Posted on November 9, 2011
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of sitting with Hugh Schiels, owner and winemaker of Côte Bonneville. We were engaged in a conversation about the wines of Washington State and how they compared with those of Napa. He poured a taste of his Dubrul Vineyard Estate Chardonnay as he told his story. Somewhere in between Hugh telling me his transition from doctor to grower to winemaker, I lost focus. All I could concentrate on was this delicious, rounded and complex Chardonnay in front of me. With my best poker face I said, “hmm… okay, what else do you have?” All the while twitching in my seat excitedly wondering what the reds were going to taste like. (more…)
Posted on November 2, 2011
Below is a copy of one of our Newsletter for my wine club, PRIME CRU. PRIME CRU is a wine club I created at Island Prime Restaurant in San Diego, where we turn our guests on to special values only available through the PRIME CRU. We also offer tastings, wine sales and special seminars. You can see some of the seminars on the Seminars Page.
go to: http://www.islandprime.com and click on the PRIME CRU logo to join.
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Posted on November 1, 2011
Below is a Prime Cru Newsletter from last years holiday season. If you’d like to join PRIME CRU go to: http://www.islandprime.com and click on PRIME CRU
Montebuena Rioja Spain ‘09
A joven wine made for jovial time of year. Tempranillo is one of my favorite grapes in that it can be earthy and rustic as in some old style Riojas. But in the case of Montebuena, it is a young fruity expressive wine that plays on that fine line of new world and old world. This wine will not last and is very hard to find. It is a great choice to drink with turkey or ham.
Retail NA
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