Nestled in northern rural Italy lie the vineyards of Beni di Batasiolo, a rich homeland to 336 acres of vineyards tended by the Dogliani Brothers in the heart of Piedmont. The vineyards are composed of nine estates encircling the original cellars of the Dogliani winery like an amphitheater. The Dogliani family has long fostered a [...]
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This week: Our Annual Barolo, Barolo, Barolo night. Come in and taste the wonderful single Cru Barolos of Michele Chiarlo
May 22, 2010
May 26th, 6-8PM Their Philosophy: Commitment and passion for oenological excellence; love of the soil and respect for its fruits; the places associated with wine, from the grape bunch to refining: The chapters of their story produce wines whose characteristics faithfully represent that variety of provenance, as well as their terroir, but in which the [...]
From the cool climate of the Santa Cruz Mountains; Alfaro Family Vineyards.
May 13, 2010
Artisanal bread-baker turned winemaker Richard Alfaro enjoys the fruits of his labor. After a long and satisfying career as the founder of a restaurant and the wholesale baking company known under his own name – Alfaro’s Micro Bakery - Richard shifted gears in 1997, acquiring an aging 75 acre apple farm south of Santa Cruz in Corralitos, California, which [...]
Love Tablas Creek…You’ll Love This Weeks Winery: Lone Madrone
May 11, 2010
Lone Madrone has been making wines on the central coast of California since 1996. Neil Collins and his sister Jackie Meisinger have been working on this venture together since that time. Neil Collins has been making the wines and tending to the vineyard operations for Tablas Creek Vineyards since 1998. The wines he produces for [...]
This week a special treat from central Italy. Nestled among Umbria’s rolling hills, Tenuta di Salviano.
April 24, 2010
The Salviano vineyards are planted to Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano Toscano (Procanico clone) and Grechetto, and extend over 173 acres, rising from 150m to 500m above sea level. These newly planted vineyards of indigenous and international varieties produce excellent quality red and white wines from the classic Orvieto Classico Superiore to [...]
This week, straight form the Venetian Foot Hills, Vignalta Winery.
April 20, 2010
Come in and taste some truly unique Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc from Italy. Vignalta is the leading producer in Colli Euganei, which is located in the Northwest region of Italy. Colli Euganei is distinguished by its group of bizarrely shaped hills which rise isolated from the Venetian plain. Not surprisingly, ‘Colli’ is Italian [...]
This Week, San Francisco’s very own, Fernando Frias will be joining us to pour his family’s Spring Mountain Cabernets.
April 1, 2010
“Our wine is about differences and a slice of life. We offer a 100% single vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and a microclimate taste of the Spring Mountain Appellation.“ Frias Family Vineyards was founded with their first official vintage in 1991. They purchased 100 acres in 1977 and planted only 5 acres in 1985. The [...]
