ytmässigt och mera varierat med både kust, skogar, med fornien närheten till Stilla Havet och den kustdimma som under bland annat redwoodträd, berg samt ett omfattande jordbruk med sommarhalvåret påverkar temperaturen. Dimman tränger huvud- diverse odlingar och boskapsskötsel. sakligen in i Sonoma från San Pablo Bay vid San Francisco samt vid Totalt omfattar Sonoma County hela 425 000 hektar och är ett av öppningarna i bergen vid Russian River och det som kallas Petaluma Kaliforniens största vinområden. Av den arealen är det dock bara 6 Gap. Den kommer in på sena eftermiddagen och stannar sedan kvar %, det vill säga 25 000 hektar, som är vinodlingar. Som jämförelse över natten innan den försvinner på förmiddagen nästa dag. Resul- har Napa County 18 000 hektar på ett betydligt mindre område. tatet blir en avkylning av druvorna, en förlängd mognadssäsong och Trots sina välkända namn står Sonoma County och Napa County bättre syra. Grundregeln är alltså ju mera kustdimma desto svalare bara för 6 % respektive 4 % av Kaliforniens totala vinproduktion, klimat och elegantare viner. men självklart för en hel del av det allra bästa. I USA använder man sig av beteckningen AVA som står för Sonoma har en för Kalifornien lång historia av vinodling och American Viticultural Area och innebär ett definierat geografiskt spelade en ledande roll i utvecklingen av Kaliforniens vinindustri. område, men till skillnad från till exempel en fransk Appellation De första vinstockarna planterades redan 1812 vid Forth Ross och Protégée finns inga regler för vilken vintyp som får göras eller 1823 anlade spanska missionärer sin nordligaste missionsstation, vilka druvor som ska användas. Sonoma County omfattar hela 13 Mission San Francisco Solano, i vad som nu är staden Sonoma och AVA i ett ganska komplicerat system där en del AVA är delar av planterade samtidigt vingårdar i större utsträckning. Den första större områden och vissa AVA överlappar varandra. Möjligheten kommersiella vingården var Buena Vista som grundades 1857 av finns därför ofta att beteckna vinerna med alternativa ursprung. Agoston Haraszthy som härstammade från Ungern och startade den Att dessutom placera en vinproducent i ett enda AVA är svårt första riktiga vinproduktionen i Kalifornien i Sonoma Valley. eftersom man ofta producerar vin från vingårdar i olika områden. Successivt kom sedan ett stort antal producenter där till exempel Totalt finns det idag 500 vinproducenter och hela 1800 odlare i Gundlach-Bundschu, Sebastiani, Korbel, Geyser Peak, Simi och Sonoma County. Kustdimma över vinfält i Sonoma. 4 Munskänken nr 8 • 2010 MENDOCINO COUNTY LAKE COUNTY SONOMA COUNTY Rockpile Den ledande druvsorten i hela Sonomas vingårdar SAN FRANCISCO är chardonnay med 28 % (6600 hektar) följt av cabernet Alexander KALIFORNIEN sauvignon och pinot noir med vardera 20 % (5000 hektar). Dry Creek Valley Knights Valley Valley Sonoma är därmed det county som odlar mest pinot noir i Kali- HEALDSBURG fornien. Den övriga vingårdsarealen är huvudsakligen fördelad på NAPA COUNTY merlot 2400 hektar, zinfandel 2300 hektar, sauvignon blanc 1000 Chalk Hill Russian hektar samt syrah med 800 hektar. Sonoma Coast Låt oss ta en tur genom Sonoma Countys mycket olika delar och River Valley SANTA börja med de svalare områdena närmare kusten ROSA Green Sonoma Sonoma Coast AVA Valley Bennet Valley Valley Detta är en omfångsrik AVA som totalt har hela 200 000 hektar Sonoma STILLA HAVET Mountain mark ända från Sonomas gräns i norr mot Mendocino och längs SONOMA med kusten för att till slut även omfatta delar av Carneros i söder. Totalt är det dock bara 1800 hektar vingårdar om man undantar de Los Carneros delar som överlappar Russian River Valley och Carneros. Området är så stort att det kanske borde delas upp i mindre delar. Mest om- talat och redan
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