Berkeley Bowl Marketplace
Unico Zelo
Esoterico Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc Riesling
LOVE THIS orange wine. Recommended by someone at Vintage, found at Berkeley bowl. Drinking with vegan Caesar. — 3 years ago
Venta Morales
Vino de la Tierra de Castilla Tempranillo 2018
Loved it! Found this bottle hugely discounted at Berkeley Bowl, and greatly enjoyed drinking it while watching the Democratic Debate (a shit show - wine was necessary) and sharing a special HQ dinner with my roommates. — 4 years ago
Claiborne and Churchill
Claiborne Vineyard Estate Dry Riesling 2015
Good buy from Berkeley Bowl. — 7 years ago
Ayres Vineyard
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2021
Scrumptious. Raspberry hints. Soft tannins. Smooth smooth smooth. Holds up well 3 days after opening.
Another Berkeley Bowl Win! — a year ago
Owen Roe
Ex Umbris Columbia Valley Syrah
Fig! Chocolate! Black pepper and smoke! Love this Syrah. Purchased while I was in Oregon, but saw it for sale at Berkeley Bowl. — 3 years ago
Domaine Trapet Père & Fils
Chambertin Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1998
Not at apogee. The length on palate was clearly from noble terroir. A transition vintage for the current Jean Louis Trapet around the time he converted to biodynamic viticulture and began dialing back the oak. And I forgot to mention: $30+/btl at Berkeley Bowl on closeout during the early 2000s. You can barely buy Passetoutgrain for $30/btl these days. — 5 years ago
The Fableist
373 Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Cherry jam nose. The heat wafts up with the vanilla scented jam too, and remains in nice, not over-powering, ways through first sip - mid-palate - finish such that I think the stated 14.1% alcohol under-states the actual case. I’m drinking this 2017 vintage Feb 12-13 2019 and it tastes good now with promise of tasting very good, with some potential complexity in a few years. Just now, this wine packs a punch well above it’s weight class: $18 at Berkeley Bowl. It’s far below the quality of top Paso cabs but it’s far below their sticker prices too... so, hey, why not enjoy this as a more than serviceable table wine for hearty and even some spicy fare now, cellar several bottles to taste 1-5(+ ?) later as a cheap investment that could pay off huge? One can always pull out the Justin Isosceles Reserve and Tablas Creek bad boys for special Paso-wine occasions. I do miss a longer finish ... but tiny hints of licorice, shiitake+hedgehog and maybe also portobello mushrooms, and slightly larger suggestions of smoke plus some leather lead me to believe The Fableist is working on some delicious stories to tell in coming years — and will then, perhaps, linger longer on the finish. Yeah, I do think the yummy plummy jam will give way to more flavors in time — and if this hunch/hope/faith proves true, Ill increase the rating a fair amount over 9.0 for some tip-top QPR. — 5 years ago
Lindsey Hemmer
From Berkeley Bowl — a month ago