This is one of our absolute favorite Champagnes. In the last few years, there are such demand for the Champagnes of Cédric Bouchard that it is hard to acquire a bottle. We were fortunate to drank a few of these wines within the last weeks, and wow, these Champagnes are unlike anything else that are(…)
Any time you are drinking Château Margaux at 2pm in the afternoon, that is a good day, even though that bottle of Margaux is not the best wine on the table (hey, even better)! This past Monday I was fortunate enough to attend the first Global First Growth Tasting taking place outside of the United(…)
Spike’s Cellar is currently doing a special promotion on Wooing Tree Central Otago Pinot Noir 2009. This was one New Zealand Pinot Noir that we immediately loved. With a tantalizing spicy nose and full of red fruits and citrus goodness, it was hard to resist. So when we learned there was a tasting featuring the(…)
When all else fail and you really want to make a splash amongst hundred of other wineries all you need to do is resort to some fashion marketing. Hire attractive girls, make them wear curve induced clothing and let them serve you chocolates on a sliver platter! What are we here for? oh right…and taste(…)
Pinot Noir is the wine to explore for the seasoned oenophiles, and there is nothing better than tasting the range at Pinot Days, a grand festival where 200 plus winemakers from numerous US pinot regions gather to showcase their skills with this fickle grape. With snacks and bread to make sure my feet stay grounded, I was ready to(…)
Have you ever had wine where only 1 case a year is made? and this is not the make at home version? The Gypsy Canyon Ancient Vine Angelica produced from 135 years old Mission vines only produce enough grapes to make one case of this intense wine every year. Made from the old fishing village recipe, this golden(…)
When you think of California wines, a whopping big picture of Napa Valley probably pops up in your head, then maybe a smaller picture of Sonoma County. However, you probably don’t think of Mendocino, unless your a lover of cute b&bs or shuck your own oyster stops. Even I admit, not once since I moved(…)
It is always exciting to meet a young wine maker that just released his first vintage. Judson Hale bottled his first vintage last September, the 2010 Pinot Noir, and now they are out in the San Francisco Bay area gaining traction. This cute husband and wife team poured me their brillant bright red in a(…)
After a string of tasting event held on sunny days, our latest event was met with some rain. However, the rain did not dampen the love many of our members had for wines, and we presented 15 very different wines. 6 of the wines were from our lineup of offers, while 9 wines were wines(…)
Most people when they talk about German wines, they think of Riesling. If you ask them to name one wine region, it is probably either the Mosel region or Rheingau, the two that has achieved the most international fame. However, Germany is a country with diverse wine climates and not all regions are suitable for growing Riesling.(…)