Lucky Bucket Brewing Co.
Bedrock Wine Co.
Wirz Vineyard Riesling
Riesling
Wirz Vineyard
Cienega Valley
Central Coast, CA
T-hued to the eye, the nose is an absolutely elegant combination of the soils this Riesling was lucky enough to grow up in, and the age of the vines, planted by a legend named Pat Wirz, in the Cienega Valley of California, in 1963.
The palate of this Riesling is of a remarkable, Alsatian style that has the balance to satisfy & then some. Before it moves to the finish, a gorgeous feel of melon presents itself, as the finish makes its way not only onto the palate but quietly into the memory.
We paired it with some of Beth’s shrimp for and grits- and the pair was better than the sum of its parts.
…as good as those parts were.
Riesling
Wirz Vineyard
Cienega Valley
Central Coast, CA
Golden chartreuse -hued to the eye, the nose is an absolutely elegant combination of the soils this Riesling was lucky enough to grow up in, and the age of the vines, planted by a legend named Pat Wirz, in the Cienega Valley of California, in 1963.
The palate of this Riesling is of a remarkable, Alsatian style that has the balance to satisfy & then some. Before it moves to the finish, a gorgeous feel of melon presents itself, as the finish makes its way not only onto the palate but quietly into the memory.
We paired it with some of Beth’s shrimp for and grits- and the pair was better than the sum of its parts.
…as good as those parts were.
Lucky Rock Wine Co.
Prospectors Series Bennett Valley Malbec
Cherry, blackberry, raspberry, currant, vanilla, mossy earth and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins. — 3 years ago
Garage Wine Co.
Single Ferment Series 215 BC Ferment Secano Interior Portezuelo Pais 2019
First wine grape planted in North America? You have my attention. Fascinating history of this varietal that I highly recommend reading up on if you’re lucky to have a friend like @Brendan Devine buy you the Wine Grapes tome. The wine itself is really tasty, desert-like in your mouth and has that full almost raisiny note that a lot of natural wines have. Give it a shot. — 5 years ago
Stone Brewing Co.
IPA
Stone IPA is a classic West Coast IPA from San Diego the Mecca of many great beers.This bold, hop forward IPA will never be mistaken for a more refined East Coaster. With its absolutely tantalizing hop bitterness, piney tones and vibrancy this is a big bold awesome IPA. If you like IPAs like I do add this to your list. Touring the many wonderful San Diego breweries is on my bucket list. @Bill Bender Bill this one is for you Cheers 🍻 — 8 years ago
Clos du Val Wine Co.
Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Steaks and cab... In a perfect setting. Couldn't be much better! Lucky. :) — 10 years ago
Bent Water Brewing Co.
G.O.A.T. Premium Lager
Bent Water Brewing G.O.A.T. Premium lager
Rose Gold half opacity with a snowy bucket. Arched lacings eyebrow bullseyes in rushing tribute salutes hash marks and laurels. Nose shows yeasty citrus shimmers deep reed echoes and Indian gum as well as flaky croissant. Bold and generous palate with real resonance, astounds on entry. Toasty sesame, toasty toast and tasty, yeasty blood orange and round citrus echo the rhino-impressions. The finish smacks of the lightest oak. Solid.
I see a future KC collab with Brady and Mahomes. A double Bock perhaps? I know,; sacrilege.
#BentWatwrBrewingCo #BentWater #BentWaterGOAT #GOAT #GoATpremiumlager #premiumlager #lager #TomBrady #MAbeer #LynnMA #beer #bier #biere #birra #crrveza #patriots — 8 months ago
Lucky Rock Wine Co.
Venturi Vineyard Grenache 2020
Lucky Rock Wine Company Grenache 2020, California
Reddish in color.
Fruity nose of raspberries, strawberries, cherries, light oak chocolates and spices.
Medium bodied with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with cherries, plums, light oak, spices, dark chocolates, earth, vegetables, bitter herbs and black pepper.
Short finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
This 4 year old Grenache is drinking at its peak. Showing a soft mouthfeel with nice complexity. Has a California Pinot Noir feel, but more tannic.
I had it 3 years ago, and it is drinking better now.
Good right out of the bottle and gets earthier as it opens up. I gave it a light chill, and paired it with cheeses and crackers.
Aged in French oak barrels for 11 months. Unfiltered and unfined.
13.8% alcohol by volume.
89 points.
$26. — 2 years ago
Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah!
Barbdawg Yeah! Barbera Blend 2020
A rush of medium purple with a ruby rim in the glass. This wine just sings. Loudly and proudly. Beautiful beautiful Barbera. Cranberries say hello on the nose with guest appearances by wild strawberries and boysenberries. Ripe with bright acid and a bucket full of charm and sunlight. Dark fruit on the tongue with a silky mouthfeel. Earth and spice and funk and leather and sexy. A decidedly fun and spectacular wine. Needs a good decant and I’m willing to bet this is even more interesting on day two but there was no way this wine was going to last two days with me.
— 3 years ago
Lucky Rock Wine Co.
County Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Grapefruit, apple, lemon, dried apricot, blood orange and lime zest. Racy acidity and great minerality. — 6 years ago
Enfield Wine Co.
