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Oakland California is ripe for this…. sponsored by East Bay Vintner’s Alliance$%^&*(*&&@@!@##$%^&*(()
2007 Andrew Lane Rosso is a blend of Sangiovese and Zinfandel with a splash of Napa Gamay. We call it the spaghetti west. These six barrels merry the noble Italian varietal with Wild Western (Zin). You see, the early Howell Mountain vineyard land was planted by Italian cowboys who commuted up Old Howell Mountain Road on horse & buggy to cultivate the mean mountain soil! These are the same trails which now offer up some of the finest mountain biking exploits of North America - trails the Dickson brothers grew up riding , home to the steepest section of the Tour de California.
“In a world of wines made from the same grapes in the same styles- sometimes with the same “flying winemakers” at the helm- Canary Islands bottles remind us of a simpler style of wine. One that only recently ventured beyond locals-only consumption. One that emphasizes freshness and flavor over bombast and showiness. One that’s meant to be enjoyed and drunk, not kept as a trophy to one’s own success.” – Derrick Schneider, SF Chronicle
“there’s not a big, heavy meat emphasis (in Bay Area cuisine overall). People can still enjoy red wines with foods that would normally be white-wine foods. I tell my cru Beaujolais fans that (Canary Wines) are like cru Beaujolais but with a volcanic component” – Kevin Hogan, Spanish Table
“Wow this wine is deep in color and has a rich smell of Sonoma earth. On the nose you get a good whiff of leather but on the palate you get some red fruit such as berries and cherries. My recommendation for food… RIB EYE!!! Nice big ole piece of fatty aged rib eye will do the trick… Leave out the butter and serve it with some sea salt and pepper.” -WBMK
- Shipping Weight: 3.75lbs
- Produced by: Andrew Lane Wines
Andrew Lane is completely sold out so get ahold of these guys for a bottle or two if there is any left, maybe. Good buy! >>>
http://www.winebelowmyknees.com/wine-cellar/red-wines/andrew-lane-merlot-2008
On draft at Little Star Pizza and SR24… but wait a week for the 2009 AL Merlot to tap out
Some good discussion on seafood, breakfast and generally fantastic entertainment on the links below. Which reminds me, Andrew Lane Breakfast tasting has a new menu items. Finely cubed, Yellow Fin tuna tossed in cocunut milk, red bell pepper, dash of lime juice and Thai basil. The dish, a celebrated Bora Bora breakfast, will be offered up in St. Helena/ Deer Park during those warm summer mornings. Perfectly paired with the Andrew Lane Napa Nouveau or Ruby Cabernet
10am- 12am. By-appointment-only, industry and friends 707-815-3501
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhi3SX0TAmw – before the World Series
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/28/brian-wilson-lopez-thailand-massages_n_815452.html – after the Worl Series
Keg wines are fresh, green and enjoy lower sulpher levels than their bottled counterpart developing only a restrained “bouquet” in keg if at all, depending on time-to-market.
French wines are naturally green, a style that benefits from the magnification of aromatics in bottle and a wine making approach that showcases the most from French terroir. Cali wines generally occupy the other end of the specrum. Because cask wine seems to usher a slightly reduced aroma compared to bottle format, consistant with wine thieved from barrel, California wine from warmer regions may benefit more from this trend. Particularly if you beleive the America pallet continues to move in the direction of Pinot Noir.
In the mouth California terroir is like a Hollywood movie theatre, drama, explosions, big-bold-ripe flavors that keep coming at you, love and deceipt. This is the ultimate expression of our terroir and should not change. This is a style that embraces the integrity of our vines and draws the most from our vineyards and climate. Think James Dean, Steve McQueen muscle car flicks and the open road. But serving from a cask is like sampling the film on a 52″ flat screen. The wine is made the same way but served in a format that does not magnify flavor and aroma, making them more approachable.
Lets hope more wine groweres saddle up this barreled- beast and start cutting deals with the small family restaurants. The sommeliers will love the new found, European elegance
Great wine without the package. Wine tasting without the wine-country scenery and elaborate estate. Gourmet cuisine without pampered service and restaurant ambience. The foodie culture is the most marketed too generation in the history of the world, like foi gras, the subject of massive, multi-million dollar ad campaigns bombarding with colorful packages, fancy wine bottles, old- world replicas. Control. Expensive real estate, top-dollar architecture but the food still sucks. Control. We came to share good food with friends. If we want Italy, we’ll fly there. Bedazzzling campaigns. wooing dollars. Dress down, invest in ingredients. Green. Quality. Look inward, not outward. Supported by technology. We seek the essence. Purity. Authenticity. Sniff out bullshit better than anyone, George Bush, 2000- 2010… pure+clean energy. No package. Farmers Market. Naked. Clear, simple, honest message. Are you passionate? Are you real? Does your message resonate all the way to your core? Live it. Long- live small business. Kill it and eat it. Transparancy. Truth. Like a black and white, French wine label. Terroir. Dirt. Celebrate agriculture everywhere. Sol.
2005 Andrew Lane Merlot St. Helena
The coveted grapes hail from a prized vineyard situated behind the St. Helena Library where locals walk their dogs along trails in the heart of Napa Valley.
Rich, deep and balanced, the earthy wine is black as night in the glass and displays aromas of tobacco and leather, much like the scent of those old, bound library books. In the mouth, it’s briary, with lush, dark fruits, anise, tar, and a finish like an old-fashioned baseball pitching duel. Imagine it: the fresh-cut grass, a glove’s smooth leather, the chewing tobacco. Even the player’s eyeblack, streaked to refect the sun’s glare, matches this Merlot’s glint.
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