Comments on: Followed by a Mendoza Quartet

By: A Case, or Two, of Highway Robbery

A Case, or Two, of Highway Robbery — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:48:38 +0000

[…] though no one was mentioning that prix fixe was the only option. Now, I’ve eaten at his Mendoza restaurant, 1884, and while I thought the food was good, it wasn’t anything all that special – I mean, […]

By: dan

dan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:40:56 +0000

I actually like quite a few of the Gascón wines, in particular their Pequeños Producciones line, however, I think that's all kept here in the country, not exported. What was, to me, bizarre, from them, Rutini, and Norton, was the emphasis for their export lines on determining what wine would "fit the American palate". No one, of course, was willing to admit to it, but of course, they're all looking to be the next Yellowtail. What was even more bizarre was how different the three wineries' takes on how that wine would be defined - if you look at my descriptions of the Gascón Malbec, the Rutini Encuentro and the Norton Privado, they're completely different styles of wines, yet each, according to the respective winemaker in attendance, had been determined by their corporate research to be the precise fit for the U.S. market. On top of that was a complete unwillingness to hear anything that contradicted this - they asked us our opinions, but clearly wanted us to do nothing other than say "you nailed it!"

By: Ken Sternberg

Ken Sternberg — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:26:19 +0000

I had the same opinions about the Gascon wines. I spoke up and told them I thought their wines were of the cheap, industrial dreck variety. I was just tired of sitting at tables with all of us nodding our heads in mock approval of whatever was poured for us. These folks should know if they’re making good wine or lousy wine.

The restaurant was quite fine, though.