Wine Reviews
Vietti Arneis – Drink it all summer long – you’ll love it.
Vietti Roero Arneis, Piedmont, Italy, 2008
This wine is a pale sunshine color. It’s got fresh floral, citrus and melon aromas & hints of almonds. The wine is dry and medium bodied with crisp acidity. Elegant and well balanced, the Vietti Arneis has great complexity, depth and a pleasant lingering finish. This wine pairs well with [...]
A week of Devotion to Rosé
A review of some of the rosés in the shop.
10Jun2010 | Jason | 1 comment | Continued
Tale of Two Burgundies – Verget
The perfect time of year for white Burgundy – and the Verget is so good that not only did Tuta break his quill on its behalf, but I just had to write a little something about it in my column. Read on for Tuta’s review and be sure to hit the link at the bottom [...]
27May2010 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
Get it while you can! Gorgeous, spicy Zin from our main man in California.
Wow, this is magnificent stuff. Not for the feint of heart, the 2006 Neyers Tofanelli Zin is a a massive effort squeezed out of a tiny parcel of 60 year old vines in the hills above Calistoga. A big, brambly wine, it provides a joyous assault of blackberry and raspberry jam, bits of tar, plum [...]
6May2010 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
Fire up the grill! Joel Gott’s 815 is up to the challenge.
The 815 Cabernet is named for the August 15th birth of Lucy, Joel and Sarah Gotts’ oldest daughter who was born during the 2003 harvest. In a very short time, Joel Gott has established cult status in California winemaking and earned a reputation as someone making affordable, carefully crafted wines. Aside from making wine, Joel [...]
26Mar2010 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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