This California wine used grapes from Paso Robles, Lodi, Lake Country and Monterey County. California red blendTonight was one of them nights when Shirley did not feel like cooking, I was not hungry and the NCAA Basketball National Championship was being played. game I have not missed in 38 years. Great way to end the night.

The wines are sourced from preeminent and emerging wine growing regions including Monterey County; California Central Coast; Marlborough, New Zealand; Spain and Hungary. The first wine to be released in the new Octavin Home Wine Bar is Monthaven Winery Monterey County Central Coast Chardonnay.

From Monterey, California, a Meritage is a Bordeaux style blend using Cabernet and Merlot. this one also has Petit Verdot and Malbec in the mix. On the nose a thick and intense syrupy aroma of ripe cherries, with juicy flavors showing herbal influence, swathed in violet powder and a mild vegetal edge.

Close to my sister (in Palo Alto ) is Monterey County, a [.]. Tags: Other Wine STUFF brit milah California Wine I returned to NYC this morning on the red eye flight from San Fransisco.  Usually when coming back from the west coast, in addition to seeing my sister and brother in law I make a trip to one CA wine region or another. 

Close to my sister (in Palo Alto ) is Monterey County, a [.]. Tags: Other Wine STUFF brit milah California Wine I returned to NYC this morning on the red eye flight from San Fransisco.  Usually when coming back from the west coast, in addition to seeing my sister and brother in law I make a trip to one CA wine region or another. 

From Monterey, this was aged in 25% new wood, and was my favorite wine of the night. It may be the best Italian varietal wine from California I have ever tried. Tags: 2004 2 stars USA Central California 2006 3 stars 1 star 2005 Good Value 2003 2007 2008 Maybe it will turn out great, maybe not. Neither was a "wow" wine.

This red wine, done in the southern Rhone style but in a California terroir, is a blend of 55% Syrah and 45% Grenache. Lots of ripe strawberry aromas with hints of field herbs like violets and lilacs, and spicy flavors of white pepper woven between layers of blueberry and rhubarb pie.

About an hour to an hour and a half South of San Francisco lay beautiful Monterey County.  Famous for its coastline, golf courses & amazing aquarium, Monterey County is also home to a budding wine country, with 40,000 acres of vines planted. The event was well attended & represented.  Happy Memorial Day Wine Tasting!

And last but certainly not least we head west to California. The producer is Cycles Gladiator located in the downright awesome central coast of California. So the Alphabet City Wine Co. has been open for about a month now and all is well. Everyone that comes in seems to really dig the fact that we are here. Can you tell? Cheers

[link] I go into a wine shop I often pass by the California, Washington and Oregon sections just because I am always on the lookout for some old school obscure grape that I have never heard of before. This post is about a California producer that is not readily available in the city but can be accessed online. And more often than not.or