January 2018 Monthly Newsletter
January Tasting Events
We’re keeping it close to home this month with 2 staff driven tastings:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13th - 2:00 to 5:00 pm
On Saturday 1/13 our “whatever we feel like opening tasting†will turn a bit more serious when we open selected
Wines of Burgundy
A few reds, maybe a white, maybe something from the cellar.
AND
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25th - 5:30 to 7:30 pm
A Winter Staff Selections Tasting:
GO RED or GO HOME
We’ll taste 5 of the Staff’s favorite, hefty, winter weight red wines regardless (almost) of the cost.
Discounts will be offered on all wines tasted during these tastings.
WINE TASTING EVERY SATURDAY 2:00pm-7:00pm
‘Whatever we feel like openingâ€
January “SHORT SIPS†CLASS – BLIND TASTING
OLD WORLD Rhone vs NEW WORLD “Rhone Blendsâ€
Blind tasting are always our most popular event. We’ll discuss the differences between New World and Old world climates soils and wine making techniques and taste some examples in a single blind tasting.
A one hour educational program, limited to eight people and held in our fine wine room. Because the demand has been so great we are doing the class twice in JANUARY – FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JANUARY 19th and 20th from 6:00 to 7:00pm –– There is a $7per person class fee and availability is on a first come first serve basis but you can call & reserve spaces at any time. (A great idea for your group as a prelude to dinner.)
The Last Saturday Wine School
Tuscan Basics
Chianti Classico ...Chianti Rùfina. IGT Tuscany, What does it all mean?
The last Saturday of the month changes from a “whatever we feel like drinking†tasting event to a mini wine school tasting. We’ll pick a topic, theme, etc. and taste with a purpose! The wines we taste will be offered as a package with a discount. This is very informal with no scheduled start or finish time. Each session will be about 10 minutes! Come anytime between 2 and 5 pm on Saturday, 1/27.
JANUARY SPECIAL OFFERS
A SPECIAL OFFER: 2015 Arnot-Roberts Chardonnay Trout Gulch Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, CA -Arnot-Roberts was founded in 2001 in Healdsburg, California by childhood friends Duncan Arnot Meyers and Nathan Lee Roberts. They are passionate about site specific wines which has given them a cult like following of dedicated Arnot-Roberts fans. Total production of Arnot-Roberts is around 2,000 cases per year with thirteen individual wines. Both primary and secondary fermentations are carried out utilizing native yeast. White wines are whole cluster pressed and stainless steel fermented with native yeast, then aged in neutral French oak barrels. The Trout Gulch vineyard sits at 800’ above the tiny town of Aptos, about 4 miles from the ocean in Santa Cruz County. The site was planted in 1980 to the old Wente clone of Chardonnay which is considered by many to be the heritage selection of Chardonnay in California. The soils in this cool climate site are sandy loam and the vines are carefully tended by Richard Alfaro. Harvest often stretches until mid-October and the resulting wines are high in natural acidity with a notable salinity that can be attributed to the vineyard location. The 2015 is a riper style that make for an intense and delicious wine.
Regular price: $47.99, On sale in January: $38.99 (no further discounts)
From a family that has been making wine since 1895 a Classic California Red Blend:
A SPECIAL OFFER: 2015 Seghesio Family Vineyards “Defiant†Red Wine, CA – “A blend of 43% Zinfandel, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Alicante, 9% Barbera and 8% Syrah, the 2015 Defiant has a deep garnet color and aromas of cherry pie, dried mulberries and dusty earth with hints of tobacco and sautéed herbs. Medium-bodied, soft, spicy and with plenty of freshness, it finishes with a gentle earthiness. Drink Date 2017 – 2019†(WA #230) Regular price: $45.99, On sale in January: $35.99 (no further discounts)
With this offer, now is the time to try Tablas Creek, a partnership of Chateau de Beaucastel and Robert Haas, producing estate grown Rhone varietal wines and blends in Paso Robles.
A SPECIAL OFFER: 2014 Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas, Paso Robles, Ca- “Brilliant red. High-pitched aromas of ripe red berries, cherry and fresh flowers; bright mineral and peppery spice scents build in the glass. Energetic and appealingly sweet, offering intense raspberry and lavender pastille flavors that are sharpened and lifted by tangy acidity. Silky tannins give shape to the clinging finish, which leaves notes of allspice and minerals behind. There’s fabulous value here. 2018 – 2023†(Vinous 9/16)
Regular price: $32.99, On sale in January: $25.99 (no further discounts)
NEW ARRIVALS
2014 Dom Henri Gouges Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Chênes Carteaux 1er Cru Burgundy, Fr. “Reduced aromas of black cherry, raspberry, mint & menthol. A step up in sweetness & suppleness from the Chaignots; at once more velvety and more facile than that wine. Gouges describes this rather suave wine as the estate’s “entry-level premier cru of Nuits-Saint-Georges.” More red fruits than black.†(Vinous 1/16) $64.99
A Barolo to drink now, albeit with a touch of decanting.
Alessandro Veglio – Cravanzola Barolo Gattera, Peidmont, Italy- “The 2009 Barolo Gattera has a little more depth and richness than the straight Barolo. Dark red cherries, plums, smoke, licorice and spices flesh out in this radiant, expressive wine. This is a fabulous effort from Alessandro Veglio that points to a promising future. 2013-2021†(Vinous AG 5/13) $69.99
All we are saying is give Riesling a chance. These are some of the most interesting wines in the world. Dry or with a bit of sugar they are easy to drink, have lower alcohol and always have the acidity to stand up to a wide variety of foods.
2016 Muller-Catoir Haardt, Trocken Riesling, Pfalz, Germany - From the village vineyards of Haardt in the Pfalz region, this is a mineral Riesling with a distinctive body, and its bouquet possesses typical yellow fruit notes, such as apricots and ripe peaches. It has a crispy dry finish as one would expect from a trocken (dry) wine. $34.99
2016 Dönnhoff Kreuznacher Krötenpfuhl Riesling Kabinett , Nahe, Germany– The Krötenpfuhl vineyard (VDP Grosse Lage) is considered among the very best in the Nahe wine growing region. This is beautifully tense young
wine trying to establish a balance between fruit and acid. Wait two years and it will be spectacular. $29.99
MONTHLY SPECIALS
Jan 2018 | Usual | Case (cs.btl cost) |
|
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*2016 Grilos Branco, Dao, Portugal | $ 7.99 | $ 9.99 | $84 ($7.00) |
*2016 DeAngelis Falerio Bianco, Le Marche, Italy | $ 7.99 | $ 9.99 | $84 ($7.00) |
*2016 Moulin de Gassac Guilhem Rouge, Pays d'Herault, France | $ 8.99 | $11.99 | $96 ($8.00) |
*2015 San Vito Chianti, Tuscany, Italy | $ 9.99 | $11.99 | $96 ($8.00) |
2016 Yalumba Viognier "Y Series", South Australia | $10.99 | $14.99 | $120 ($10.00) |
2016 Netzl Gruner Veltliner, Carnutum, Austria | $11.99 | $14.99 | $132 ($11.00) |
2015 Casal de Arman Ribeiro Tinto "Eira dos Mouros", Galicia, Sp. | $12.99 | $14.99 | $144 ($12.00) |
2015 Casa Silva Carmenere, Valle del Colchagua, Chile | $12.99 | $16.99 | $144 ($12.00) |
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