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Pub & Kitchen collaborates with Oregon's A to Z Wineworks
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Pub & Kitchen collaborates with Oregon's A to Z Wineworks
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| Photo l James Narog |
| Drinky Pabbit strikes again. |
House wine is a bad deal. Paying six bucks for a glass out of a bottle that cost $9 is not only a crappy value, the juice generally sucks.� Convinced that casual and affordable doesn't� have equal drinking cheap, hangover-inducing plonk, Pub & Kitchen (1946 Lombard St.)� owner Dan Clark, general manager Ed Hackett and executive chef Jonathan McDonald got to work on getting an affordable house wine made specifically for P&K.
Oregon's A to Z Wineworks was enlisted to create a red and a white table wine that compliments McDonald's modern pub fare without molesting your wallet.� Glasses go for $9, half-carafes $26, bottles for $40; available exclusively at Pub & Kitchen.
Check out their descriptions:
2007 White Wine:� A bright, intense 2007 Chardonnay vinted from Dijon clones of the grape grown exclusively in Oregon�s renowned Willamette Valley.� Aged in stainless to attain classic Oregon �steely Chardonnay� character, the wine is complex and well-balanced between acid and richness, with a long, clean finish with lingering mineral and citrus notes.
2006 Red Wine: A soft, subtle 2006 Merlot blend featuring Cabernet Sauvignon for richness and Syrah for depth.� Crafted from grapes from across the state, this wine was born in what Robert Parker called an �exceptional� year for Oregon grapes.
I'm sure this wine is good, but it's dubious to suggest that paying $6 for a glass of $9 wine is a ripoff but somehow paying $9 for a glass of $15 dollar wine is not (http://www.atozwineworks.com/chard.html). The wine is still marked up 166% doesn't necessarily make it a stupendous deal.
They NEVER show boxing matches on the TVs. P&K = Peaceniks & Kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
Leo you must work for the PLCB, the chances of getting that wine in a state store in PA for $15 is pretty much impossible.
Not usually one to defend the PLCB, but for a while recently they did have an A to Z '05 blend of a similar makeup for $12 a bottle.
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