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2018 Casino Mine Ranch Simone

winehardware — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 02:41:43 +0000

Named after original owner, Simone or “Sim” as she was affectionately known to the family. Capturing the idyllic weather of the 2018 growing season, they harvested two of the families favorite varietals from the estate vineyard in the early days of October: Grenache and Mourvèdre. The result is an incredibly juicy, yet refined expression of how the two varietals pair, truly hand in hand – the red fruit-driven Grenache, with the refreshing acidity of Mourvèdre. With intense aromas on the nose – think star anise, cocoa and espresso comingled with tiny, sun-ripened French plums and wild strawberries – and a wonderfully juicy palate, rich and layered with brambly fruits like blackberries and ripe red cherries, candied violets, crushed gravel, kumquat peel and perennial pantry baking spices such as allspice and Ceylon cinnamon. Its beautiful, silky texture is punctuated with a fresh palate-pleasing finish and intense concentration. It will certainly beckon a meal – be it a few skewers of impromptu yakitori, or boeuf bourguignon with your loved ones when you feel like lingering.

Libelle 2019 Grüner Veltliner

winehardware — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 04:28:35 +0000

Winery Notes:

BEST IN CLASS at the 2021 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition!

The 2019 Grüner Veltliner has notes of white peach, apricot, and fresh radish on the nose. This Grüner has a nice rounding on the entry, and a lovely, crisp acidity on the finish that keeps you coming back for another sip.

2018 Piazza Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills

winehardware — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:11:06 +0000

loving the wines from female winemaker Gretchen Voelcker

2019 Piazza Estate Grenache Bella Vista Vineyard

winehardware — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:03:42 +0000

Winery Notes: Dried strawberry, rose petal, pomegranate, crushed raspberry, Bing cherry, forest floor, sarsaparilla, fresh leather, light baking spice, medium body with lengthy tannin, bright acid and chalk minerality

Maker Wine Chenin Blanc by Colleen Clothier (1 can)

winehardware — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 15:28:45 +0000

Wine Maker Colleen Clothier is a spunky, twenty-something who worked her way up from server to head winemaker in just three years at Revolution, an urban winery in the heart of downtown Sacramento. She sources all their fruit from within 60 miles of the winery, bringing back the tradition of winemaking back to Sacramento and highlighting local AVAs in the process. Now she’s on a mission to put Clarksburg Chenin on the map.

Sold as a 3 Pack (equal to 1 bottle) or as an individual can

Maker Wine Rose of Grenache by Ser Winery (1 Can)

winehardware — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 15:19:06 +0000

From Ser Winery in Monterey, CA by Winemaker Nicole Walsh. We love this can for its delicious strawberry flavors and crispness. Solid in a 3 pack (equal to one bottle) or individually

2019 Raft Jonquille Viognier

winehardware — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:25:05 +0000

Winery Notes:

This is a fun interpretation of California Viognier. Hints of cantaloupe and Meyer lemon curd play on the nose, while the palate presents ripe Asian pear and lemon verbena tea. It is a full bodied white wine, great on it’s own, or paired with light meats and fish.

2019 Raft Weed Farm Syrah

winehardware — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:23:01 +0000

Winery Notes:

Year after year we love how the Weed Farms Syrah presents notes of the vineyard – dried violet and dried Bay Leaf are exceptionally strong this year. If you like stem inclusion in your wine, or whole cluster, this is a wine for you! Because of the higher than normal stem in the fermentation, the wine has lots of elements of spicy, herbal Earth notes. The texture is rich and tannic – a great wine to be paired with roasted meats or vegetables, at a dinner with friends.

2019 Raft Sangiovese

winehardware — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:17:28 +0000

Winery notes:

Sangiovese is such a great wine for sharing. It is approachable, yet with a tannin structure to stand up to many different foods – we think it’s the perfect pizza and pasta wine! On the nose, the first thing right off the bat is a note of earthy bing cherry – like a cherry still on the tree perfectly ripe just waiting to be picked. In the glass, it’s color is a beautiful true ruby red, as you swirl it practically sparkles! On the palette, it playfully dances across your tongue, but then those Italian tannins set in to be a great balance for food.

2017 Casino Mine Ranch Tempranillo

winehardware — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:22:41 +0000

Winery Notes:

Rich and Joan drank a life-altering Tempranillo in Barcelona, at the Zona d’Ombra, and decided that they had to plant it here. It’s our best-behaved vine variety. It ripens beautifully. We break with Spain and put it in French (not American) oak in an effort to refine it. All the same, its cowboy qualities cannot be stifled. We like to imagine Hollis and Sam Shaw, sitting by a campfire and clinking glasses of this red, saying, “¡Salud!”