The Tulsa Deco Label is our award-winning series, honoring Tulsa's Art Deco history. Recently, the wines earned honors in the 2010 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition. Fifteen countries (and all 50 states) were represented, with 3010 wines competing. Our Tulsa Deco Westhope won gold, while our Fire Alarm Red won a silver and our Warehouse Market earned bronze.
The historic Tulsa Fire Alarm Building was the inspiration for our first Tulsa Deco label, Fire Alarm Red. Fire Alarm Red is a 2008 Petite Sirah blend produced from California grapes. The label on the Fire Alarm Red features a portion of the intricate frieze on the building, one of Tulsa's many art deco gems.
| Fire Alarm Red presents intense aromas and flavors of jammy-roasted black cherries, blackberries, black currants, licorice, cedar and black pepper that seduce you sip after sip. This full-bodied Petite Sirah has tannins that are firm, yet resolved. The Fire Alarm Red will set you on fire with the first sip, and by the last sip leave you with only memories of a terrific taste experience.* |
"Westhope", the second wine of the Tulsa Deco series, is a 2007 Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon. The label features the Westhope residence designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Richard Lloyd Jones, founder of the Tulsa Tribune.The home is the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed sturucture in Tulsa. This wine garned the most total points in the 2009 Oklahoma State Wine Championship and thus received the Golden Seal of the Oklahoma State Wine Champion.
The Westhope Cabernet Sauvignon nose is lively with red and black cherries, blackberries, juicy plums and red licorice. It is very clean and fruit driven leading to the palate that expresses a medium body, medium acidity and a moderately tannic kick to it with a hint of burnt licorice creeping through the wine. This is a friendly Cabernet Sauvignon being very easy to drink.*
Our 2007 California Sauvignon Blanc honors the flamboyant "Warehouse Market", the main supplier of Tulsa's groceries in 1929. Lively aromas of lemon peel, lime zest, ruby red grapefruit and hints of baked apple and pear jump out of the glass of "Warehouse Market". The palate is softer than the nose leads you to believe with apple meets grapefruit flavors mixed with zesty lime nuances. It is round and slightly creamy - a very easy to drink Sauvignon Blanc that is a real crowd pleaser.*
The fourth Tulsa Deco wine "Atlas Life", a 2008 Russian River Chardonnay, was released June 1st. The label presents the Atlas Life Building, an iconic Downtown Tulsa landmark, easy recognizable by its memorable 5-story art deco sign,. The building was recently renovated by SJS Hospitality of Tulsa and opened in June 2010, as a Courtyard by Marriot boutique hotel.
"This 2008 Russian River Valley 2008 Chard grabs your attention with pronounced flavors of baked apple, pineapple, mango, ripe bosch pear and delivers the buttery, slightly smoky kick we expect from well-made Chards. The wine is nicely- balanced and has layers of complexity leading to a very long finish."
We hope you enjoy these wines presented in commemoration of Tulsa's impressive historic art deco collection.
Tulsa Deco wines are widely available in Tulsa's restaurants and retail bottle shops where fine wines are sold.
*All tasting notes provided by Randa Warren, Master Sommelier. |
