Thursday, July 26, 2012

Bringing Paris to the Valley

Silicon Valley is full of entrepreneurial spirit, and that means as much for our taste buds as it does for mobile, cloud, and i-things! Meet Josh, founder of Paris Wine Co., who tonight shared some unique boutique French wines.

Le Clos had indescribable mineral and earth tones, with an herbal quality that gave it a nice complexity. Pouilly-Fume Spring began with a sweet nectar bouquet, and surprised us with smoky and full mineral flavours. Saumur, in contrast, was stoney with a crispness displaying nice acidity - I imagine a perfect pairing with jumbo prawns and oysters. We also tried a unique Priorat, which Josh described as unique due to its more Burgundian earthy style. We tasted elegant barnyard ...

... if that makes any sense.

It's often unpredictable when flying flavours across the world - Josh carried the expression of these wines to Mountain View in true Silicon Valley style.