Online Wine Tasting – Mondays

Since we can’t come to the wine, the wine will have to come to us. Starting June 8, We’ll meet on Zoom and chat about the wines.

Alan
Dani
Hunter
Jim
Joe
Liana
Loren
Martin
Mike
Steve

Please put the week’s white in your fridge at least 24 hours in advance, or put the week’s red in the fridge about an hour before the tasting, so the wine will be at a good temperature: about 45 degrees for whites (it will warm up in the glass) and 60 degrees for reds. If you want to give the red some time to breathe, pour a glass at lunchtime and then recork the bottle.

June 8, 2020

Campo Viejo Cava Rose 750ml

Campo Viejo Cava Rose $15.60

June 15, 2020

Bougrier 'V' Vouvray, 2018 750ml

Bougrier ‘V’ Vouvray, 2018 $14.63

June 22, 2020

Chateau Vivonne Bandol Rose, 2018 750ml

Chateau Vivonne Bandol Rose, 2018 $19.50

June 29, 2020

Dr Heidemanns Riesling QbA, 2018 750ml

Dr Heidemanns Riesling QbA, 2018 $9.75

July 6, 2020

Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio 750ml

Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio $7.78

July 13, 2020

Hermes Assyrtiko 750ml

Hermes Assyrtiko $11.70

July 20, 2020

Le Pre Vaujour Chinon 750ml

Le Pre Vaujour Chinon $18.53

July 27, 2020

San Gregorio Las 75 Vendimias, 2017 750ml

San Gregorio Las 75 Vendimias, 2017 $16.58

August 3, 2020

Tarima Hill Monastrell Old Vines, 2015 750ml

Tarima Hill Monastrell Old Vines, 2015 $15.60

August 10, 2020

Di Majo Norante Sangiovese 750ml

Di Majo Norante Sangiovese $10.53

August 17, 2020

Mascota Vineyards Unanime Malbec, 2016 750ml

Mascota Vineyards Unanime Malbec, 2016 $24.38

August 24, 2020

K Vintners Syrah The Deal, 2015 750ml

K Vintners Syrah The Deal, 2015 $36.09

Online Wine Tasting – Wednesdays

Since we can’t come to the wine, the wine will have to come to us. Starting May 6, every week I’ll do an online tasting with bottles of wine in cases I’ve distributed to eleven friends:

Alan
Alex
Hunter
Jim
Joe
Justin
Liana
Loren
Martin
Mike
Scott
Steve

We’ll meet on Zoom and chat about the wines. I didn’t have enough case lots for everyone to always get identical wines, but they will be similar. I’ve tried to arrange the wines so that they become increasingly complex and full-bodied.

Please put the week’s white in your fridge at least 24 hours in advance, or put the week’s red in the fridge about an hour before the tasting, so the wine will be at a good temperature: about 45 degrees for whites (it will warm up in the glass) and 60 degrees for reds.

Week 1 – May 5

“Breezy and Fresh” is a meaningless descriptor, as the wine has gone through malolactic fermentation and oak.

Week 2 – May 12

This is a limited run bottling of primarily Cab and Merlot with smaller amounts of eight other red varietals which see a fair amount of new oak (mostly American). This wine is usually only sold out of the winery tasting room but a small amount was brought into Orlando.

Week 3 – May 19

California, Oregon, or Chile

Week 4 – May 26

This wine has gone through malolactic fermentation to make it buttery and was aged in oak, hence “reserve”.

Week 5 – June 3

California, Australia

Week 6 – June 10

France, California, New Zealand

Week 7 – June 17

100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine was aged 12 months in 20% new oak, a combination of French, American and Hungarian.

Week 8 – June 24

New Zealand, France

Week 9 – July 1

California, Chile, Chile

Week 10 – July 8

California, California, California, Washington State

Week 11 – July 15

All are Rioja from Spain

Week 12 – July 22

Classic Meritage Blend emulating French Bordeaux