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 […]
2012 Sojourn ‘Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley Wine Spectrum 95+: This wine was produced from famed Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III in Rutherford. This vineyard is the former Beaulieu Vineyard No. 3, originally planted by Georges DeLatour in 1928. Soils are primarily sandy loam, with a fair amount of rock from the old creek bed that […]
This week saw us taste some new vintages of our favorite wines. We were able to taste the new Parador’s (Learn more about Parador), Michel Turgy Champagne, La Pitchoune (Learn more about La Pitchoune), and Ca’ Vitorria Prosecco. What is even more exciting is that we discovered some new wines that may become future favorites […]
Over the last 25 years of doing business in Wine Country we have developed a lot of very close relationships with the wineries that we work with. Due to this relationship, they have been known to go out of their way to let us know how things are going during the growing season. Below, you […]
Two Cabernet Sauvignon’s and two Chardonnay’s take the top 4 spots in this weeks “Tasting Round-Up”. Seems kind of fitting considering that they are the two of the top planted wine producing grape varietals in the world. Top Wine Grape Varietals Worldwide (Including Market Share) Source: International Business Times No. 1 Cabernet Sauvignon (6.3%) No. […]
Forty-four years ago, Lupe Maldonado moved to California from Atacheo, a small farming community in Michoacan, Mexico. Lupe spent many years working in vineyards throughout Napa Valley. He settled down in the small town of St Helena. In 1971 Lupe was working for Sterling Vineyards when Peter Newton offered Lupe the opportunity to join him in the creation of a new winery in the Spring Mountain District of St. Helena. Lupe’s dedication and hard work were beginning […]
We discovered a new gem (Linked), tasted a new vintage of a price to quality monster (Wine Spectrum Pinot), and had some fun with some old favorites (Branham and Saddleback). 2008 Linked Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valley Wine Spectrum 97 The 2008 Linked Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon takes the Linked style of powerfully elegant Cabernet to the […]
This week schedule of tastings included an awesome lineup from Bordeaux, some Martinelli hits, and other amazing wines from Sonoma and Napa. Here is a sample of some of our favorites. To get these on your table and in your cellar, all you have to do is ask (sales@winespectrum.com). 2009 Mithra Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder […]
This week we had the honor of hosting a world class winemaker (Ken Bernards of Ancien) and THE premier vineyard manager in Sonoma County (Ulises Valdez). These guys are the best in the business. Learn more about Ulises Valdez. See a video of Ken Bernards talking about Winemaking and Tournesol Winery. 2012 Ancien ‘Red Dog […]
Every few weeks we sit down with the President and Owner of Wine Spectrum, Glenn Siegel, to discuss a topic that he is really excited about. Sometimes it’s a specific wine, current or vintage, sometimes it’s a wine related topic. For this Episode, he tells us about the 2012 La Pitchoune Pinot Noir from the […]
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