September 2011
42 posts
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2009 Elk Cove Estate Riesling
IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T HEARD: RIESLING ISN’T LAME IN FACT IT’S KIND OF THAT’S RIGHT. RIESLING IS THE KEVIN BACON OF WINES. NOT ONLY DOES IT GO GREAT WITH PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING, BUT IF SOMETHING SUCKS RIESLING WILL PROBABLY MAKE IT SUCK LESS.  JUST. LIKE. KEVIN. BACON. DRINK: WILLAMETTE VALLEY ESTATE RIESLING SWEET BUT NOT CLOYING GREAT ACIDITY WATCH US PAIR IT...
Sep 16th
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2009 Newsome Harlow El Portal Petite Sirah
  CALAVERAS COUNTY TERROIR EYE: INDIA INK NOSE: BLACK PLUM BLUEBERRY LIPS: THYME NOT ABUSED OAK ESPECIALLY GOOD: ON AN AUTUMN EVENING PAIR: BREAD. CAVE AGED GRUYERE.  THICK BEEF STEW. MORE BREAD. CRUSTY BREAD. BUTTER. $22 BUCKS WILL WARM YOU UP
Sep 16th
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2009 Michel Olivier Cremant de Limoux Brut
DON’T  CALL IT CHAMPAGNE. BECAUSE IT’S NOT FROM CHAMPAGNE. IT’S SPARKLING WINE. GOOD MOUSSE NOT OVERLY EFFERVESCENT BISCUITY AND DELICIOUS AND ONLY $14 BUCKS (KILLER PARTY WINE) PAIR WITH: WHATEVER YOUR’E EATING FOR BREAKFAST WHATEVER YOUR’E EATING FOR LUNCH WHATEVER YOUR’E EATING FOR DINNER OUR FAVORITE PAIRING? HIGH QUALITY, WELL SALTED POTATO CHIPS LIKE...
Sep 14th
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2009 Tanner Doux Rose
READ OUR LIPS: ROSE. NOT ROSÉ TANNER LIKES THIS WINE SO MUCH THEY NAMED IT AFTER THEIR GRANDMOTHER GRAPES: SYRAH CHILL: EVER SO SLIGHTLY NOSE: SWEET TASTE: APPLE $18 BUCKS DRINK IT WITH: CAMEMBERT. TOASTED ALMONDS. HONEY. ROASTED ASPARAGUS. PROSCUITTO. POACHED EGG. ENJOY.
Sep 13th
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2008 Elk Cove Pinot Noir
WILLAMETTE. VALLEY. WILLAMETTE VALLEY IS TO PINOT NOIR  WHAT: IS TO: THEY: PUT EACH OTHER ON THE MAP AND: THEY REALLY WORK WELL TOGETHER 2008 ELK COVE PINOT NOIR AND NOW THE DREGS PROUDLY PRESENTS: CUSTOM TASTING NOTES BY OUR BUDDY NATE UP IN PORTLAND WHO HAS BEEN COLLECTING ELK COVE WINES FOR OVER A DECADE! (FOR ANY FUTURE NATE TASTING NOTES WE WILL AVOID SUCH GRANDIOSE INTRODUCTIONS AND...
Sep 13th
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2008 Newsome Harlow Train Wreck
50/50 CAB/SYRAH BLEND BIG. SWEEPING. STRONG. BUT BALANCED AND QUIET WE RATE THIS WINE $22 COFFINS. REMEMBER TO AIM FOR THE HEART. PAIR IT UP: PICKLED DEVILED EGGS. PICKLED GREEN BEANS. PICKLED CAULIFLOWER. PICKLES. 6 HOUR PORK RIBS. BALSAMIC BBQ SAUCE. PULLED PORK. SRIRACHA COLE SLAW. BUTTER GRILLED BRIOCHE. GET. WRECKED.
Sep 13th
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2008 Alta Mesa Tannat
TANNAT. EDUCATE YOURSELF. WHAT’S THAT YOU SAY? SOUTHWESTERN FRENCH GRAPES GROWING IN LODI?  NOT GONNA LIE, WE DON’T REALLY WANT TO SELL THIS TO YOU. WE WANT TO GREEDILY HORDE THIS WINE IN A CORNER ALL BY OURSELVES. BUT WE GOT TO FEED OUR FAMILIES.  SO WE ARE SHARING ONE OF CALIFORNIA’S ABSOLUTE BEST WINES WITH YOU. FOR ONLY $20 AND WITH ONLY 125 CASES PRODUCED….. I DARE...
