Wine at new Disney restaurant to be served in

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Wine at new Disney restaurant to be served in
screw-top bottles :

Scott Joseph | Sentinel Staff Writer May 13, 2008

When The Wave, a new full-service restaurant at
Disney's Contemporary Resort, opens next month, it will
boast an unusual wine cellar.

Besides stocking no California labels -- those wines
are available upstairs at the California Grill -- the
ground-floor restaurant will feature wines of the
Southern Hemisphere, including vintages from Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa, Chile and Argentina.

But that's not the most unusual aspect. The Wave will
offer only wines that have screw caps; no wines with
corks will be available. One exception will be
sparkling wines, which are not yet available with screw caps.

John Blazon, master sommelier and manager of wine
sales and standards for Walt Disney World Resort, said he
wants "to show middle America that you can enjoy a
great bottle of wine despite how it's sealed."

Blazon said he has collected 80 wines of various
varietals and price points to present at the restaurant's
opening, which is scheduled for June 7.

Once considered an indicator of low quality, screw
caps, also known as Stelvin closures, have been gaining
popularity among premium wine producers for several
years as a more reliable means of sealing a bottle of
wine.




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