Peter Sultan

9.2

A Portuguese red blend that is juicier, livelier, denser, & more alive than many a bottle 3x the price. Pop rocks for adults, if you’re a child of the 70s. Savory red jelly, pomegranate, underripe red cherries. Low tannin. Exuberant. Truly head turning & for under 14$ I will volunteer to get on my high horse to declare it THE Thanksgiving wine to bring. Wow. — 8 months ago

Kevin Blix

9.0

Easy drinking can. Reminds me of caymus and emmolo. At $25 a good price. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

The No Joke is a blend of 71% and 29% Cabernet. On the nose, big blue & violets florals, gummy fruits of, blueberries, blackberries, black plum, black raspberries, pepper, steep black tea and rich, black soils. On the palate, the wine crisscrosses between the presences Malbec & Cabernet on entry. Liquid violets, creamy fruits of; blueberries, blackberries, black plum, black raspberries. Dark soils, black tea, rich black soils, loamy soils, dry stone, dark & milk chocolate, round thick acidity and thick lush, elegant, blue fruit finish. Photos of the tasting bar in their downtown Walla Walla tasting room, tasting room sitting sitting area and beautiful fruit ready for harvest. Producer history and notes...Ryan Crane founded Kerloo Cellars in 2007. Ryan’s path to winemaking began as a volunteer at Animale Cellars. After leaving Animale Cellars, he worked crush with Marie-Eve Gilla at Forgeron Cellars. Marie-Eve is Gilles (Director of Winemaking & Viticulture) Long Shadows wife and who's wines I'll post soon. He ultimately landed an Assistant Winemaker at Va Piano Vineyards for three years. The influence and support from the Washington wine industry like; Gilla, Justin Wylie of Va Piano, and Steve Brooks of Trust Cellars propelled Ryan forward to where he has found himself today owner and Winemaker at Kerloo Cellars. Oh...if you were wondering how they arrived at Kerloo for the name, it's the sound a crane (bird) makes and of course, Ryan's last name is Crane. — 9 years ago

Frank Barrett

9.6

real nice to put down a whole bottle. reminds me of the Volunteer minus $10 LOL! — 10 years ago

Mark Oldman

9.1

what makes a #wine merchant extraordinary? I slip anonymously into chelsea wine vault 2day to buy Vouvray for #Thanksgiving & at checkout they volunteer a taste of this beautifully bracing white(!) #Chinon fr '93 — 11 years ago

Paul Arizabal

9.1

Two signed magnums of 2011 Volunteer — 11 years ago

Colette Alexander

9.3

I volunteer to do the Raffault vertical. (I am so brave) — 12 years ago

Brian Bork

9.1

Really liked this one - astringent, dry, big and bold. — 3 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.3

Dan was being very curmudgeonly as he could taste butterscotch in this wine. I say he was right. I'd ALSO say I'll take every last bottle of this he has left and will even volunteer to take them away personally! Poured a medium amber color. Notes of butter and herb om the nose. Entry is overripe stone ground fruits with a nice weighted base. Butterscotch in front and middle but trails away in the finish where this wine just kind of dances more with a tarragon and peach kind of note. The only white I dared to try with the braised pork and pickled peppers. Although neither was a perfect complement, I was shocked at how this one definitely didn't run away! A true Marcassin! If you have these, I think I'd drink now. — 7 years ago

with Dan and Shay

Kim Stanbro

8.9

We've been so busy in the theater, we are going through a lot less volunteer wine than previous shows. Zin appears to be the grape of choice. — 10 years ago

Ralph Lewis

9.5

Very nice Cab with character. Intense nose, blackberry and licorice flavors and earthy notes. Delicious. — 10 years ago

Richard Kim

9.0

So this wine beat Harlan, Bond, Colgin, Scarecrow in a blind tasting, scoring in the top bracket with Dalla Valle Maya. Wow! Of all those others, I've only had the pleasure of Colgin. And expert taster though I am not, I also found this comparable to that experience. Speaks classic California Cab to me - nice structure of dark red fruit followed by some cigar/tobacco and finishing with long silky tannins. I volunteer for next blind tasting of this against Screaming Eagle, Harlan, et al.!!! — 11 years ago

Robert Miller

9.7

My wife went to the Boyd Vineyard last weekend on a private tour recommended by a colleague. She liked the 2010 Cab, Oak Knoll District so much, she had the vineyard ship a case home for my birthday. extremely smooth even without giving time to breathe. Not overpowered berry or other fruit, dry but without dust on the rim. You will make a good impression if you bring this to the next dinner party invite but volunteer to open on site as you may not find it again. Just returned from a business trip to my French parent company. I did not taste anything better over there. Concerned how the 2011 will fare given how that poor year is shaping up but there are exceptions, — 12 years ago

Steve Somermeyer

9.4

This Zin is at it’s peak. From a fellow ZAP volunteer photographer’s vineyard Barry grew great grapes. — 5 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.1

Can't wait for the 'real' Neighborhood wines coming in a few years. Those will come from grapes grown in the city of San Francisco... and I volunteer my backyard. Meanwhile this test drive is great... nice acidity, balance, and mouthfeel. ... and a bargain, but they didn't make too many barrels so could be hard to find. — 8 years ago

Kim Stanbro

8.9

Crowd favorite- another case down. Pictured with the evening's volunteer bartender. This was the Carmenere. — 9 years ago

with Amy, Dave and 1 other

Sharon B

8.9

Just prior to his 10th birthday Colby Groom underwent back to back open heart surgeries. Inspired to raise awareness, Colby and his dad, notable winemaker Daryl Groom, created Colby Red as a way to raise funds for heart related charities. Colby is now a seasoned volunteer supporting heart health throughout North America. Colby Red has proudly raised and donated over $500,000 to heart charities across the USA and into Canada. I saw this and couldn't resist the donation! 💖 — 10 years ago

Lauren D

10

Seriously LOVE this wine!! — 10 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

8.9

My friend Robert Vaca's very impressive winery. They sell their grapes to Daou, so that explains it. Beautiful Sangiovese, full bodied, solid fruits, but not overwhelmingly so. — 11 years ago

Sarah Oncken

9.0

Post volunteer work treat! This wine smells heavenly and had a great earthy taste. — 12 years ago