Algodon Mansion update, and wine tours

We received a nice Algodon Mansion update from Pedro Lagleyze this week. Some of the highlights include; the installation of the mirrored televisions in the bathrooms; the installation of the lightwell waterfall now that the six-story glass partition has been put up (see last week’s entry); finishing up painting in several suites; and nearly all of the kitchen equipment has been installed. Here’s a photo of the glass ceiling which will cover the outside patio in the dining room:

It looks great. We’re just waiting for the aluminum finishing for it to be complete.

The Wall Street Journal gives its readers some ideas of what to do for summer vacation. Titled “Camps for Grown Ups”, one of their recommendations is to attend a summer Wine Camp in Long Island. The camp “covers the topics of vineyard work, the terroir of Long Island, chemistry of winemaking, blending, and food and wine pairing.” This sounds like our own guided tours and tasting seminars at Algodon Wine Estates. Ours include wine descriptions, terminology and practices. People who take our tour get a detailed tutorial regarding vineyards, planting methods, irrigation, climate, and the manual labor involved in maintaining a successful winery. In fact, if the weather is nice on that day, you can even pick your own grapes. The tasting seminars always end with a platter of smoked cuts, artisan cheeses and olives.

By the way, I’d like to wish everyone here in the U.S. a very happy 4^th of July! Have a great weekend.

--Scott Mathis