Mohegan Sun casino is located in Uncasville Connecticut which is about a two-hour drive as the crow flies northeast of New York City on interstate 95. It’s owned by the Mohegan tribe and is one of the largest gaming facilities the U.S with three casinos all with Native American decor. The casino has all the usual amenities of dining, shopping, hotel accommodations, a concert venue and even its own WNBA basketball and lacrosse teams.
It was a two-day event on January 26-27 kicking off with a bourbon and cigar event on Friday evening. I attended the Grand Tasting on Saturday afternoon with featured chef demonstrations, wines and spirits on the main floor with craft beers on the 2nd floor.
When I go to these mega consumer events I have a certain expectation. I know they have to cater to a large range of wine drinkers so I don’t expect much high-end juice to be poured and also have an expectation that on a Saturday night, the venue will be mobbed which it was. Fortunately there was a separate “Elite Cru” tasting room with a more manageable crowd and some nice juice poured. Some of what I sampled at that tasting:
Keenan Winery
2013 Merlot Napa Valley
2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
2013 Spring Mt Reserve
2013 Cabernet Franc
Fulcrum Winery
2013 Petite Sirah Landy
2015 Pinot Noir Gap’s Crown
2015 Pinot Noir Anderson Valley
Fullerton Winery
2014 Pinot Noir Momtazi Vineyard
2015 Pinot Noir Bennet Vineyard
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Fay
2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23
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2015 Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707
2012 Guilano Rosati Amarone
2013 Pelissero Nebbiolo
2013 Cheval des Andes
2015 The Withers Winery Mouvedre Rubin
2014 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon The Reserve
2014 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve
2013 Mt Brave Cabernet Sauvignon Mt Veeder
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