Lou Wine Shop & Tastings

Lou Wine Shop & Tastings A friendly neighborhood wine shop in Los Feliz.

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Wednesday 11/20 from 6-8 pm$15 +10% off wines tastedTenuta de Melis “Bardasace” Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo 2022 $22Cirelli “Anf...
11/21/2024

Wednesday 11/20 from 6-8 pm
$15 +10% off wines tasted

Tenuta de Melis “Bardasace” Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo 2022 $22
Cirelli “Anfora” Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo 2022 $34
Pettinella “Tauma” Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo 2022 $51
Amorotti Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo 2021 $51
COS Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico 2021 $36

Back in the day, red wine was unmistakably RED, dammit—girls were girls and men were men—and it bore little resemblance to the pantywaist, pale hipster red wines that call themselves red and now fill our shelves and emotions; rosé was unmistakably pale pink, coppery salmon, peach, or œil de perdrix in color. However, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, winemakers have long produced either an exceptionally light red or very dark pigmented rosato that they happily confuse us with by referring to it as “Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo,” or the cherry-colored wine of Abruzzo. But what is this wine: is it a dark rosé or a light red? The answer is yes. To complicate matters further, another Italian wine named cerasuolo hails from the southwest of Sicily, Cerasuolo di Vittoria. This cerasuolo is typically light-bodied, but much more darkly pigmented than any that an Abruzzese would recognize as such.

All of this begs the question: Is there an absolute, categorical definition of rosé wine, or is it simply a convenient, nominal category that we apply to certain wines? Appellation or denomination-controlled wines have various requirements regarding this; if you choose to make a dark-pigmented rosé, your friendly local appellation tasting panel may decide to reject it for not conforming to their ideal type. The denomination proctors will forbid displaying the appellation name on your labels, but perhaps you’re OK with that. Outside of trade regulations, often driven by wine politics, there is no categorical imperative regarding the indexicality of rosé, or for that matter, cerasuolo.

The truth is that both sorts of cerasuolo are perfect wines with which to enjoy Thanksgiving supper. We’re tasting five different cerasuoli tonight—four quite different Cerasuoli d’Abruzzo, and one Cerasuolo di Vittoria.

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1911 Hillhurst Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
90027

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Monday 11am - 8pm
Tuesday 11am - 8pm
Wednesday 11am - 8pm
Thursday 11am - 8pm
Friday 11am - 8pm
Saturday 11am - 8pm
Sunday 12pm - 7pm

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Tonight's tasting Villa Di Corlo “Rolfshark” Lambrusco dell ’Emilia rosato '23 Villa Di Corlo “Rolfshark” Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro rosso ’23 Sottoilnoce “Saldama” Vino Rosso Frizzante NV Grasparossa NV Terrevive “Stiolorosso” Vino Rosso dell ‘Emilia Frizzante NV Cinque Campi Lambrusco dell ‘Emilia NV

I took the train downtown to get pizza at Scarr's on Orchard St. Afterward, I walked uptown towards Union Sq., stopping at the NY Housing Authority on Broadway, and then took the 4 train uptown to 86th St. Has the 4 always made limited stops during rush hour (I loved it...suddenly, you're all the way uptown)? I'm ashamed to say I cannot recall. About to enter the Guggenheim.

I can't be the only person who examines his/her fermentation jars two or three times a day. I am a very dull man: I love watching the bubbles as lactic bacteria do their thing. I wake up, and after turning on my espresso machine and feeding the cats, hello there, Mrs. Kimchi. Does gochugaru oxidize over time? I was expecting something more vividly rubine, but this is all I got.

Ok, so it's copyright 1972 but even then, nah. The Peyraud's had been schlepping their Bandol wines around for decades at that point, and were tireless promoters of their appellation.

Feeling like you're in Hell's handbasket? Shake your rump to the funk. It can't hurt. Le Temps de Cerises "La Peur du Rouge," Matassa "Mambo Sun," Wenzel "Fränky," Lapalu's Ardeche Pinot, Brand "Electric Chardonnay Acid Test," Ciderie du Vulcain "Raw Boskoop," and last but not least, DO.T.E. "Nouv.eau." #barkays

My helpful cat, Bob. I thought I'd try to soothe a painful sub-occipital f**k-knot with this stupid massager. Massager useless, but Bob really helped.

Wines to put in your mouth.

Tonight, 6 to 8 PM Pét-nat, piquette, Champagne, oysters!

5th anniversary event! Wink is in the shop tomorrow signing her new book on the wines of the French Alps. Savoyard chef Greg Blanc is serving rustic Savoyard delicacies, and I've put together a stellar tasting of wines from France's south east. Seven wines, Wink, farçon = $15.

Tonight 6 to 8 Maloof / Prinčič / Keltis / Le Raisin et l'Ange / Viteadovest / Sarradels/ Golden Cluster

Mario Rovira tonight 6 to 8 pm!

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