Sep 13th
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2008 Barco Negro Douro
DOURO. KNOW IT. LOVE IT. YOUR’E GONNA HEAR A LOT MORE ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE LOVE PORTUGUESE WINE SO LET’S GET INTO IT DARK BODY DARK FRUIT TOTALLY ABSENT OF OAK ABUSE BEST PART? $14 SMACKEROOS SO DRINK IT EVERY NIGHT AND SAVE YOUR CASH TO PARTY ON THE WEEKEND DRINK IT WITH: BBQ TRI TIP GRILLED MERGUEZ LAMB SAUSAGE. FRITES. BRAISED CHICKEN THIGHS. GRILLED ONION. MELTED TOMATO.
Sep 12th
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2009 Newsome Harlow Calaveras County Zin
WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD ZIN? NEWSOME HARLOW IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE CALAVERAS COUNTY WINERIES AND THIS BAD BOY CAN’T WAIT TO SINK HIS TEETH INTO YOU LOOK: GARNET. SMELL: EARTH. SPICE. TOUCH: SILK. TASTE: BERRY. WHITE PEPPER. BALANCE: REMARKABLE. ALL THIS FOR $21 BONES? DON’T HUFF AND PUFF AND BLOW OUR DOORS DOWN ALL AT ONCE.  BUT GET ON IT DEVOUR...
Sep 12th
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2008 Chatom Vineyards Semillon
ARE YOU DOWN WITH SEMILLON? FRENCH GRAPES IN CALIFORNIA. DONE RIGHT. SMELL IT: LEMON ZEST DRINK IT: PEAR GREEN FIG SWEET. BUT NOT CLOYING. $17 BONES PAIR IT: HEIRLOOM TOMATO. GREEN FIGS. FATTY SALUMI. I’D STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS ONE.
Sep 12th
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2007 Albeno Munari Merlot
WE ALREADY TOLD YOU ABOUT CALAVERAS COUNTY RIGHT? MUNARI MAKES A KILLER MERLOT MOCHA BLACKBERRY ANISE PAIR: SAINT ANDRE. CRUSTY BREAD. LINGUINI. RED CLAMS SAUCE. $22 BONES EVER GET A CHANCE GO CHECK OUT THEIR BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS. HAVE A GLASS OF WINE BY THE CREEK.
Sep 12th
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2008 Coquelicot Sixer
FROM THE THROBBING HEART OF LOS OLIVOS WINE COUNTRY 94% SYRAH. 6% VIOGNIER….TO TAKE THE EDGE OFF THIS IS REALLY BIG AND RIPE, YET SOPHISTICATED LIKE MEETS TALL. DARK. AND HANDSOME. PAIR IT UP: BAVETTE STEAK. SHALLOT BUTTER. BEEF BOURGOGNE GRILLED LAMB. RARE. RUNS YOU: $36 BUCKS I PROMISE: IT WILL LEAVE A MARK
Sep 12th
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2007 Comelli Soffumbergo
ITALIAN RED BLEND THIS BAD BOY IS PACKED WITH MERLOT, CAB, REFOSCO AND PIGNOLO DRINK WITH YOUR EYES: DEEP COLOR SLIGHTLY INKY SMELL IT: CLOVES DARK CHERRY TOBACCO DRINK IT: DARK WET EARTH KIND OF LIKE FINDING A PIRATE’S HIDDEN TREASURE DRINK WITH: ROASTED LAMB. RARE. LAMB FAT ROASTED FINGERLING POTATOES. BRAISED OXTAILS. TAGLIATELLE. DARK CHOCOLATE. BERRIES. $20 DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND...
Sep 12th
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2009 Comelli Sauvignon Blanc
ITALIAN SAUVIGNON BLANC UNLIKE ANY OTHER WE HAVE EVER HAD NOSE IN: FRESH OREGANO AND SUBTLE SMOKE TASTE: GRASS WORMWOOD KINDA LIKE HANGING WITH THE GREEN FAIRY BUT WITH A LOT LESS BOOZE IN IT SO IT WON’T RUIN YOUR LIFE PAIR WITH: GRILLED OCTOPUS. CHILI. LIME. RAW OYSTERS. SHALLOT MIGNONETTE. CRISPY SKINNED ROAST DUCK. $20 BONES. JUMP IN.
