Wine Tasting This Weekend + Report on Last Wine Tasting
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- 25 Jun, 2010
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We had a great time earlier this month at the Russian River Valley Winegrower’s “Single Night” Tasting. It was a night dedicated to Single Vineyard-Designate wines from the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, California. We were thrilled to be in such amazing company. Our table was next to Acorn Winery. Betsy and Bill very […]
Our table was next to Acorn Winery. Betsy and Bill very graciously suggested that “when we grow up, maybe we’ll be an Ancient Oak.” Generously said by generous folks. I encourage you to try their delicious Allegria Vineyard Russian River Valley Zinfandel.
We had some fabulous friends join us for the event. Our godson Andrew and his lovely squeeze Virginia came to Sonoma County just for this event. It was wonderful to have old friends with us while we were also making new friends.
Our wines were very well received. We poured our 2008 Siebert Ranch Russian River Valley Pinot Noir. Of course, being a Russian River Valley event, there were quite a few Pinot Noirs being poured. It was wonderful to hear a number of folks come back to the table or find us later in the evening to let us know that ours was their favorite Pinot of the evening!
Now on to the next fun event…this coming Sunday, June 27th, we’ll be at the San Francisco Pinot Days’ Grand Festival held in at Fort Mason from 1-5pm. Although we’re sorry to see that our friends from Acorn Winery won’t be there, we’re again thrilled to be in such august company. As the website says, “Sunday’s Grand Festival at Fort Mason in San Francisco will showcase more than 220 phenomenal producers of pinot noir. Consumers will be able to sample up to 500 pinots from every important domestic pinot noir region, from the Russian River Valley to the Santa Lucia Highlands, Oregon to Carneros, the Anderson Valley to the Sonoma Coast to the Santa Rita Hills.”
Ancient Oak Cellars, and Jon McDaniel with Second City Soil, gathered 60+ of the top sommeliers from around the country to taste four wines that Ancient Oak had sent to each -- and to enter into a discussion of the wines, farming and winemaking philosophies, and a wide-range of other related topics. We had a blast!
Re-live your experience, or take it in for the first time. Then be in touch to continue the discussions. Cheers!
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watch a video of winemaker Greg La Follete talking about the importance of family-farmed wines and native yeast fermentation.
An occasional series in which we learn about wine professionals -- Somms, Wine Directors, Winemakers -- and whether they are really of another species, or whether we should view them as friends who know more about wine than we do, and can help us choose and learn more about wine!
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Melissa will be pouring Ancient Oak Cellars' wines at the Pomona College Alumni Vintner Tasting
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