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Ordinaire Wine Bar
New wine bar and shop in Oakland. 3354 Grand Avenue. Great wine, fun place. Ordinaire offers primarily small-production California wines, many of
them made with natural techniques, and sports eight drafts for sampling. Taylor offers cheese and
charcuterie, including Point Reyes burrata with fresh tomatoes, Cowgirl
Mt. Tam, and speck with pickled shiitakes, and any bottle from the
adjoining bottle shop can be enjoyed in-house for an extra $10.
Value: $75.00
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Wine tasting for 6 at Muscardini Cellars
Guests in town or just looking for some R&R up in Sonoma? Stop by Kenwood and the delicious Muscardini Cellars for some award-winning Sangiovese and Syrah wines, and more. Wine tasting for 6 at Muscardini Cellars.
Value: $90.00
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Ravenswood Pickberry 6 Bottle Vertical Tasting
Here is your chance to sample six different vintages of Ravenswood Pickberry (2000, 01, 02, 03, 05, 06).
Ravenswood makes a vineyard designated blend from the Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc grapes grown on the property. The blend varies slightly from year to year, based on the flavors and the harvest.
Pickberry Vineyard is located on the slopes of Sonoma Mountain on the western side of the Sonoma Valley. Pickberry Vineyard got its name many years ago by then two-year-old Kirsten Strotz, daughter of owners Cris and Lorna Strotz (and mother of Hillcrest students Paul and Matt Hosemann), due to the irresistible blackberry vines that grew on the property. Pickberry fruit (in this case grapes, as opposed to blackberries) has traditionally produced opulent, berry-saturated, Bordeaux-style wines.
2006 -- "Quite a noble, interesting wine that bears comparing with the best of Napa Valley. It's bone dry, with softly dusty tannins backed with a firm hit of clean acidity. The flavors are somewhat herbal, with a sage and tobacco edge to the blackberries, dark chocolate and graphite. Feels classy and important, but young. Better after 2012." 94 Points from Wine Enthusiast
Value: $350.00
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Horse & Plow 2011 Zinfandel - 6 bottles
This Zinfandel comes from Grist Vineyard located 1000 feet above Dry Creek Valley. The grapes were punched down by hand in open-top fermentors, gently pressed then aged in French Oak barrels for 16 months.
Tasting Notes: A balanced Zin? Yes! Packed with candied currant, blackberry, leather & spice yet retains its natural acidity and shows the caliber of this fantastic Dry Creek vineyard.
Value: $200.00
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Ravenswood
One magnum of 2006 Teldeschi Vineyard Zinfandel. www.ravenswoodwinery.com
"The mating of
Teldeschi fruit with the Ravenswood hand has yielded superb results
across the years, and 2006 is no exception. From its first nose of
ripe, concentrated blackberries tinged with sweet spices to the
background notes of soils, toast and toffee to its varietally compelling
flavors firmed by tough yet fruit-buffered tannins, this one never lets
up, but it does want time in the cellar to soften its age-demanding
astringency"
95 Points
Connoisseurs' Guide
Value: $85.00
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Silver Oak/Twomey
A three bottle wood box containing 750 ml bottles of the following: 2008 Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2009 Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and 2008 Twomey Merlot.
"Made with a drop of
Cabernet Franc, this Merlot is rich, smooth and bone dry. With modest
alcohol, it brims with flavors of black and red currant, licorice, anise
and white pepper, as well as a subtle touch of sweet, smoky new oak.
the grapes come from the cool Soda Canyon area of Napa Valley, at the
base of Atlas Peak."
91 Points
Wine Enthusiast
"It's easy to see why
Silver Oak remains so popular with the restaurant crowd. It's made in a
more restrained style than many other Napa Cabs. There's plenty of berry
and currant fruit as well as oak, but it's accompanied by tobacco and
herbs that give the wine an earthiness. What the wine lacks in dazzle it
more than makes up for in elegance and subtlety.
Cellar Selection.
"
91 Points
Wine Enthusiast
Value: $262.00
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Private Tour and Tasting at Concannon Vineyard
Enjoy a Private Tour and Tasting for up to eight people at Concannon Vineyard, one logo glass for each attendee, plus a 15% discount on wines purchased by any attendee on the that day. The Concannon Family invites you to explore 130 years of California
Wine history firsthand in this ultra-premium tour & tasting package
(minimum of 8 people per tour). Your experience will comprise of a
45-minute walking tour of our historic vineyard property, including our
crushing/fermenting pad and barrel room. After your tour, you will
privately sample our award-winning Reserve wines in our Wine Library.
One of our friendly and knowledgeable Tour Ambassadors will guide you
through this fun 90-minute experience.
If you are bringing a group out for a taste of the Livermore
Valley—whether you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary, reunion,
bridal shower, corporate outing, or simply soaking up wine country—our
private tour & tasting package is the absolute best way to share a
vineyard experience with family and friends.
Value: $240.00
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2007 Rocking Z Vineyard Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley
2007 Rocking Z Vineyard Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley. Situated at the base of Bradford Mountain on the western slopes of Dry
Creek Valley, Shippey Vineyards is comprised of two small vineyards, one
planted to Zinfandel, the Rocking Z Vineyard, and the other to Petite Syrah, the Flaming J Vineyard. The 2007 Rocking Z Vineyard Zinfandel is
our third release and like its predecessors it displays a deep rich
color, forward aromas and flavors of berries and spice enhanced by notes
of carmelly oak from two years of aging in French oak.
Value: $24.00
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2005 Patz & Hall Napa Chardonnay
2005 Patz & Hall Napa Chardonnay. (Mostly from Hyde Vineyard) Bright
pale yellow. Aromas of lemon drop, orange peel, spices and flowers.
Offers good fat and sweetness ... Lemony flavor along with a hint of
tropical fruits. Just a bit tart on the back end, with moderate length.
89 Points | Wine Spectator
Value: $32.00
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2011 Blackbird Vineyards Arise
2011 Blackbird Vineyards Arise. Winemaker Notes: The 2011 Arise exudes perfumes of ripe cherry,
cracked black pepper and vanilla. Upon entry, the soft mouthfeel and
rich texture reveals flavors of currant, blackberry, and subtle black
olive, which unfold into a long and delectable finish. The
cooler-than-normal 2011 Napa Valley grape-growing season concluded in an
expedited harvest. The outcome was a vintage with flavors developed at
lower brix, resulting in truly elegant wines with European-style texture
and great complexity. - Winemaker, Aaron Pott
Value: $50.00
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