Sep 12th
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2010 Esterlina Rosé of Pinot Noir
ANDERSON VALLEY MAKES AMAZING PINOT NOIR ESTERLINA MADE SOME OF THEIR KILLER PINOT INTO THIS REALLY INTERESTING ROSÉ A SLIGHT BITTERNESS ON THE NOSE IMMEDIATE MINERALITY WALNUT SHELL REALLY AWESOME ACIDITY AND HONEYSUCKLE ON THE FINISH RED AND COMPLEX, FULL BODIED FOR A ROSÉ, KIND OF LIKE $16 BUCKS? PAIR IT UP: MIXED GREENS. STRAWBERRIES. BALSAMIC. FRENCH BREAD. GOAT CHEESE. HONEY. BAKED...
Sep 11th
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2010 Dominio de Eguren Protocolo
EASY ON THE NOSE EASY ON YOUR POCKET 50/50 MACABEO/AIREN SPANISH UTILITY GRAPES GREEN APPLE KINDA STEMMY A GREAT PARTY WHITE ESPECIALLY FOR $8 BUCKS IT’S SIMPLE BUT NICE KIND OF LIKE THIS GUY PAIR? MANCHEGO BUTTER LETTUCE. WALNUT. GREEN APPLE. CEVICHE.
Sep 11th
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2008 Tanner Petit Verdot
MEET TANNER WINES THEY ARE OUR FRIENDS FROM CALAVERAS COUNTY THIS IS THEIR PETIT VERDOT TYPICALLY USED IN BORDEAUX BLENDING, HERE THE GRAPE GETS TO STRETCH IT’S LEGS. LITERALLY. NOW I COULD TELL YOU THIS WINE IS DARK AND BEAUTIFUL WITH KILLER BODY…. OR I COULD JUST TELL YOU THIS WINE IS WHICH DO YOU PREFER? SMELL: PLUM TASTE: FRUIT AND LEATHER PAIR: RIBEYE. RARE. MUSHROOMS....
Sep 11th
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2007 Caparone Sangiovese
OK, SO THIS IS A FATHER-SON TEAM IN PASO ROBLES THEY DO EVERYTHING THEMSELVES AND WHEN I SAY EVERYTHING, I MEAN EVERYTHING THIS IS THEIR SANGIOVESE OLD SCHOOL AND UNBLENDED SMELL IT: FLOWERS EARTH TASTE IT: LIGHT CHERRY. MORE EARTH. FOR $15 BUCKS YOU CAN DRINK IT EVERY DAY AND WITH LESS THAN 14% BOOZE YOU CAN DRINK IT ALL DAY LONG PAIR IT: (AND NO WE AREN’T GONNA JUST SAY PASTA AND...
Sep 11th
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2009 Alta Mesa Verdelho
SO WE ALREADY TOLD YOU ABOUT OUR BUDDY RON RIGHT? THIS IS HIS VERDELHO (TOO LAZY TO CLICK? IT’S A PORTUGUESE WHITE) CHECK OUT HOW MUCH RON LOVES HIS VERDELHO PORTUGUESE GRAPES GROWN IN LODI! NOSE: VERY LIGHT PEACH MOUTH: ENOUGH ACID TO MAKE THESE CHARACTERS HAPPY RUNS ABOUT $17 BONES DRINK IT WITH: GAZPACHO GRILLED CALAMARI FRIED OYSTERS, OR RAW OYSTERS FRIED CATFISH FROM POPEYES YEAH,...
Sep 11th
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2008 Lautrec Pinot Noir
ANDERSON VALLEY PINOT NOIR I WON’T LIE TO YOU THESE GUYS KINDA TURNED US OFF OF PINOT FOR A WHILE BUT LET’S BE HONEST, PINOT IS PRETTY RAD AND THESE GUYS ARE DOING IT RIGHT FRUIT COLA PICKLE……Y? FUNK, LIKE CRISPY SKIN PORK BELLY BACON WRAPPED ASPARAGUS ROCKET SALAD. GRILLED RED ONION. BACON FAT WALNUTS. GHETTO APPLICATION: CHICHARRONES WITH TAPATIO. ABOUT $28...
Sep 11th
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