Citrine California Chardonnay 2015
Day 2 and this is firing on all cylinders. Gorgeous wine. Silly value. @John Lockwood is lucky this isn’t the 1600s or he would be accused of witchcraft. — 8 years ago
Freewheel Brewing Co.
FSB Session Beer
Such balance, perfection and freshness right in my backyard. I am pinching myself- so lucky! Alisha makes low alcohol, real ale in Redwood City and I can drop by for a pint whenever I want! — 9 years ago
Enfield Wine Co.
Brosseau Vineyard Chardonnay 2023
I love his wines and I guess lucky for me was added to his e-mail list a decade ago. This wine has now typicity aka terroir which comes from this vineyard (the vines are getting older he started out when they were quite young). Pear/honey on the nose - tons of acid, meyer lemon, sour mandarine on the back palate very restrained fruit. Not tropical or floral at all. Sharp clean and crisp. Almost steely. Very burgundian in style - folks would have a very hard time to identify this as CA in a blind tasting. 2 Puncheons produced and just 12.9%! (His Watson Ranch {napa}is my #1 but allocated followed by Heron Lake {wild horse valley}. Those 23‘s I will review in the future. — 8 months ago
Angeleno Wine Company
Alonso Family Vineyard Albariño 2022
Truly artisan, made in small batches from the Angeleno Wine Co. This is a quite different Albariño sourced in collaboration with Bokisch Vineyards. The V.22 was the only vintage they made as it ended up being a little bit of a warmer year in California. Grapes for this wine were harvested on August 2022 at 20.9 brix, destemmed and macerated for 20 hours overnight, then pressed it off.
It fermented in tank and then racked half of it into stainless steel barrels and half in regular neutral Hungarian oak barrels. Fermentation took off from the indigenous yeasts on the fruit and in the winery. The wine in stainless steel was not allowed to go through MLF, while the wine in oak barrels was allowed to go through MLF naturally. After 7 months, it was blended the two wines together, filtered it, then bottled.
All this processes resulted a compelling multi-layered and extremely complex Albariño never tasted before, the array of citrusy from lemon peel, ripe mandarine, to some hints of fermented pineapple on both nose and palate, takes you to a joyful savory roller-coaster, it has the prefect balance of oak and acidity, perfectly balance on the mid-and-back-end of the palate. Mouthfeel is exotic and sharp but not tarty, a very harmonious combination of acidity and dry, clean and crispy finish. If you are lucky to find it, get it as it will not disappoint. Cheers! — a year ago
Lucky Rock Wine Co.
County Cuvée Pinot Noir 2021
Cherry, raspberry, blackberry, currant, cranberry, licorice and oak. Light-bodied and soft tannins. — 3 years ago
Lucky Rock Wine Co.
Mendocino Grenache 2020
Raspberry, cherry, currant, blueberry, licorice, flint and oak. Light-bodied and moderate tannins. — 4 years ago
Stone Brewing Co.
Stone 22 Anniversary Anni-Matter Double IPA
I’m from British Columbia the home of so many great beers not to mention our own. But San Diego California also has some of the greatest craft beers on the planet. Stone Brewing is among the best in a tough market. It’s hard to beat their IPA and visiting their brewery is on my bucket list. Bill @Bill Bender of San Diego this one’s for you. Stone Brewing well done and congratulations. — 7 years ago
Punt Road
Napoleone Vineyard Shiraz 2015
Dark crimson with youthful purple tinges. Primary nose of raspberry spice and pepper. On the palate same delicious spice and pepper with good body and weight. As good as it is now it will be better with cellaring. From the near perfect growing season in the Yarra in 2015 it has a 1.5% splash of Viognier co-fermented with the Shiraz. 20% whole bunches. This Wine won the Trevor Mast Trophy for Best Shiraz at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show in 2016 and also the Best Single Vineyard Wine. At only $30 a bottle and a limit of 6 bottles it flew out the door and I was lucky to get a 6 pack back in October 2016. — 8 years ago
Ravensworth
Murrumbateman Garnacha Tinta y Cinq Sao 2016
This is the 'tindery' Cab franc / sauv blanc blend. Interesting enough, the sauv shows by the bucket load with a semi-slippery initial texture until the grainy greenish tannin from the Franc kicks in. The herbaceous notes from the sauv only add to how herbaceous Franc can be. It shows a lot of black cherry, sour raspberry and cut green herbs. If you look at it deeply enough it does show some guava and lychee notes from the sauv but they're probably not even worth mentioning. Co-ferment of the two I'm lead to believe, approach with an open mind, it can throw you about a bit. At $38 a bottle, bit of a gamble in my opinion, especially for something as experimental as such — 9 years ago
Chris Zitzman
2023 Bedrock Wine Co.
Riesling
Wirz Vineyard
Cienega Valley
Central Coast, CA
T-hued to the eye, the nose is an absolutely elegant combination of the soils this Riesling was lucky enough to grow up in, and the age of the vines, planted by a legend named Pat Wirz, in the Cienega Valley of California, in 1963.
The palate of this Riesling is of a remarkable, Alsatian style that has the balance to satisfy & then some. Before it moves to the finish, a gorgeous feel of melon presents itself, as the finish makes its way not only onto the palate but quietly into the memory.
We paired it with some of Beth’s shrimp for and grits- and the pair was better than the sum of its parts.
…as good as those parts were. — a month ago