Vinny Brooklyn

9.2

8 yr old whiskey distilled & bottled in Alameda CA. 47% ABV. Purchased at SFO duty free. Outstanding — 7 months ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.5

You know the wine is that good when, while sipping it from a red solo cup, it still stops you mid conversation to say, wow.

A blend of all 7 permitted champagne varieties (co-planted and co-fermented) and a mishmash of vintages (current + reserve wine from a dedicated solera dating back to 2005). The result is spectacular. This wine flawlessly blends freshness with concentration, lightness with depth. All the citrus (grapefruit, pomelo, lemon and lime zest), orange blossom and elderflower, green apple, lemongrass, chalk, honey, and maybe a hint of ginger.

This was the perfect bottle to pop to celebrate a good friend’s gorgeous new live/work space, a dream come to fruition after many years of planning, hard work and persistence. Cheers to Mo’s wine bar, coming to Alameda in 2022! — 3 years ago

July Glibova

9.0

Troipical fruits, sweetnes, good acidity in the palate — 5 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

NV | Bourbon
(Isaac Wolfe) I.W. Harper (Bernheim); 12 Year
Tullahoma, TN, United States

A multiple tasting of global brown spirits, but dinner of enchiladas with locally sourced ingredients was perfectly paired to the ultimate of Green Chile vodka from none other than St. George's (Alameda, CA).

Happy 2022>2023 Delectable Family.
I was lucky enough to land one of the current COVID variants during my Holiday break, yet 'luck' is one word for the situation. Fortunately symptoms were mild but my palate is twisted, so hopefully 2023 brings a reset. — a year ago

M Allan Davis

9.0

Had this tonight here at Speisekammer in Alameda, CA

Perfect citrus fruit and lemon scent perfectly tender with sweet dry after kick. Subtle and substantial. — 5 years ago

Frederick Kuehn

9.0

Not too sweet — 5 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.0

I gave up on finding dry German Riesling in the States 20 years ago, and here I am at an Oktoberfest in Alameda and randomly sampling this “bone dry” Riesling - and surprise, it is actually dry. Fascinating!! And the importer is based in Carlsbad, so now I need to launch some serious research. Crisp, balanced, and yes, on the dry side. 😊 — 3 years ago

Tim Casady

9.0

Up the U’s !!!! — 5 years ago

with Terry

Ryan Eagan

9.2

Delicious with chicken and waffles and Mac and cheese at Wine & Waffles in Alameda, CA. — 5 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.4

Pre-release party in alameda. All the 2016s.

My rankings:
1) brawler- 94 (2nd biggest wine)
2) black tie - 93 (1st biggest wine)
3) instigator - 93 (3rd biggest wine- more elegant than previous vintages. While it used to be all solano county syrah, it is now blended with a lodi vineyard)
4) truant - 92-93 - solid gsm
5) brat - gs that i need to try again. The oak was coming off a little strong on the small taste i had.

Hear the shake ridge syrah in barrel is midnight black in color and going to be a rockstar. Looking forward to seeing what he does with that vineyard. — 5 years ago