Home Base Spirits

Ca' Lojera

Monte della Guardia Merlot

Ca’ Lojera, pronounced “callow yerra”, means “house of the wolf”, making this a Stark wine for GoT fans. The estate was originally the bishop’s Summer home, so here, the “wolves” refer to smugglers who used the estate as a base during the rest of the year.

Ca’ Lojera is primarily a producer of Lugana whites, but they grow a bit of Cabernet and Merlot for their rosato, and make stainless steel varietal wines of each. The Merlot is surprisingly good, with smooth, clean cherry and blueberry fruits, and just a touch of pepper spice bite to the finish.
— 3 months ago

Alheit Vineyards

Nautical Dawn Chenin Blanc 2018

They have done it again, another home run from Alheit, amped up to eleven but in a fresh casing. A stunning Chenin that is all about texture
Pronoucned intense, somewhat reductive at first, but soon blooms out to expose an amazing array of aromas of fresh but ripe fruit, ripe lemons, bruised apples, honeydew melon, orange blossom followed by beeswax, cashew nuts and a very present savoury complexity with a salty breeze and dusty rock minerality.
Rich palate with a focused and tactile, high acidity that penetrates the medium full body with a pronounced fruit profile of juicy but fresh fruit, lemon juice, melon, honey, expansive complexity with a rocky and salty base note that evolves into a toffee and milky like texture through a long finish. Brilliant
— 3 years ago

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Bryant Family Vineyard

Proprietor Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Been breaking out some fun wines deep from the cellar to keep spirits HIGH during the stay at home Cali mandate. Day 10 is no exception......time for dinosaur steaks and a 2009 Bryant Family!!

Decanted 1 hour. An arresting deep dark garnet color(lots of cloudy sediment). On the nose: caught me completely off guard with stewed meat, black olives, band aids, some licorice, red berries, and floral. Taste: Wow, this is singing "Stairway to Heaven " ....no garage band version, this is Led Zeppelin 1970s!! Dark cherries, chocolate, espresso, tobacco.
A Mark Aubert beauty with fine, silky tannins coating the mouth. An elegant, rich, soft wine with a long toffee/blueberry finish
— 4 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
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@Tom Garland i hope yours were as good as mine! 🥩🍷
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Love the whole thing going on
Tom Garland

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@Sharon B great night of wine/steak!......meat sweats, lowered heart rate from all the protein/ fat and finally drifted into a coma like sleep..

Marchesi Antinori

Tenuta Guado Al Tasso Scalabrone Bolgheri Rosato 2016

[Tasted on July 24, 2022 at Home with Rachel]

Purchased at Tenuta Guado al Tasso tasting at Midtown Wine & Spirits. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. Strawberry, black currant and spice with saline notes.
— 2 years ago

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Alegre Wines & Spirits

California Sparkling Zero Juice

Nice non alcoholic option! Crisp, and semi sweet. Available through WineShop at Home. — 2 years ago

Sacred Spirits Company

Gin London Dry

Brought this home from the office before the lockdown. I carried this back from London, where this is one of the main gins they serve at the Dukes Bar for their legendary martinis. Hope I can get back there again. — 4 years ago

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Lovely!

Yetti and the Kokonut

Savagnin Adelaide Hills White Blend 2018

Dinner with friends, no formal notes tonight.
I believe this is a skin fermented Savignin, very cool, love when grapes are grown away from home base (Savoie), in Australia!
— 4 years ago

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Iwan

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Great label
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I agree with @Iwan
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Love the label!

Joshua Cooper

Ray-Monde Vineyard Pinot Noir 2020

Almost a year since my first Joshua Cooper wine and probably at the same restaurant at Burleigh Heads. Unlike last year’s note, the Ray-Monde is made from fruit sourced from Gippsland, not their home base of Macedon Ranges. Mid Ruby in colour with noticeable whole bunch influence - a light peppery note. A stalky bunchy dried cherry perfume. This wine walks the line perfectly between fruit (red and black cherry) and savoury characters. 33 year old Joshua Cooper is almost considered a natural winemaker. The only thing he adds is sulphur dioxide. His wines are now featuring on some of the leading Restaurant Lists in Australia and @Ceccherini Cristiano has posted previously when he was a Sommelier in Melbourne. Worth seeking out but unlikely to be found away from Australia. Winner of the Young Winemaker of the year in 2020 by Gourmet Traveller wine magazine. — 2 years ago

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Domaine Jacques Prieur

Bourgogne Chardonnay 2017

🏅 Rating 89/100 (3,9⭐)

White flowers and summer herbs. Oak is gentle and not overwhelming. Creamy milky notes. Citrus finish and good length. Medium body and satisfying concentration puts it above its regional hierarchy.

Stylistically it gravitates more towards Mersault which is home village for Domaine Jacques Prieur. It sets a good base line and high expectations for the rest of Domaine wines in the portfolio.

Drink now - 2025
— 4 years ago

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Carreño

Mezcal Artesanal Tepeztate-Joven Agave

Wow. Smoky. In search of this in its US home base. — 4 years ago