Favorite Wine from Epcot's Food & Wine Festival - 2007?

[BigPigletFan]

With Epcot's 12th Annual Food & Wine Festival behind us, I ask you this question - What were your favorite wines?

I provided a list (thanks to Rixster ) to help you remember the names better.


1: Argentina
Bodega Norton Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
Bodega Norton Reserva Malbec
Bodega Norton Torrontes
Bodega Norton Chardonnay
2: Mexico
L.A. Cetto Chardonnay
L.A. Cetto Petite Sirah
Dos Equis Beer
3: Chile
Santa Rita Reserva Chardonnay
Montes Cabernet Carmenere
Montes Leyda Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc
Santa Rita Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
4: Dominican Republic
Presidente Beer
Presidente Light Beer
5: China
Dragon’s Hollow Chardonnay
Tsingtao Pure Draft Beer
Tsingtao Beer
Green Tea Plum Wine Cooler
6: South Africa
Goat Door Chardonnay
Fairview Sauvignon Blanc
Goats do Roam Red
Bored Doe (Bourdeaux blend)
7: Australia
Rosemount Traminer Riesling
Benjamin Tawny Port
Foster’s Lager
Wolf Blass President’s Select Shiraz
Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz - Cabernet
8: Germany
S.A. Prum Blue State Riesling Kabinett
S.A. Prum Essence Riesling
S.A. Prum Riesling Spatlese
Schloss Reinhartshausen Riesling
Beck’s Beer
9: Italy
Sant’Elena Pino Grigio
Cecchi Chianti Classico
Braida Moscato di Asti
Peroni Beer
Champagne
Moet & Chandon Wines
10: USA
Dr. Konstantin Frank Riesling
Beaulieu Vineyard Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
Palmer Chardonnay
Sterling Napa Merlot
11: Japan
Takara Plum Wine
Ozeki Dry Sake
Kirin Ichiban Draft Beer
Bonki Sake
12: India
Grover Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc
Sula Chenin Blanc
Grover Vineyards Cabernet Shiraz
13: Morocco
Guerrouane Red
Bodegas Pinord Moscatel
Casa Beer
Zambra Sangria
14: Spain
Don Olegario Albarino Wine
Abadia Retuerta Seleccion Especial
Bodegas Julian Chivete Gran Feudo Rose
Abadia Retuerta Rivola
15: Turkey
Kavaklidere Selection Kirmizi Red
Kavaklidere Selection Beyaz White
Kavaklidere Cankaya White
Kavaklidere Yakut Red
Efes Pilsner Beer
16: France
Coupe de Sorbets Champagne
Framboise & Chocolate Blanc
Hobnob Chardonnay
Chateau Haut-Mondain
Bordeaux Rouge
Sparkling Pomegranate Kir
Bernard Sparr Extrem Riesling
Red Cognac and Cranberry Cocktail
17: Ireland
Guinness Draught
Bunratty Meade Honey Wine
Frozen Irish Coffee
18: Poland
Okocim Beer
Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel
Kasztelanski Honey Wine
Nalewka Babuni Raspberry Wine
19: Canada
Mission Hill SLC Chardonnay
Mission Reserve Riesling Icewine
Mission Hill SLC Merlot
20: Greece
Boutari Moschofilero
Boutari Naoussa
Tsantali Rapsani
Creta Olympias Xerolithia
21: New Zealand
Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc
Villa Maria Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot
Villa Maria Chardonnay
Villa Maria Pinot Noir
22: Peru
Tabernero Gran Rose
Tacama Gran Tinto
Tabernero Cabernet Sauvignon
Tabernero Borgona

[Bornieo Goes Bananas]

Green Tea Plum Wine Cooler - From China
Frozen Irish Coffee - From Ireland

Very ummy

[nbodyhome]

Did they not have the Rose Regale this year? I don't drink a lot, but that is my favorite (and is usually a staple at the Food and Wine, though it is now sold at Sams Club, etc.)

[SweetPeaRules]

This is my all time favorite from Germany. We buy a bottle every time we return to Epcot...Valkenberg Gewurztraminer Pfalz.

[BigPigletFan]

Originally Posted by nbodyhome

Did they not have the Rose Regale this year? I don't drink a lot, but that is my favorite (and is usually a staple at the Food and Wine, though it is now sold at Sams Club, etc.)

I don't know. This was my first year fully experiencing the Food & Wine festival so I wasn't aware. And I just took the list from what Rixter had posted for those who were on the Invasion II.

Personally, I loved the white wine from Spain - Don Olegario Albarino. I have WDWLakelandFL to thank for sharing it with me to sip and enjoy!

[nbodyhome]

Originally Posted by BigPigletFan

I don't know. This was my first year fully experiencing the Food & Wine festival so I wasn't aware. And I just took the list from what Rixter had posted for those who were on the Invasion II.

Personally, I loved the white wine from Spain - Don Olegario Albarino. I have WDWLakelandFL to thank for sharing it with me to sip and enjoy!

Rose Regale is a sweeter sparkling wine. VERY good with dark chocolate. I think Epcot has it all year round, and I'm sure they still sell it at the Italy pavillion. For a while, the only place I could find it was the Lake Buena Vista ABC Liquors, they had it because of all the requests they had after the Food and Wine Festivals. http://static.flickr.com/64/196475672_a98062daa6.jpg

I had a few sips of the white from Spain (very good!) - I'm more partial to rose' type wines. Though I also had a few sips of the plum wine, and that was probably my favorite of what I did try.

[belle]

Originally Posted by nbodyhome

Did they not have the Rose Regale this year? I don't drink a lot, but that is my favorite (and is usually a staple at the Food and Wine, though it is now sold at Sams Club, etc.)

They had it at the Food and Wine Festival Center. It is my favorite too and had to get a glass. Last year it was in the Italy booth. With chocolate eclairs. I remember that!

[nbodyhome]

Originally Posted by belle

They had it at the Food and Wine Festival Center. It is my favorite too and had to get a glass. Last year it was in the Italy booth. With chocolate eclairs. I remember that!

I wish I'd seen that! Yum, Rose Regale with chocolate (any chocolate!)

World Market often has the very small bottles, I can't usually finish off a big bottle before it goes flat (I just don't drink enough, and that is one where one glass is enough).

I've also seen gigantic bottles, like several times larger than the normal. But places like BJ's Warehouse, World Market, Publix, Sams Club often now sell it. I need to get some soon. It'd be nice to have a meet where we just bring a couple of bottles of wine (some RADP friends and I did that last month). Much cheaper by the bottle! But it usually is something I get as a gift, since the bottle is like $20.00 (for the regular size).

[EvilQueenRocks]

Absolutely loved the S.A. Prum Riesling Spatlese! Tried to find it in the wine shop in Germany but couldn't. And the CMs were way too busy with drunken guests, and cleaning up dropped bottles from the floor to get to to ask them. Going to try to find it online.

[Cmash95]

the two favorites of our group were the bunratty mead and the pomegranite kir.

[tloolgb]

India's Cabernet-Shiraz. MMmm.