HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Let’s get together and celebrate the going of 2012 and the coming of 2013 in festive, friendly style right here at North County Wine Company! For starters, all day Monday we’ll be pouring tastes at the bar …
Unless you’ve been working way, way, way too hard, you’ve probably noticed that the Holidays are here! As in, right around the corner. Staring us in the face. Getting all up in our grill. Which is a good thing! We …
We have arrived, dear friend, at the very end of 2012. Some of us may mourn the year’s passing; others may cheer its demise. Either way, it’s time to party! Let’s start with this Friday, 12/28. For your enjoyment we’ll …
Friday, December 21, year of our Lord 2012, is – of course – Doomsday. It’s the last day on the Mayan calendar, which folks for some reason have equated with the end of the world. Not sure how it’s gonna …
A1. Premium. Top Shelf. Prime. Superior. Take your pick. Any of those words will be a fine descriptor for our Special Event this Friday, December 14th. Cost for this event is $30 (daily deal vouchers and Wine Club Member benefits …
When you do something awesome, you want recognition, right? Praise, honors, and accolades. Approval, awards, and trophies. Who doesn’t want to be told they rock? Winemakers like it too. And to celebrate great winemaking achievement, we’ll be showcasing seven 90 …
NCWC ZINFANDEL TASTING 11/30/12 GLORY DAYS 2010 LODI ZINFANDEL Midway between the Sierra Foothills and San Francisco Bay Delta, Lodi is home to a number of excellent Zinfandel vineyards, including those farmed for decades by the Van Ruiten family. Their …
NCWC “COMFORT WINE” TASTING 11/24/12 PINE RIDGE CHENIN BLANC-VIOGNIER 2011 As comfortable and refreshing as a cool breeze on a warm summer day, “this distinctive blend opens with a dazzling spectrum of fruit and floral aromas, from crisp white peach, …
Some Thanksgiving history to go with our tasting notes: NCWC THANKSGIVING WINE TASTING 11/16/12 J VINEYARDS BRUT ROSE The first Thanksgiving lasted 3 days. The Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians might have kept going longer if they’d had a few cases …
NCWC BUBBLY TASTING 11/7/12 SEGURA VIUDAS HEREDAD BRUT RESERVA You might have trouble deciding what’s prettier, the bottle or what’s inside it. “A selection of macabeo and parellada grown at estate vineyards in the Alt Penedes, Reserva Heredad is a …