The 2008 Antica Terra / * to be released to the mailing list next week, is vibrant and glossy in the glass, the color of dessicated roses, that reminded me of Middle School romances and Rilke, of notes scribbled furiously in journals and hidden under pillows. The 2008 Botanica / * -- a barrel selection -- is more concentrated. spice?) MORE >>

We had three from the Napa/Sonoma region, and one from Carmel Valley in Central Coast. On the night of the great VP debates, the Imbibe Wine Club met to sample some 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon from California. MORE >>

The producer is Cycles Gladiator located in the downright awesome central coast of California. Cycles Gladiator merlot is grown in Monterey County with a very nice morning fog from the coast, warm days and cool nights which is basically, in my opinion, the perfect climate for this grape. So the Alphabet City Wine Co. Cheers MORE >>

And with that being said we decided not to jump the gun with whites, roses, and Beaujolais saving these for April and focusing on the western Coast of the United States for March's Wine Starter Kit. Good starter at a get together) • 2005 Belle Isle Chardonnay (truly un-oaked chardonnay from Cali's central Coast. Cheers MORE >>

David Bruce Central Coast 2006 * Ruby color. I don't know what it is that makes October pinot noir season, but it's always around now that I start to break out the reds in earnest again and the pinot noir is always the first off the shelf. The crisp acidity and earthy flavors somehow compliment this brisk NYC air. Cellar selection. MORE >>