Hospice du Rhone photos

Ken_Zinns · May 5, 2009, 12:26am

A few photos from Hospice du Rhone, dinners and wild parties, vineyard and winery visits, etc: Hospice du Rhone 2009

Ed_Gonzales · May 5, 2009, 3:02am

Thanks for the pix Ken.

Bob Summers you are my hero. You get around my friend. And, you live 5 minutes away - let’s get together more often.

Kimberly_Cabot · May 5, 2009, 3:09am

Thanks Ken for taking and posting pics, the indoor bbq was pretty unique!

Ken_Zinns · May 5, 2009, 3:29am

Kimberly - it was great to meet you & John and to taste your wines. I really liked all of your Syrahs, especially that single-barrel bottling - it was like bacon in a bottle!

Cris_Whetstone · May 5, 2009, 4:11am

Thanks again Ken. Where is the Glenrose vineyard? Looks new but I like that planting.

John_Cabot · May 5, 2009, 4:22am

Great to meet you too, Ken. Kimberly and I really regret not joining you guys for dinner Sat. night. We were pretty wiped out- so was Kimberly’s cell phone- big time fail.

ToddFrench · May 5, 2009, 4:43am

I’m happy these posts have a time/date stamp so I can take credit for the first to claim the ‘bacon in a bottle’ on this wine upon WB

Ken_Zinns · May 5, 2009, 4:43am

Glenrose is just south of Peachy Canyon Road, opposite Calcareous Vineyard. The first plantings there were about 15 years ago - mostly Rhone varieties and some Italian too. Went there with Justin Kahler of Katin Wines, who buys some Syrah from Glenrose. The hillside is really steep and those terraces are crazy - never seen anything quite like it.

Cris_Whetstone · May 5, 2009, 4:47am

Thanks for the info Ken. Don’t see a lot of terracing like that in California but I’ve seen plenty of photos of similar and steeper in Europe.

Ken_Zinns · May 5, 2009, 5:28am

Here’s Glenrose Vineyard on Google Earth:

Robert_Dentice · May 5, 2009, 3:07pm

Thanks for the photos. Are the photos of the tastings before they started or during the tastings? If so, shockingly low attendance…

Mel_Hill · May 5, 2009, 3:34pm

“Liquid Bacon fat” is taken… (a quote from John…)

ToddFrench · May 5, 2009, 3:42pm

Read 'em and weep

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Robert_Dentice · May 5, 2009, 4:00pm

Kimberly/John - which one is the single barrel Syrah? Is it available on your website? Thanks

Ken_Zinns · May 5, 2009, 4:04pm

I took those shots just before the Grand Tasting started. The attendance looked like it was down signficantly from previous years, but not that much!

Mel_Hill · May 5, 2009, 4:10pm

Well, it sure looks like I’m quoting John, quoting you…

John_Cabot · May 5, 2009, 4:30pm

Robert, this was a single barrel from an extremely rocky section of Kimberly’s vineyard, kept seperate for friends and family. We never bothered to print separate labels for the 300 bottles. It sports the regular Kimberly’s label with a hand written “one barrel” on it. In the spirit of the board I would be willing to sell a three bottle limit to fellow berserkers for $30 ea. PM me if you’re interested.
John

Mel_Hill · May 6, 2009, 5:09am

I’ve posted my big site of images from HdR here:
http://www.melhill.com/HdR09

Ken_Zinns · May 6, 2009, 5:24am

Cool! Always enjoy your HdR photos, Mel.