2017 Carmel Road Unoaked Chardonnay (Monterey, CA)

2017 Carmel Road Unoaked Chardonnay (Monterey, CA).   Crisp green apple and pear. Clean, mineral finish. Nice!   Purchased for a steal at $12.99 (originally $21.99) from Lowe’s Foods in Cary, NC. -B

January 14, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

Round Pond Estate Announces Retirement of Diane Cline and Promotion of Scott Reed

Rutherford, California (January 13, 2020)—   Round Pond Estate owners Miles MacDonnell and Ryan MacDonnell Bracher announce that Diane Cline has handed over the reigns as Director of National & International Sales for Round Pond Estate to Scott Reed as of January 1, 2020.   Reed joined Round Pond Estate in January, 2015 as Midwest […]

January 14, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

Commerce7 Introduces Subscription Club Tools

Commerce7, a modern DTC platform for the wine industry, launches subscription clubs. This is an innovative new club model coexisting with their current suite of customer centric club tools. The subscription club rethinks both the traditional and user choice club model and gives winery’s an opportunity to create club experiences similar to Dollarshave Club and […]

January 14, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

Pontificis 2017 Languedoc-Roussillon Grenache-Syrah-Mourvedre

Divine! Medium-bodied, intense cocoa and raspberry notes, well balanced and devilishly tasty. $6.99, Trader Joe’s Petaluma. -lp

January 14, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

Ganau=new email code-revised

January 13, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

2013 Domaine Sabatière Côtes di Rhône (France)

2013 Domaine Sabatière Côtes di Rhône (France).   Medium body, lots of bright red fruits, bright acidity, dry finish. Maybe a bit cedar-esque on the finish as well, but the fruit is definitely prominent.   Enjoyable!   Misplaced receipt, but purchased for around $15. -B

January 12, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

WII Subscriber survey and most current subscriber base verification

Subscribership The image, below, is a screenshot of our email server software admin page noting the send in progress indicating a subscriber base on January 10, 2020 of 31,197 Subscriber Demographics Our subscriber survey comes from a direct surveys done in 2012 and 2015 and  mathematical updates done in 2017 and 2018. In 2012, we […]

January 12, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

2016 Brazin Old Vine Zinfandel (Lodi, CA)

2016 Brazin Old Vine Zinfandel (Lodi, CA).   Cedar chest nose, bursting with juicy red fruits in the palate, finishing with some spice.   A nice value (misplaced receipt, but I know it was between $10 and $15)!   Purchased from Triangle Wine Co in Morrisville, NC. -B

January 9, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

CAWG Mourns the Passing of Founding Chair Richard Keehn

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 8, 2020 – The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) is saddened to share that Richard Keehn, a founding member of CAWG and the first chair of its board of directors, passed away on Dec. 20, 2019.   Following a decorated 15-year career in the U.S. Army, Keehn began farming winegrapes in Mendocino […]

January 9, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

Simi 2017 Sonoma County Chardonnay

Aspires to ordinary; Fails. All sweetness and no acid balance. Not enough fruit to make one think this has been near a grape. $13.99, Sonoma Safeway. -lp

January 9, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More