WORTHY is a phenomenon. The 2001 made the Wine Spectator Top 100 . . . each wine in succession has eclipsed previous vintages . . . we tasted the just-released '04 yesterday . . . royal purple . . . the darkest, richest, most lush Worthy yet produced.

WORTHY is the "second" wine of AXIOS ($125) . . . from Napa Valley . . . owned and produced by Gus Kalaris, a local Ellicott City, Maryland importer, wholesaler, winemaker . . . a longtime friend . . . a good, solid Greek boy who wanted a good, solid Greek name for his wine . . . he selected AXIOS . . . which in Greek means "worthy" . . . for his "first" wine . . . and the English translation, WORTHY, for his "second."

Gus has spared no expense to make the best wines possible . . . both are made by Bob Egelhoff . . . super luxury winemaker/eonologist/consultant to some of the most sought after cult wines of California: David Arthur, Amizetta, Richard Partridge, Axios, Phelan . . . and Egelhoff.

Another local boy, DC's Washington Post wine writer, Ben Giliberti . . . has highly praised both AXIOS and WORTHY in numerous Washington Post articles.

Then there's the third local boy . . . me . . . I love WORTHY and have been drinking it since it's first vintage . . . come in and we'll open the '04 for you to taste.

QUESTION EVERYONE'S ASKING . . . Who is the mysterious woman in black holding the latest bottle of WORTHY?

Nicole Saladyga . . . Gus' right hand wine consultant . . . who was instrumental in blending AXIOS' "third" wine . . . TRUTH . . . but that is a story for another time.

Nicole will be at Pearson's on Saturday . . . October 28 all afternoon . . . to taste and discuss the 2004 WORTHY . . . she has even promised to open a bottle of AXIOS.

Tasting / 2006 Pearsons Newsletter
Date: Oct 26, 2006 - 07:38 AM
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