Wine Bar: Tastings and Notes

  
 

Come visit our wine bar. Our mini mid-week tastings on Tuesdays/Wednesdays is a great way to take a quick break from work. On Fridays/Saturdays we pour a full lineup. Come learn and enjoy! We provide a complimentary 7 3/4 oz. INAO tasting glass with the tasting. The Wine bar is open Tuesdays to Thursdays 12:30-6pm, Friday and Saturday 2-6pm.
  Best of Santa Cruz Mountains 03.09-03.11 Midweek Tasting
 

Many wine enthusiasts feel that the Santa Cruz Mountains produce the best wine in California. Frankly, we find it hard to argue. Our tasting features some of the best that the Santa Cruz Mountains vineyards have to offer. Try these wines and see what you think.
 
  • Santa Cruz Chardonnay "Saratoga Cuvée", Mount Eden Vineyards 2006
  • Santa Cruz Mountains Estate Chardonnay, Ridge Vineyards 2007
  • Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir, Clos LaChance 2007
  • Santa Cruz Cabernet Sauvignon "Saratoga Cuvée", Mount Eden Vineyards 2005
  • Santa Cruz Mountains Estate Red, Ridge Vineyards 2006
  
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  New Reds from California and Oregon 03.02-03.04 Midweek Tasting
 

Here are a few of our latest selections of overachievers. Total values for sure!
 
  • California Red "Redart", Urbanite Cellars NV
  • California Cabernet Sauvignon "Amplio", urbanite Cellars 2006
  • Walla Walla Sangiovese "Emma", Marchesi Vineyards 2008
  
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  New Arrival Italian Wines 02.26-02.27 Weekend Tasting
 

What an exciting lineup of newly released regional wines from Italy! Ya gotta try these great wines.
 
  • Sicilia Bianco IGT Inzolia "Terre di Giumara", Caruso & Minini 2008
  • Sicilia Bianco IGT Grillo, Feudo Disisa 2008
  • Erbaluce di Caluso DOC "La Torrazza", Ferrando 2008
  • Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG, Mormoraia 2007
  • Canavese Rosso "La Torrazza", Ferrando 2008
  • Valpolicella Classico DOC, Azienda Agricola Brigaldara 2007
  
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  Noirish Classics 02.23-02.25 Midweek Tasting
 

Here is a selection of excellently crafted Pinot Noirs that are pure and classic, but with dark tones. The kind of Noir that's broodingly seductive. All at bargain prices!
 
  • Monterey Pinot Noir, Carmel Road 2007
  • Marlborough Pinot Noir, Mahi 2007
  • Marlborough Pinot Noir, Walnut Block 2006
  • Bourgogne Rouge, Maison Leroy 2000
  
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  The Finest Range of Savigny-les-Beaune 02.19-02.21 Weekend Tasting
 

These 2007s from Domaine Camus-Bruchon in Savigny-les-Beaune are a joy, as mesmerizing, if not more so, than the highly regarded 2005s. Is there anyone making a finer range of red Burgundies from Savigny-les-Beaune than Camus-Bruchon? I doubt it. Is there a finer range of red Burgundies from Savigny-les-Beaune priced at less than $40. Impossible!
 
  • Bourgogne Rouge, Domaine Camus-Bruchon 2007
  • Chorey-les-Beaune, Domaine Camus-Bruchon 2007
  • Savigny-les-Beaune, Domaine Camus-Bruchon 2007
  • Savigny-les-Beaune "Les Pimentiers Vieilles Vignes", Domaine Camus-Bruchon 2007
  • Savigny-les-Beaune "Aux Grands Liards Vieilles Vignes", Domaine Camus-Bruchon 2007
  • Savigny-les-Beaune Premier Cru Les Lavieres, Domaine Camus-Bruchon 2007
  • Savigny-les-Beaune Premier Cru Les Narbantons, Domaine Camus-Bruchon 2007
  
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  Argentina's Best Buys for Wine Lovers 02.16-02.18 Midweek Tasting
 

The wine-loving country of Argentina produces wines with a more European flavor. Ripe and full-bodied as can be expected from a hot-climate region, the wines are not nearly over-the-top jammy and alcoholic as other New World wines, but well-balanced and perfectly matched with food. Break out the chimichurri!
 
  • Lujan de Cuyo (Mendoza) Chardonnay, Maipe 2007
  • Mendoza Malbec, Don Miguel Gascon 2008
  • San Juan Bonarda "Cuesta del Vento", Bodegas Hermanos Millas 2007
  • San Juan Syrah "Cuesta del Vento", Bodegas Hermanos Millas 2007
  
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