<Haber Family Vineyards Wine Dinner>


Back in Decemeber 2009, a blind tasting was held here at Twin Farms in which '05 Harlan and '05 QC were the main focus, but an unknown ('06 Haber Family Vineyards CS) was secretly added into the mix.

Each taster had two glasses PER wine - one glass with the wine decanted for 7 hours and the other glass with the wine decanted for ~45 minutes.

All three wines showed really well, but at the end of the tasting, it was unanimous that the "unknown" was the favorite. (Harlan was second and QC third.) I must admit that the results were shocking. I have been fortunate to have had Harlan and QC on numerous occasions. Therefore, figuring out which glasses were the QC was easy. Now, what turned out to be the Haber, I had pegged for the Harlan. The Haber was voluptuous, a descriptor that I typically use when tasting Harlan! In disbelieve of the results, I had another bottle of Haber sent up that week. I put the wine through the same decant (half at 7 hours and half at 45 minutes). My notes from this second tasting were consistant with the first. All I could say was, WOW!!! This is a like a 75-1 shot winning the Derby.

Excited to introduce this wine known to our guests, I have invited Sue-Marie and Ron Haber to show their wine here at Twin Farms. The event will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2010.

There will be a pre-dinner tasting of their 2007 Diamond Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. Sue-Marie and Ron will be on hand to talk about their new project ('06 being their first release). At dinner we will be pouring their 2006.

Haber Family Vineyards in located up on Howell Mountain. While their estate vineyard was maturing, grapes for the 2006 and 2007 were sourced from the Diamond Mountain district. Production is small, ~350 cases. The Habers hit the bulls-eye with winemaker Tim Milos! Not only is Tim a really nice individual, but he can make one hell of a wine!

We all know the pricing of Harlan and QC. Please join us and discover the new cult in town! And unlike many of the "California Cult Cabernet Sauvignon", the Haber Family Vineyards CS is in the <$100 range.

An overnight stay at Twin Farms (an all inclusive resort) is required to attend the wine dinner. Please feel free to visit the website - www.twinfarms.com or email me - wine@twinfarms.com for more information.

To learn more about Haber Family Vineyards, please visit www.haberfamilyvineyards.com

Drink in good health!

Cheers!

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Eric Reichenbach,

Mmmmmmmm.....

Love me some Haber Family with my pink, salted, random meat product from a blue can........

How did it score against Petrus?

Hehehe ... $85/btl for the '06. First release no less. Good luck with that. There are at least 3 dozen wineries under your price point that I would rather purchase.

Oh boy sign me up. Can't wait to spend $3000 a night to have some unknown Napa "cult".

I must admit I am intrigued by the wine. I am less so by the venue. It looks beautiful but not $2000-$3000/night beautiful. All-inclusive, top-notch, phenomenal resorts in Fiji and Tahiti are nowhere near these prices. And this is in Vermont. Really???

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Originally posted by Zinerator:
I must admit I am intrigued by the wine. I am less so by the venue. It looks beautiful but not $2000-$3000/night beautiful. All-inclusive, top-notch, phenomenal resorts in Fiji and Tahiti are nowhere near these prices. And this is in Vermont. Really???

+1 (and this place adds another 18% "service charge" )

I'd rather drink a 2006 low-end Aussie Shiraz than a 2006 Cab that is meant to age for 15+ years.

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Originally posted by haggis:

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Originally posted by Zinerator:
I must admit I am intrigued by the wine. I am less so by the venue. It looks beautiful but not $2000-$3000/night beautiful. All-inclusive, top-notch, phenomenal resorts in Fiji and Tahiti are nowhere near these prices. And this is in Vermont. Really???

+1 (and this place adds another 18% "service charge" )

And don't forget the Vermont 10% rooms and meals tax. That along with the service charge will get you close to $4000 per night!

I think Tony Hayward hangs out here.