A busy day with South Jersey based Regal Wine Imports as they continue to woo the Manhattan crowd at the stylish Zengo, a Latin-Asian hybrid restaurant on Midtown's east side. In fact, since Regal has entered the NY market, they have done it with flair by holding their trade tasting at attractive restaurant venues which offer their clients some exceptional palate cleansing hors d'oeuvres.
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| The main floor of Zengo from the upstairs lounge. |
The tasting pretty much shows their total portfolio, but the hightlight for me is their exceptional Spanish imports from Chris Campbell and his C&P Wines and the Montecastelli Italian imports. In just a few years Chris Campbell and his partner have put together one of the top Spanish portfolios in the business. His Castellroig Cava is not only one the best Spanish sparklers, but one of the top fizz under $25. Exceptional when you consider it retails in the $13-$16 range. Castellroig also makes a stunning mineral driven Xarello that is not to be missed.
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| The affable Chris Campbell. |
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| The Castellroig Cava. |
Montecastelli Selections continues to updrade their portfolio with diversified items and some terrific values. Their Cardetto Orvieto has never been better with an electrifying backbone of mineral. The Sicilian grape grillo has never been terribly interesting until trying their diGiovanni grillo. Bright, crisp and a fine band of mineral on the finish.
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