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What Will Be In Your Glass?

Posted on | April 16, 2010 | Written by Tom Powers | 2 Comments

Today shows another glorious morning; I can’t recall a spring time as wonderful as the one we’re enjoying this year. When I see the trees budding and the flowers blooming, I usually set new goals for myself for the months that follow. Some goals are very concrete and some are more amorphous, but I always have a very clear-cut agenda about what I’m going to drink. This year, my ambition is to taste more esoteric wines more often. I’ve officially been working as a wine professional for twenty years, and I now feel more inspired to take on new challenges than I have for years.

I have long been a fan of still Rosé in the spring and summer months. Americans are catching on to the Rosé trend, and some are even ready to make a big leap to the glorious white wines from Italy.  In regard to the whites, I must say that Pigato is a relatively new wine for me and one I have enjoyed tremendously. Before I started at IWM I’d not enjoyed Gravner, Radikon and Movia to the degree that I do now, and it has been a great pleasure introducing people to these wines. Now I wonder, what’s next?

Much of that desire to expand my wine horizons comes from being in a more secure place. Some of this has to do with the extraordinary people that I work with today. IWM has a remarkable pool of talent where we are constantly pushing each other, which has created marvelous tasting opportunities. So what does the future hold for us? We are seeing not only glorious Italian wines, but wines of consequence on a more global level.  Will we see Gruner Veltliner on an IWM offer? Is Schruebe truly the next big thing? I look forward to discovering the answers to these questions, expanding my reference point, and sharing my knowledge with our readers as we go forward.  There are so many beautiful wines being made in Italy and beyond that it will be a pleasure to communicate this journey.

Moving into summer, I look forward to new dishes on the grill with more fish and vegetables and less meat. I look forward to white wines with racy acidity and subtle fruit. I look forward to platters of shellfish and an endless glass of Sauvignon Blanc. I look forward to the wild, the wonderful and the esoteric.

And I look forward to hearing that your next few months are filled with similar delights.

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2 Responses to “What Will Be In Your Glass?”

  1. Jack Everitt
    April 16th, 2010 @ 12:41 pm

    What’s next? More biodynamic and natural wines.

    Like Frank Cornelissen’s an excellent rosé, the 2008 Susucaru. It’s easily the best Italian rosé I’ve had.

  2. Tom Powers
    April 16th, 2010 @ 2:51 pm

    Thanks Frank. I will be sure to check it out. tlp

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