Riesling, Pinot Noir & Cabernet Sauvignon 04/25/2013 & 05/02/2013
- Riesling:
- 2004 Trimbach Cuvee Frederic Emile, Alsace, France ($50)
- 2008 Eroica, Chateau St. Michelle, Columbia Valley, WA ($25) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2011 Selbach-Oster Kabinett, Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Mosel, Germany ($25) & 2011 Schlossgut Diel, Kabinett, Nahe, Germany
- Pinot Noir
- Lucien Albrecht Crémant d’Alsace Rosé, Alsace, France ($20)
- 2010 Jean Fery, Savigny-Les-Baunes 1er Cru, Les Vergelesses, Burgundy, France ($45) & 2009 Louis Latour Volnay, 1er Cru, Les Mitans, Burgundy, France ($40)
- 2009 Reserve Pinot, Madonna Estate, Carneros, CA ($40)
- 2007 Sacred Hill, Central Otago, New Zealand ($20) (Crowd Favorite)
- Cabernet Sauvignon:
- 2009 Kaesler, Barossa Valley, Australia ($30) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2010 Block 917 Knights Valley Reserve, Knights Valley, CA ($30)
- 2009 Zede de Labegorce, Margaux, Bordeaux, France ($40)
New Zealand & Australia 03/21/2013
- New Zealand:
- 2012 Cloudy Bay, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough ($35) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2011 Dog Point, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough ($20)
- 2011 Mt Beautiful, Pinot Gris, Chevoit Hills ($15)
- 2009 Sherwood, Pinot Noir, Waipara, Canterbury ($15)
- 2010 Oyster Bay, Merlot, Hawkes Bay ($20)
- Australia:
- NV The Chook, Sparkling Shiraz ($20)
- 2011 Pewsey Vale, Dry Riesling, Eden Valley ($20) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2006 Tapanappa, Tiers Vdy, Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills ($70)
- 2008 Mollydooker, ‘The Scooter’, Merlot, McLaren Vale ($25) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2005 Kurtz Family, Boundary Row, Shiraz, Barossa Valley ($25) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2008 d’Arenberg, ‘Laughing Magpie’, Shiraz / Viognier, McLaren Vale ($25)
- 2008 John Duval, Plexus, GSM, Barossa ($40)
Spain & Portugal 01/31/13 & 02/07/2013
- Spain:
- NV Anella Brut Reserva, La Mancha ($12)
- 2010 Bodegas Abanico ‘Tempestad’ Godello, Valdeorras ($20) (Crowd Favorite)
- Vina Mayor, Verdejo, Rueda ($10)
- 2010 Juan Gil Monastrell, Jumilla ($20) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2007 Sentius, Priorat ($42)
- 2007 Muga Reserva Rioja ($30)
- Portugal:
- 2011 Muralhas de Moncao, Vinho Verde ($12)
- 2009 Vale do Bomfim, Douro ($15) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2008 Cabriz Reserva, Dao ($18)
- Broadbent Madeira Rainwater, Medium Dry ($17)
- Graham Six Grapes Reserve Port
Sparkling Wines & Big Reds 12/20/2012
- Sparkling:
- 2011 Saracco Moscato d’Asti, Piedmont ($16)
- NV Adami Prosecco Garbel 13 Brut, Trentino Alti-Adige ($16)
- NV Gruet Brut Rose, New Mexico ($21)
- NV Christian Etiene Brut, Champagne, France ($42) (Crowd Favorite)
- Big Red Wines:
- 2007 Perata Vineyards, Frank’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Yountville, Napa Valley, ($23) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2010 Torbreck Woddcutter’s Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia, ($20)
- 2010 Orin Swift, The Prisoner, Napa Valley ($40) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2010 Trentadue, 34 Old Patch Red, California ($13)
- 2006 Le Salette, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico , Veneto, ($60) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2006 Patrick Lesec, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pierres Dorees, France ($50)
Old World Versus New World Tasting 11/15/2012
- Old World:
- 2011 Scarbolo Pinot Grigio, Fruili, Italy ($15)
- 2011 Weingut Gysler, Weinheimer Riesling Kabinett ($20)
- 2009 Domaine Lucien Jacob, Hautes Cotes du Baune, Burgundy, France ($28)
- 2006 Domaine du Gour de Chaule, Gigondas, France ($38)
- 2006 Chateau Haut-Segottes, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France ($45)
- New World:
- 2011 Foris Pinot Gris, Rogue Valley, Oregon ($15)
- 2011 Trefethen Dry Riesling, Oak Knoll, Napa Valley ($20)
- 2009 Copain ‘Tous Ensemble’ Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley ($32)
- 2008 Rockland Estate Grenache, Barossa Valley, ($27)
- 2008 Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards, Right Bank, Napa Valley ($65)
Chardonnay & Zinfandel Tasting 10/04/2012
- Chardonnay:
- 2010 Château de Fuisse, Pouilly-Fuissé Tête de Cru, France ($36) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2009 Trefethen Chardonnay, Napa Valley ($28)
- 2007 Claudy Bay Chardonnay, Marlborough, New Zealand ($40)
- 2010 Domaine D’Elise, Chablis, France ($20)
