Brian Hearty

9.0

2023. Weird weather night (tornadoes and hail south of us, winter storms north), so we decided to stay in and just see what we had available. Ended up with a couple nice cheese and meat plates. This Pet Nat had been in the beer fridge since the holidays, and its waiting time was over. Aggressive and persistent bubbles that worked so well with the rich cheese and salty meats and olives. Not too complex, just refreshing. — 2 months ago

Michael Westerberg

9.6

Birthday and Father’s Day celebrations. Special treat from a client. Black Sears Vineyard living up to all I have heard. Rich dark fruit, blackberry pie in a glass, soft tannins, a very balanced wine, served with smoked bbq beer can chicken, roasted veggies and potatoes. Spices from the chicken pairing very well. What a nice treat. Well done Mr. Arcudi! — 4 years ago

with Jason

Aaron Rankin

9.3

Beer me a burger, baby. In a perfect place to enjoy Hall. Primary fruit has integrated yet hasn’t faded in the least. Tannins have eroded to silk. Plenty more to give but I’d venture this is where you want Hall. — 5 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.3

Nice sparkling red ruby color. Smells like leather, baked blackberry cobbler and cherry jelly. Flavors are mountain, wild berries. Black currants and huckleberry perhaps. Elderberry jelly too. Herbal, beer made of roots flavors. I.e. sarsaparilla or sumac. This is classic, classy Calaveras county Zin. Complex and bright with lots of density. Aged well too. — 5 months ago

JeremyC

9.2

Work leftovers. SB from top of Farina. Foot stomped. Skin contact. IPA, sour beer complexities. Kind of an intro to what you get w Prince in Caves. Fun!!! — 3 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

8.9

Pure. Refreshing. Flavorful. Taking a quick, one day beer break for this amazing Italian mountain beer from the Dolomites! Cheers 🇮🇹🍻 — 5 years ago

David Kline

9.6

Topaz with heavenly streamers stretching for perfection. Creamy head of structured perfection in terms of density and longevity. Perfect sheet of fog lacing falls like a slo-mo curtain to reveal layer two of mountain snows reflecting moonlight. Nose of bananas foster in all its blazing brandy and it’s caramelized olfactory topography; a malt image in sensory sepia to match the mountainscape. Nutmeg, cola and pecan dessert vies with baklava. The palate is a revelation in balance. The expected Belgian malt emerges in contrast to a dappled vanilla and Connecticut tobacco, pecan shell dryness, and chicory coffee before returning to a root tonic sweetness, and cardamom. #kwak #belgianspecialbeers #belgianale #belgianbeer #pauwelkwak #pauwelkwakbrewery #beer #bier #birra #biere #ale #ceveza #cerveja #belgium #belgian — 6 years ago

with Courtney

Brian Hearty

9.2

2022. More complex aromas and flavors than most pet-nat that I’ve had. Pulled out of the beer fridge because I wanted an Averna Spritz before dinner. ~200 mL of Sparkling Wine for two spritzes means there was enough left to enjoy on its own. — 2 years ago

Andrew Belzer

9.5

NOLE! goat! And a great wine — 3 years ago

JKT

9.2

Wow what an old timer wine showing beautifully right off the bat. Beautiful plummy earthy rich nose into balanced still lively palate and firm texture into a harmonious and long finish. Pleasure to drink. A surprise for a 32 year old but probably from the glory days of this vineyard and varietal? Perfect for the leftover cheese ML brought weeks ago, Formaggio’s Twin Farm Goat Tomme Goats Milk from West Cornwall VT. Half bottle downed, unusual for me. Well, after three days of DE beer (quite good) and dinners alone! — 4 years ago