Grape Harvest in Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon free run juice flows during the annual grape harvest....
Did You Know: Fact #2
That there are approximately 58 million bubbles in a bottle of champagne, give or take a few million. With the wine under so much pressure, when carefully opening a bottle of bubbly, keep in mind that the cork leaves the bottle at a velocity of between 40 and 50...
NV Christalino Brut Cava
A refreshing alternative to more expensive French traditional Champagne, this Spanish sparkling is a value lovers diamond in the rough. Crisp citrus fruit, toast, lemon, hints of spice and orange peel, it’s varietal mix of 50% Macabeo, 35% Parellada and 15% Xarel-lo grapes make this the perfect choice for...
Krug Brut Rose Champagne
When it comes to Champagne, the list of high end producers reads like a history book. Dom Perignon, Christal, Salon, Billecart-Salmon, and Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill to name but a few. Though opinions vary and everyone expresses their loyal favorite, my personal choice to pop on New Year’s...
Foxen Canyon Wine Trail
One of the Wine Trails featured in the movie Sideways....
How did the tradition of christening a ship with champagne begin?
The history of breaking a bottle of wine over a ship’s bow dates back to the about the late 17th century (initially wine then champagne). The British Navy originally baptized their ships with a “standing cup” of precious metal, which was afterwards thrown overboard. Unfortunately with the increased production...
2012 Russell Gregory Cabernet Sauvignon “Plum Ridge Vineyard”
The flavor profile of this 100% Cabernet lets you know it is pure mountain fruit with its deep rich crimson-purple color and elegant fruit structure. From grapes grown at 1700 ft. in the Mayacamas Mountain range, big ripe plum, black raspberry and red currant fruit blend harmoniously with touches...
2012 Russell B Gregory – Captive “Red Blend”
Nowhere in this state will you find anyone willing to grow, none less willing to produce a wine containing the grapes Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Until now. Sleek and elegant blackberry, blueberry and black cherry fruit share space with many layers of spice, leather, white pepper and...
2015 Russell Gregory Pinot Grigio “Columbia Gorge”
A fresh sea breeze nose gives way to fresh peach, clean bosc pear and apricot fruit. Creamy and seductive, McIntosh apple and litchi nut start to shine through with bright acidity for a long lingering finish. With a balanced alcohol of 14% from Washington State grapes picked from the...
2012 Russell Gregory Pinot Noir “Sonoma Coast”
With fruit sourced from the Price Family Vineyard in the Carneros appelation, this deliciously complex wine if one of the best examples of a Michigan made Pinot Noir. An elegant mix of raspberry, cherry and pomegranate fruit blends well with the floral notes of violets and rose petal. The...