Here are few of the stunning wines we tasted this week. Let us know if you want to add any of these to your personal collection. 2012 Ad Vivum ‘Sleeping Lady Vineyard’ *Cabernet Sauvignon, Yountville Wine Spectrum 95 The 2012 Ad Vivum is deep garnet red with a trademark Sleeping Lady iridescent violet edge. Aromas call […]
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Aug
Aug
What an amazing week of wine tastings. We began with Oregon Pinot’s, took a trip to Italy, and finished off with one of the Kings of Napa, Bevan Cellars. While Bevan garnered the highest scores this week, all the wines here are can’t miss. 2013 Bevan Cellars ‘Sugarloaf Mountain’ Proprietary Red, Napa Valley Wine […]
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Aug
About Hall Since first working in her family’s Mendocino vineyards, Kathryn Hall dreamed of a place to showcase fine wines alongside expressive art and masterful architecture. Now, Kathryn and Craig Hall are creating an unrivaled destination in the Napa Valley—where winemaking excellence meets contemporary design to celebrate life and inspire the senses. In 2005, Craig […]
Tantara and Italy dominated this weeks tasting lineup. The Italians are coming! The Italians are coming! This week we tasted some amazing wines from Italy as well as a special treat from Tantara. Check them out below! 2009 Edi Simcic ‘Kolos’ Single Cru Cuvee Goriska Brda, Slovenia Wine Spectrum 96+: If one ever desired to challenge Bordeaux […]
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Aug
Aug
This week we are taking at look at one of the most well known AVA’s of them all, the Napa Valley. This heavy hitter of the wine world is also divided into sixteen sub regions and home to over 400 wineries. If the numbers alone don’t knock your socks off, consider that some of the most […]
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Aug
Aug
Hooray for Wine!!! This is what we think every time we sit down to do a tasting. Considering we taste dozens of unique wines a week, that is a lot of joy being felt in our office. 2013 Remoissenet ‘Bougros’ Grand Cru, Chablis Wine Spectrum 95: A strikingly unique Grand Cru Chablis that is rich and textured […]
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Aug
Aug
Whenever you get to taste Martinelli, you know it is a good week. And this one was no exception. 2013 Martinelli ‘Blue Slide Ridge’ Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast Wine Spectrum 96, Antonio Galloni 94+: The 2013 Pinot Noir Blue Slide Ridge is the most powerful and tannic of the 2013 Pinots I tasted at […]
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The Martinelli family has been growing grapes in the Russian River Valley since the 1880’s. At the ages of 19 and 16, Giuseppe Martinelli and Luisa Vellutini eloped from their small village in the Tuscany region of Italy, making their way to California looking for land to farm and start a winery. Giuseppe had been […]
2013 Amizetta ‘Estate Reserve’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley Wine Spectrum 96+: The 2013 ‘Estate Reserve’ Cabernet shows a similar profile to the Estate Cabernet, but with even more depth and intensity. Fresh black cherry, black raspberry and cassis aromas lead to enticing flavors of blackberry compote and red plum jam, with hints of mocha, graphite, and cocoa […]
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Jul
Every week is a surprise. To quote the immortal Forrest Gump: “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what ya gunna get” ~ Forrest Gump That’s what it’s like here. We hold two to five staff tastings a week and the only constant is the quality. No matter what, we know that the wines […]
