Wednesday 12 March 2008
A man who knows wine
By Wine Atlas, Wednesday 12 March 2008 :: Wine - United-States
Enologist Menke counsels Colorado's vintners
Raising a glass of the 2006 Creekside Cellars Chardonnay, Colorado's official winemaking guru savors what he's tasting.
"I like the direction you're going with this," Steve Menke tells the winery's owner and winemaker, seated at a table with him. "I like the overall balance."
Creekside owner Bill Donahue pours a glass of his 2006 Viognier. Then, he utters a confession.
"We learned a lot from this particular bottle of wine," he tells Menke, who's sitting at the same table in Creekside's popular cafe here.
