The Water Connoisseur | November 2004
When Dr. Michael Mascha started FineWaters, he was looking for an alternative beverage to wine that still enhanced the fine dining experience. The result is this ongoing exploration into the world of fine bottled waters. The topics in this issue of The Water Connoisseur™ demonstrate how the world of fine waters and fine wines often intersect.
Riedel Crystal Water Glasses Buyers Guide
Riedel Crystal not only has a large variety of wine glasses – most of them designed for specific varietals – but there are also several crystal water glasses designed specifically for water drinkers. Four of the Riedel collections include a specific water glass: Sommeliers, Vinum, Wine and Ouverture.
FineWaters and Heritage Turkey for Thanksgiving
Use your Thanksgiving dinner to sample fine bottled waters with a variety of flavors, textures and tastes. Like fine water turkey is not the commodity many large scale breeders want you to believe but a species with a long history of domestication and variation. Before supermarkets and distributors made the Broad Breasted White turkey the dominant bird on the market there were other diverse breeds such as Bourbon Reds, Jersey Buffs, Slates, Black Spanish, Royal Palms, Narragansetts and White Hollands were available.
Fine Bottled Waters Move into the Advertising World of Wine
When Acqua Panna ran a full-page, four-color ad in the October 31, 2004 issue of the Wine Spectator, FineWaters wanted to know why. It seems Acqua Panna a philosophy similar to that of FineWaters – water is the perfect compliment to fine food and wine.
The FineWaters Balance
Certainly the difference in bottled waters is subtle. Some might even argue indistinguishable. But we believe that there are discreet differences in bottled water - and that these differences can enhance the experience in drinking them.