Bottle Notes, Syrah

2007 Carlisle Syrah Cardiac Hill – Bottle Notes

Carlisle Winery & Vineyards was founded in 1998 by Mike and Kendall Officer. Their passion is clear: Small lots of Zinfandel and Syrah from exceptional, historic vineyards. Many of these vineyards are heritage sites planted by Italian immigrants and date back to the late 1800s . They have also recently added their first whites, two blends from historic, old-vine vineyards plus Sonoma…

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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2013 Turley Zinfandel Juvenile – Bottle Notes

Turley Wine Cellars was founded in 1993 by Larry Turley and specializes in small lots of Zinfandel and Petite Sirah from some of California’s most historic and treasured vineyards. Turley now makes 28 separate wines from 35 different vineyards, some with vines that date back to the late 1800’s. Tegan Passalacqua is the Director of Winemaking at Turley and has been…

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Random Musings

The Week in Zinfandel (5/9/16)

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers! Terroirist writes Wine Reviews: Lodi, California. Ken’s Wine Guide reviews the 2013 Edmeades Zinfandel Mendocino. Virginia Boone writes Napa’s Secret Zinfandel Treasures. Now and Zin writes More…

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Bottle Notes, Chardonnay

2013 Efeste Chardonnay Lola – Bottle Notes

Efeste, pronounced like the letters “F-S-T” strung together, was named after the last names of founders Helen & Dan Ferrelli, Patrick Smith, and Kevin & Angela Taylor. Efeste is located in the Warehouse District of Woodinville, Washington. Peter Devison took over full-time winemaking duties when Brennon Leighton left to work with Charles Smith in 2012. The Lola Chardonnay is sourced…

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Bottle Notes, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

1995 Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape – Bottle Notes

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, in the Rhone Valley, was founded in 1898 by Hippolyte Brunier. Located on the highest terrace of the appellation, the domaine was named for an 18th century telegraph relay tower located nearby. Today the 173-acre domaine is run by Daniel and Frederic Brunier, the great grandsons of the founder. Vieux Télégraphe is one of…

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Random Musings

The Week in Zinfandel (5/2/16)

Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Cheers! Now And Zin Wine reviews the 2013 Bella Grace Montagnaro Amador County. Wine Folly writes Where to Find the Best Value Red Wines. Ken’s Wine Guide reviews…

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Bottle Notes

New Releases from Pedroncelli Winery

Pedroncelli Winery has come a long way since 1927, when John Pedroncelli, Sr. purchased vineyards and a small winery in Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley. Pedroncelli initially sold grapes to home winemakers during prohibition in order to keep the vineyard going and now almost 90 years later is run by a 3rd generation of the Pedroncelli family. I recently had…

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Bottle Notes, Zinfandel

2010 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Monte Rosso Vineyard – Bottle Notes

The 2010 Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel Monte Rosso Vineyard was the winning bottle in the April installment of Pick My Next Bottle. The wine was decanted for one hour. Bedrock Wine Co. was founded by Morgan Twain-Peterson in 2007 and focuses on small production wines from many of California’ s most treasured and historic vineyards. The lineup of wines at Bedrock…

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