This week we has a great set of tastings lined up. It started off with the newest project from winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown and finished with bringing back a winery to our portfolio that our clients have LOVED in the past. Give us a call (800.933.8466) or email us so we can get some of […]
JAYSON WOODBRIDGE has proven time and again to be one of the World’s Premiere Cult Winemakers. His wines consistantly garner some of the highest ratings amongst the worlds top wine experts. Now you too can enjoy one of his brilliant and jaw-dropping wines. One sip, and you’ll be hooked for life. 2010 – Hundred Acre Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Ark Vineyard’, […]
Every once in awhile a vintage and varietal line up and something SPECTACULAR happens; this is one of those times. If you like wine at all then you’ll want to be the first in line to get your hands on some of these stunning 2012 Zinfandels out of Napa and Sonoma County. Learn more about […]
This weeks Top 5!! 2004 Heitz ‘Martha’s Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville Wine Spectrum Rated 96 The regal purple the glass is the perfect introduction to this exceptional vintage. Lavish varietal aromas and a signature twist of mint are followed by an exquisite mouthful of rich black cherry. This is Cabernet at its finest, produced with sun-ripened fruit […]
“(California) The largest wine-producing state in the country does everything well, and one wine better than anywhere in the world: Zinfandel.” – Wall Street Journal Nov 22 2013 While it may have old world roots this varietal has made its home with new world producers as the most widely planted variety in California. Regions where […]
Aldo Answers The Call. “Hello Aldo, this is Giovanni. I’m fine, thank you. Per favore, when you come by on Friday bring me some tomatoes, a pound of walnuts two dozen eggs and a Black Chicken… Prego.” And thus went one of the hundreds of phone orders to the rural farmhouse in north Napa during the 40’s […]
Every week we have the tough “fantastic” job of tasting dozens of wines to make sure that we only offer the very BEST to our clients. We are constantly on the look out for amazing under-the-radar wines, along with celebrated projects from famous producers to augment our ever changing portfolio. Give us a call (800.933.8466) or […]
When most wine lovers think of a Napa Valley Cab that is aged exclusively in 100% American Oak barrels, they think of Silver Oak at over $100 per bottle. I’m here to tell you about one of the best kept secrets in Napa Valley. Honig Silver Oak 100% Napa Valley Fruit X X 100% American […]
“Has any American Pinot Noir scaled such a height? I would submit that one zone has a better shot at Grand Cru status than any other: a small portion of extreme western Sonoma County bordering the Pacific Ocean. The new name, yet to be formally approved at this writing (since named Sonoma Coast AVA), hardly rings […]
All of the vineyards along the Sonoma County coastline have been grouped under one official viticultural area, comprising more than half a million acres with roughly 7,000 acres under vine, the Sonoma Coast AVA was made official in 1987. This umbrella AVA was created largely to accommodate cold-climate, ‘estate-bottled’ producers, who own vineyards scattered throughout […]