- 2010 Piazzo Chardonnay, Piedmonte, Italy ($10)
- Zinfandel:
- 2009 Groom Wines, Zinfandel, Barossa Valley, Australia ($29) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2008 D-Cubed Cellars Zinfandel, Napa Valley ($26)
- 2009 Rombauer Zinfandel, California ($36)
- 2009 Fraxinus Zinfandel, Sonoma County (NA)
- 2008 Cantele Primotivo, Puglia, Italy ($14)
Loire & Alsace Tasting 08/16/2012
- 2010 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre ($33) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2010 Joseph Cattin Riesling ($15) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2009 Charles Joguet Chinon ($25) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2010 Domaine de la Pepiere, Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine ($14)
- 2010 Domaine Lavigne Saumur Blanc ($18)
- 2007 Trimbach Pinot Gris ($18)
- 2009 Gerard Metz Cuvee Megane Gewürztraminer ($20)
- 2009 Hugel Pinot Blanc ($17)
- 2009 Marcel Deiss Rouge ($25)
- 2010 Domaine du Salvard Rouge ($17)
Italy Tasting 07/12/2012
- 2006 Corte Rugolin “Crosara De Le Strie” Amarone Classico (Crowd Favorite) ($55)
- 2008 La Valentina Montepulciano D’Abruzzo ($16)
- 2006 Selvapiana Chianti Rufina Bucerchiale Reserva ($33)
- 2006 Piazzo Barbaresco ($38)
- 2010 Marco Felluga Pinot Grigio, Collio ($18) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2011 Stefano Massone, Gavi ($15)
- 2010 Tre Monti, Albana ($17)
- 2010 Argiloas Costamolino, Vermentino ($16)
- Other wines tasted: 2011 Vietti, Moscato D’Asti ($18) NV Nino Franco Rustica, Prosecco ($17) 2011 Medici Ermete Concerto, Lambrusco ($21)
Rosé & Syrah Tasting 05/24/2012
- Rosés:
- 2011 Bonny Doon, Vin Gris de Cigare, Santa Cruz Mountains, CA (Crowd Favorite) ($17)
- 2011 Charles & Charles Rosé, Columbia Valley, WA ($15)
- 2011 Maculan Costadolio Rosato, Vicenza, Italy
- 2011 Domaine Gour du Chaule, Rosé, Gigondas, France
- 2011 Chateau Peyrassol, Rosé, Cote de Provence, France
- Syrah/Shiraz:
- 2010 Mollydooker ‘The Boxer’ Shiraz, South Australia (Crowd Favorite)
- 2008 Viu Manent ‘El Olivar Alto Estate’ Single Vineyard Syrah, Chile
- 2007 G. Moulinier, ‘Les Sigillaires’, Saint-Chinian, France
- 2007 Ferraton Pere & Fils, Le Source, Saint-Joseph, France
- 2009 Stolpman Syrah, Santa Ynez Valley, CA
Sauvignon Blanc & Merlot Tasting 04/12/2012
- Sauvignon Blanc:
- 2009 Lucien Crochet, Sancerre, France ($35) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2010 Easton Sauvignon Blanc, CA ($20)
- 2010 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc, Marlboro, NZ ($35)
- 2009 Cantina Tramin Sauvignon, Alto Adige, Italy ($13)
- 2010 Domaine De La Brielle Tour, Bordeaux Blanc, France ($15)
- Merlot:
- 2008 Chateau St. Michelle, Indian Wells Merlot, WA ($20) (Crowd Favorite)
- 2006 Avignonesi Desiderio, Tuscany, Italy ($65)
- 2008 Duckhorn Merlot, Napa Valley, CA ($52)
- 2009 Santa Ema, Reserva Merlot, Chile ($13)
- 2007 Chateau St. Jean De Lavaud Lelande Pomerol, France ($38)
South American Tasting 02/24/2012
- 2008 Benmarco Expressivo, Mendoza, Argentina (Crowd Favorite)
- 2007 Bodegas Carrau Reserva Tannat, Las Violetas, Uruguay
- 2008 La Posta Bonarda, Estela Armando Vinayard, Mendoza, Argentina
- 2008 Catena Alta Chardonnay, Mendoza, Argentina
- 2010 Crios Torrontes, Argentina
- 2005 Gran Charman, Reserva Carmenere, Chile
Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting 01/26/2012
- 2007 Mount Eden Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, California (Crowd Favorite)
- 2008 Chateau Batailley, Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
- 2008 Viu Manent Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, La Capilla, Colchagua Valley, Chile
- 2008 Ringbolt, Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River Valley, Australia
- 2009 Rock & Vine, Three Ranches, Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast, California
Sparkling Wine Tasting 12/27/2011
- NV Thierry Triolet, Brut Grande Réserve, Champagne, France (Crowd Favorite)
- NV Graham Beck Brut, Western Cape, South Africa
- 2006 Westport Rivers Westport Brut “RJR”, Westport, MA
- 2007 Domaine Carneros by Tattinger, Carneros, California
- NV Gerard Metz, Cremant d’Alsace, Alsace, France
Pinot Noir Tasting 12/14/2011
- 2008 Mount Eden Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, California (Crowd Favorite)
- 2006 Dom. Jean-Marc Morey, Chassagne-Montrachet, Les Champs-Gains, 1er Cru, France
- 2007 Framingham, Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New Zealand
- 2009 Messmer Spatburgunder, Pfalz, Germany
- 2009 Argyle, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon