We all know E&J Gallo Wine Co, what you don't know, however, is that they aren't just marketing geniuses. E&J is a family owned and operated company that nitpicks over appropriateness of place and varietal as much as the next wine geek. With brands like MacMurray, which is dedicated to bringing the best examples of […]
This is a tasting not to be missed. Alex is the owner of Select Wine Imp. (www.selwine.com) and recently picked up the wines from Twelfth Night (www.velawines.com), a New Zealand based wine company. While Alex will be pouring wines like Firriato Etna Rosso and Etna Bianco and La Font du Loup Cotes du Rhone, Beth […]
This is tasting that has been a couple of years in the making. Ken has been a long time supporter of ours, but more importantly he has been a long time wine aficionado. Winner of the 2013 Wine Blog Award and a 2014 Wine Blog Award finalist, Ken knows a thing or two about wine […]
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Gary Kline is the founder of Iberian Imports, a importer/distributor that focuses on wines from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). Although Gary was wines from both Spain and Portugal, this time around we will be focusing on one particular brand; Pecaso. Pecaso makes wines that are just as provocative as their labels. Big, broad, […]
Cynthia Hurley along with Kermit Lynch and Dreyfus Ashby are some for the most sought after Old World wine importers. They represent wines that represent terroir. Cynthia Hurley has a very strong following of wine enthusiasts that know and adore the wines it represents. These wines are predominantly French, go figure, but they are some […]
Thienot is one of the newest Champagne houses in the market, while Clos de los Siete is an established red blend from Argentina that is co-owned and operated by none other than Michel Rolland. Both wineries produce high quality wines and both are prime examples of their region's style. Thienot is refined and elegant boasting […]
Wente is a unique story, but what is more unique than the story are the wines. The wines are predominantly from the Livermore Valley, which is an AVA within the San Francisco Bay AVA (Central Coast AVA). Wente wines showcase beautiful restraint when it comes to oak and fruit, and have just enough acidity to […]
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This will be our first ever Beaujolais Nouveau tasting. This tutti-frutti, easy drinking sipper has long taken France by storm, and with each passing year Beaujolais Nouveau's reach widens in the USA. Taking that into account and the out-of-control party the French have for this wine, I thought it would be fun to do something […]
