Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Gammaredux Ale
This a sour IPA from Jolly Pumpkin (but a collaboration with Monkish). Not an IPA fan myself, but this was really good. Downgraded my rating maily because of the huge amount of sediment this thing threw - made it a bit tough to fully enjoy. But, I still recommend it! — 5 days ago
Saxum Vineyards
Heart Stone Vineyard Syrah Blend 2007
Okay, some explanation is in order. First of all, the wine is off-scale awesome. Absolutely beautiful fruit on the nose, balance throughout a lingering, elegant finish. Fantastic. The cork, on the other hand, was a disaster. This wine was stored on its side at 55 F upon receipt from the winery. I am absolutely certain that Justin does his due diligence in selecting corks, but something clearly was amiss with at least this cork from the 2007 Heartstone. This is just a word of caution: if you have this in your cellar, the wine is awesome. Just be careful with the cork! — 7 days ago
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
La Roja Artisan Amber Ale 2016
Awesome as always (and much more interesting after a few years in the bottle - this was bottled in September of 2016. I will say that it did NOT go well with the Kobe hamburgers I made for dinner last night (which were great, by the way), but the beer is terrific! — 5 days ago
Reisacher Estate
Inaugural Release Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Wow. For those of you who remember Delectus wines, this is the first vintage of Gerhard Reisacher’s new operation in Knight’s Valley...and it is a winner. Intense aromas of cassis, black currant, and bittersweet chocolate, this has a rich, full-bodied mouthfeel, sweet and perfectly integrated tannins, and a long, elegant finish. Easily on par with the best wines he ever made at Delectus, if you liked those wines then you’ve got to try this! — 9 days ago
Jim McCusker
Kinda surprised how good this is given its age. Excellent! — a day ago