WINE RIOT NYC 2014 SPRING - Opening Night Review w. Photos and Videos

Dear wine lovers, here is an exciting update from Cyan --- Last night, I went to the 2014 Wine Riot NYC Opening Night held the 548 Center with a dear friend of mine. It was a massive wine event with 42 wine booths offering 250 cost-effective wines from across the globe, lasting 4 hours straight from 7 pm to 11 pm! It costs a once fee of 60 bucks but it's well worth it for a simple reason that I will never manage to try so many wines without going bankrupt! 

I will post a summary about all the wines I "rioted" in the coming week. A couple of them really stand out and None can hold me back from sharing them with you within the coming week! 

For now, I am posting the photo stream from last night plus two short and funny videos for you to get a 'peep' of this event if you missed it out. Enjoy!   

My Achievements - cards and brochure collection;)

Me holding a wine cocktail at the Wine Riot

Post the event on the street after we all wasted 80+ wines... That lady at the back looks scarily funny!

The passport glass that grants you
access to 250 wines

Zipz's Wine Booth

Bandit's Wine Booth

Wineberry's Wine Booth

Louis Jadot's Wine Booth

The 'Second Glass' Glass

Wine Tasting Notes of Sauvignon Blanc 2012 by Ferrari Carano from Sonoma County California

The wine of this week is again a dry white. As the weather in NYC is finally turning better, an easy and refreshing white wine is a good choice to kill some idle time or simply satisfy your wine cravings (no judgement at all!) This wine is a blend of 100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes from various appellations in Sonoma County and it adopt both stainless steel tanks and older French oak barrels for fermentation according to the wine-maker. The wine-maker's notes for this wine goes:

"bursting with luscious fruit flavors reminiscent of ripe pineapple, white peach, grapefruit, lemon, kiwi and guava, with just the right touch of grass. A blend of French oak and stainless steel fermentation lends warm spice notes and a creamy mouthfeel, while retaining a refreshing crisp brightness that lends itself to be paired with a variety of dishes." 

Let's see if it really reflect these nice words.

Sight
Light bright yellow, clear and completely transparent. 

Smell
First Smell: generous sweet aroma that remind you of preserved fruit and honey, plus a hint of the smell of wax oil. But the prominent feeling is still the sweetness of ripe tropical fruit, mostly pineapple. 
Second Smell: Pineapple becomes even more obvious. The aroma of kiwi and grapefruit also stands out. If you shake it harder, you may also sense the feeling of lime. 

Taste
Light body, simple structure, a blend of fruity flavor with some sort of animal and wet grass feelings. Bear with my wild imagination, it makes me think of a horse farm in a beautiful and vigorous spring day, where stands a single brilliant brown horse, with its heads down, leisurely eating the delicate grass that just sprouted after the spring shower last night...

There is no burden drinking this wine. Enjoy the rich fruity aroma and let your imagination go wild. 
Cheers,
Cyan