Friday, September 07, 2012Posted by Bobat 5:25 pmin blog0 comments
Use our discount ticket code FRIENDOFWC and get 20% off tickets for the Family Winemakers of California Tasting 2012 at Fort Mason, from 3pm-6pm on Sunday September 9th! This is the most comprehensive tasting of California wines in the world, showcasing our state’s small, family-owned wineries. Take-away wine sales will also be available from many wineries; is there a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon? We’ll be pouring our 2010s and our 2011 Chardonnay, hope to see you there!
Tuesday, August 28, 2012Posted by Bobat 3:13 pmin blog0 comments
Our 2011 Pinots (225 cases) are in bottle and resting up in Napa at Anu Wine Storage. Big thanks to the over-worked, under-appreciated, and often bullied Wait Cellars’ bottling team. While our mantra this year was “no crying!”, there was a fair amount of sobbing (“Gravity, NO!!!“) after I managed to drop this case from a significant height.
Monday, August 27, 2012Posted by Bobat 4:06 pmin blog0 comments
Hello All, we’re pleased to be pouring our 2010 Pinots and our 2011 Chardonnay at Blu Restaurant in SF as part of a tasting sponsored by our friends at Wineluv, an organization dedicated to sourcing some of the best wine deals out there and then giving back to charity. Bottles will also be available for sale. Come by for a taste!
Monday, August 27, 2012Posted by Bobat 3:51 pmin blog0 comments
A quick shot of the “Jack Pierce” Chardonnay block just off Olivet Road, about a mile south of Inspiration Vineyard and Harvest Moon, and farmed by Randy at Harvest Moon. There is a rustic quality here that speaks to a nice natural balance — no hedging, no weeding, and look at the great cluster spacing and even ripening here. Am estimating about 6lbs a vine (3+ tons/acre) in this vineyard planted about 10-15 years ago, about my ideal. Veraison was perhaps 70-80% done when I visited two weeks back. Flavors were wild, intriguing, some spice not there in last year’s fruit. In keeping with the restrained “school night” style of my 2011, I’ll be picking this fruit early, perhaps the week after Labor Day.