April 11 2007
Congratulations to Twisted Oak winery—Jeff Stai, Boy Brainerd a.k.a. Pimp Daddy and their team for a successful market introduction in Indianapolis.
Renee from Feed Me/Drink Me, Ashley & Rob from Cork and Cracker, distributor Crossroad Vintners and I all collaborated on a tasting in March to coincide with their launch in Indiana—much fun was had by all and their distributor has delivered with what appears to be good placement for a new brand to the market.
A quick rundown on where to find Twisted Oak in Indy:
Calaveras Syrah
L’Explorateur
Adams Mark
Cork & Cracker
Calaveras Tempranillo
Payless 96th
Cork & Cracker
14 West
Brix
Spaniard
Cork & Cracker
Payless 96th
Grapevine Cottage
Brix
Calaveras Viognier
Cork & Cracker
Payless 96th
Red Rhone Blend
Payless 96th
Cork & Cracker
White Rhone Blend
Payless 96th
Cork & Cracker
Classic Spirits Carmel
Silvaspoons Verdelho
Payless 96th
Joe’s Butcher Shop Carmel
14 West
Brix
And, in the vein of “What to Eat with What you Drink,” I offer up suggested food pairings from the menus at the restaurants where Twisted Oak has secured placement:
Syrah at L’Explorateur – Big Fat Pork Chop with shitake mushrooms and red wine reduction
Syrah at Adams Mark – Filet Mignon
Tempranillo at Brix - Grilled lamb chop with a bacon barley risotto, fried eggplant
Spaniard at Brix - Turner Farms meatloaf wrapped in bacon with blue cheese knish, green beans & mushroom demi-glace
Silvaspoons Verdelho at Brix - paella with mussels, clams, & chicken over saffron risotto with mark turner sausage, olives & tomatoes
Again, congrats to Twisted Oak and Godspeed for continued success and longevity in Indianapolis and beyond. And, if you haven’t enjoyed their wines go try them. I think you’ll be pleased.
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One way you market wine better is to acknowledge nice posts like this in a timely fashion! On that account, I suck this time…
Thanks very much Jeff - the addition of the food pairings is a great idea! As I type this it is right before lunch and I am drooling all over the keyboard… Verdelho with paella sounds especially scrumdiddleyumptious right now!
(And thanks to BK for his part in our Indy launch!)
And if our little backwater Calaveras winery ever finds its way into an actual documentary, I don’t know what I’ll do. Maybe drink wine from a rubber chicken. Or something. You heard it here first!
El Jefe,
Reading Good Grape should be as routine to you as eating lunch, my friend.
LOL! The funny thing is that most days right now I miss lunch completely…!!!
So therefore, I will endeavour to eat lunch more often in the future. Cheers!
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Thanks for helping us get Twisted Oak off the ground (and in good hands). Our next blog/internet/pod focused producer is Sacre Bleu coming in late May.
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They’re prominently featured in a new documentary about marketing wine (or how wine is not marketed) to the 21 -30 year old market segment- Harvest Young harvestyoung.com
bk