Tuesday Night Wine Tasting at Tabla Mediterranean Bistro
July 13, 2010
Greetings -
When the wines of Olivier Cousin first came into the Portland market, they were the first natural wines I had ever tried. It was a poignant and pivotal junction in my young career as a sommelier as my ideas and philosophies were forever changed, and I think for the better. For me it is like the food we consume: we want to know where our wine comes from, how it is made and who makes it. We’ve discovered that the wines are a reflection of the person(s) who put the labor in the vineyard and cellar in the first place, as if there was some kind of osmosis going on between the ripening vines and the person tilling the soil. To me, no one represents what it means to make natural wine more so than Olivier Cousin. The 2007 Pur Breton has arrived in Portland and I’m happy to have it back on my list. It is as wild and uncompromising as ever, much like the man who makes it. All night tonight, 12/glass.
Best-
Michael Garofola, General Manager/Sommelier
PS-
The photo here, with Olivier, aka the Horse Whisperer, and Romeo, is courtesy of cousin Evan, who is somewhere in Colorado right now but will be back the in autumn for the harvest.
P.S. Tabla is now open on Mondays!
Monday is industry night at Tabla: Show us your OLCC card and receive $10 off two prix fixe meals plus 15% off all bottles of wine!
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Tabla Mediterranean Bistro – 200 NE 28th Ave. – Portland, OR 97232 503.238.3777