Aureole wine cellar. For over 60,000 bottles, and the uber cool, first of its kind 4 story glass wine tower, inspired by the Tom Cruise film Mission Impossible!

On this week’s audio podcast…Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas… wine and dine scene extraordinaire! Our Fabulous Finds For Foodies… Aureole Las Vegas by Charlie Palmer, Mandalay Bay.

March 25, 2015/0 Comments/in Audio Podcast, Fabulous Finds for Foodies/by Susanne Seelig-Mense

Coming up on today’s show…

one of our Fabulous Finds For Foodies we just recently discovered in Las Vegas! The restaurant is Aureole, located in the Mandalay Bay resort.It is part of the incredible Charlie Palmer Group, a two time Michelin Star recipient and Wine Spectator Grand Award winner for its wine list every year since 1999!

We welcome Harley Carbery, the Director of Wine, responsible for maintaining that steady flow of Wine Spectator Grand Awards… also for over 60,000 bottles, and the uber cool, first of its kind 4 story glass wine tower, inspired by the Tom Cruise film Mission Impossible!
Listen to Harley Carbery 6:09 minutes into the show.

Executive Chef of Aureole, Vincent Pouessel. We will chat with Chef about his philosophy in the kitchen, his spectacular tasting menu as well as the very unique “Parallel dueling plates menu” that is offered to his clientele as well….

Listen to Chef Vincent Pouessel at 19:20 minutes into the show.

Susanne’s enjoys Chef Charlie Palmer’s Parallel Tasting Menu while Georgia partakes from Chef Vincent’s Tasting Menu.

Wine Spectator Grand Awards

So being awarded the Wine Spectator Grand Award so many

years in a row is obviously quite the accomplishment! And some people might wonder what does it take to make such a remarkable list? What is the Wine Spectator looking for?

We’ll find out when we welcome Gillian Sciaretta, she is the Restaurant Awards Manager and Associate Tasting Coordinator for The Wine Spectator.

Gillian Sciaretta, she is the Restaurant Awards Manager and Associate Tasting Coordinator for The Wine Spectator.

Listen to Gillian Sciaretta at 31:30 minutes into the show.

Wine Country Ontario announce Canada’s Best Sommelier, Elyse Lambert

Canadian Association of Professional Sommelier CAPS and Wine Country Ontario announce Canada’s Best Sommelier, Elyse Lambert,
Congratulations as well to second place winner Steven Robinson, Atelier Restaurant, Ottawa, Ontario and in third place Carl Villeneuve Lepage, Toqué! Montreal, Quebec.
A toast to these competitors who faced a grueling preliminary exam yesterday that included components of service, theory and tasting followed by a live performance this afternoon in front of their peers and public at Montecito restaurant in Toronto.

Wine Country Ontario announce Canada’s Best Sommelier, Elyse Lambert

We’ll close off the show chatting with the recently appointed winner of “Canada’s Best Sommelier” Elyse Lambert, …. So you may have an award winning list, but how best to communicate the wines on that list to your client, what makes a great sommelier, what exactly is a sommelier, some of you might wonder? Elyse to join us and fill us in.

Listen to Elyse Lambert at 44:50 minutes into the show.

Episode #18 (WL 03-22-2015) Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas… wine and dine scene extraordinaire!Our Fabulous Finds For Foodies… Aureole Las Vegas by Charlie Palmer, Mandalay Bay.

Jackson-Triggs Reserve Vidal Icewine 2012, Georgia’s Wine Pick.

March 23, 2015/0 Comments/in Georgia's Wine Picks/by Susanne Seelig-Mense

On our recent trip to Las Vegas we discovered our latest Fabulous Finds For Foodies. The restaurant is Aureole, located in the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort.It is part of the incredible Charlie Palmer Group, a two time Michelin Star recipient and Wine Spectator Grand Award winner for its wine list every year since 1999!

Georgia’s Wine Pick

One of my favorite courses is dessert.I was not disappointed when much to my delight an incredible orange cream semifreddo flambe was paired with something from back home. So a nod to Aureole Wine Director Harley Carbery for adding this Icewine to the list! The Jackson-Triggs Reserve Vidal Icewine 2012 is my wine pick today!

As always, so luscious with seductive aromas of tropical fruits, mango, apricot and papaya. Rich on the palate with that wonderful acidity to balance this delectable wine, we sure know how to make our signature wine here in Niagara and Jackson Triggs, Canada’s most awarded winery does it fabuloso!

Jackson-Triggs Reserve Vidal Icewine 2012

Available at the winery.

$39.95 per bottle

For this wine review

TUNE INTO THE WINE LADIES RADIO SHOW at 3:29 minutes into the show.

Episode #18 (WL 03-22-2015)

Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas… wine and dine scene extraordinaire!Our Fabulous Finds For Foodies… Aureole Las Vegas by Charlie Palmer, Mandalay Bay.

On this week’s audio podcast…Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas… wine and dine scene extraordinaire! Our Fabulous Finds For Foodies… Aureole Las Vegas by Charlie Palmer, Mandalay Bay.

Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2011, Susanne’s Wine Pick.

March 23, 2015/0 Comments/in Susanne's Wine Picks/by Susanne Seelig-Mense

Schramsberg Rosé Brut

On our recent trip to Las Vegas we discovered our latest Fabulous Finds For Foodies. The restaurant is Aureole, located in the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort.It is part of the incredible Charlie Palmer Group, a two time Michelin Star recipient and Wine Spectator Grand Award winner for its wine list every year since 1999!

Susanne’s Wine Pick

One of my favorite courses from the Charlie Palmer Tasting menu was the 1st course, a blood orange salmon gravlax and lightly smoked ora king salmon dish. Incredible! This was paired with the Schramsberg Rosé Brut Methode Traditionelle 2011, a delectable sparkling wine. It is my wine pick for this week!

Schramsberg located in Calistoga, Napa Valley, California and founded in 1862, this producer has legs!

The 2011 is a delectable blend of 61% Pinot Noir and 39% Chardonnay.The dose of chardonnay added for complexity, says the winemaker. Handcrafted using select cool climate north coast vineyards,

So delicious, so enticing with aromas of strawberry, and touches of citrus… bright acidity on the palate with a long, refreshing and lingering finish.. So relish….Schramsberg Rosé Brut Methode Traditionelle 2011.