Daily Emerald
Valentine’s Day Issue
February 8, 2002
■Some folks recommend sparkling
red wines, others sweet and fruity reds,
and others fortified dessert wines
By Jen West
Oregon Daily Emerald
For the most romantic day of the
year, men and women will want
to select the most romantic wine,
at the best price, to celebrate with
their significant others. With the choco
lates and sweets that invariably accom
pany the holiday, red dessert wines seem
to be a popular choice for wine lovers.
Huddled around the short counter at
Cornucopia Bottle Market, Katherine Ca
lami ra, Randy Baker and David Bianco
conferred on the best wines to drink for
Valentine’s Day.
.Calandra, service manager at Cornu
copia, recommended Secret House
Sparkling Pinot No in
“It's a bubbly red," she said, adding
that the wine is unusual because it is
sweet, and most sparkling wines are dry.
She said that Secret House is a locally
made wine, and the name had a roman
tic sound.
"It’s like champagne" and great for
making toasts, Calandra said.
A bottle of Secret House costs about
$15 at Cornucopia.
Both Calandra and Baker, owner of the
French Horn, recommended Sin Zin, a
delicious snnfandel from California.
“It’s very fruit-forward,” Baker said,
He said It has a very jam-Hke taste,
Calandra suggested serving Sin Zln
with spid|food or pork, though it would
go well v%£h just about any dish.
The sweet and fruity $in Zin sells for
about $2^t Cornucopia.
Amplexius is a wine that is romantic
from the fist taste to the label on the bottle,
according.to Calandra. Amplexius is Latin
for "hogs |ohi* it/’she said Pictured on the
label are #o frogs getting marri ed,
According to Baker, this wine is also
fruity and good for either an aperitif or
for drinking during the meal. Amplexius
> *■ (
David Bianco, a family member of Cor
ner ;o: hly recommended
the Duet Cream Sherry and the Deco Port
for a Vaiepitine’s Day celebration. They
are fortified dessert wines from Caiifor
Uii ' K#:cl
“(Theyfre);good with chocolate/* he said.
Themliipls have a higher alcohol
content and added flavorings that make
them very sweet. Baker said. He also said
he admires the creative and artistic bot
tle de s cost about $20.
An prefer beer over
wine. Bianco recommended Lambic's
raspberry-flavored beer. He said Lambic
offers fruity beers that are popular alter
natives to wine. The raspberry beer costs
around $10, but he also recommends the
Lambic peach and cherry beers as well,
which sell for $5.40.
- E-mail reporter,^ West
atjfinwe$i@da%emmid,com.
Photo illustration by Russell Weller Emerald
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is no longer
used to punish
public displays
of affection.
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much as the type of
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