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Friday 11/29/13
- November 1, 2013
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Around here we never feel like we need an excuse to throw a party. But let’s face it, this time of year is SERIOUS Party Time! So this Friday, November 29, we’ve put together a tasting featuring 7 great party …
Friday 11/22/13
- November 1, 2013
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It is our custom during the holiday season to create an opportunity for you to taste extraordinary wines. Some call these “Big Gun” wines. Others use the term “Top Shelf.” Still others might use words like prestige, premium, or “Oh …
Wednesday 11/20/13
- November 1, 2013
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Widely cited as the most awarded winemaker in the country, Carol Shelton is also a delightful person to talk and drink wine with. If you don’t believe us, come find out for yourself! Carol will be right here this Wednesday, …
Saturday 11/16/13
- November 1, 2013
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Nick Goldschmidt is a force of nature. Armed with degrees in science, horticulture, and winemaking, as well as an enduring passion for viticulture and wine, he makes wine and consults on multiple continents, and possibly even the moon. We’ve been …
Friday 11/8/13
- November 1, 2013
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The following Thanksgiving story may or may not be true. We’ll let historians debate that. But it is definitely ridiculous… A long time ago, like around 1922 or so, a bunch of folks from England decided to set out for …
Friday 11/1/13
- October 30, 2013
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The start of November usually means our nights and mornings get chillier, even here in this beautiful part of the world. Which makes a hearty red sound pretty good. And if one hearty red is good, SEVEN of them is …
E-Newsletter 10/22/13
- October 23, 2013
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THIS WOW IS CRAZY GOOD: So, you like Rombauer Chardonnay? Well, you’re really going to like this week’s WOW, which is just as good but about fifteen bucks less. We’re talking about the 2012 William Hill Chardonnay: Ripe tree fruit …
E-Newsletter 10/15/13
- October 15, 2013
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A SURPRISING WOW FROM CHILE: We just tasted the 2011 Trile Carmenere and were very pleasantly surprised. Why? Because we are more often disappointed by Carmenere than probably any other varietal. And this is especially true of inexpensive ones. Imagine …
Saturday 10/26/13
- October 10, 2013
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Is it mere coincidence that we won permission to serve beer right before October? Is it further coincidence that October is known for a gigantic beer-related party known as Octoberfest? We think not! We, therefore, are throwing our first-ever Octoberfest …
E-Newsletter 10/8/13
- October 8, 2013
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A DAVID BRUCE WOW! David Bruce is a huge name in the world of wine. Famous for his Pinots, he also crafts a number of other wines, including this seriously good Russian River Valley Chardonnay, the 2010. Pale yellow in …