Happy Independence Day from Golden Gate Wine Cellars

Dear Friends of Golden Gate Wine Cellars, Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, barbecues, [...]

Sommelier Special – 2007 Alondra Cabernet

Alondra is Spanish for Skylark, the wine company established by my long time friends John [...]

Kosta Browne winemaker ROCKS! 96 Point rated vineyard!

I only need to say Kosta Browne – now I have your attention. Yes, the [...]

Napa’s “Meanderthal” wine finally located.

After millions of years, we finally located the the “Meanderthaler” Cabernet in the Napa Valley [...]

Got MALK? Malk beats the Big Boys (girls) from Napa!

Malk winery has been on fire as of late.  I just conducted a blind tasting [...]

A Value Priced Wine With an Expensive Taste

Situated on 335 acres of rolling oak and madrone woodland in the South-Western portion of [...]

David Ramey’s next amazing Cabernet

Joseph Family 2007 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley Retail $40.00 – GGWC $36.00 Joseph Family [...]

Mountain Reds prevail – A day in the vineyard with Brian Graham.

I spent a day with Brian tasting through his great portfolio of wines.  He also [...]

Que Syrah Syrah What will be – Two stunning new Syrah releases from Red Car and Skylark.

Skylark 2007 Stagecoach Syrah, Napa Retail 45.00 – GGWC 39.99 Buy 12 for only 37.99 [...]

A recap of our Spring Wine tasting event.

It was again a sold out full house – we are looking at a new [...]

Phifer Pavit 2007 “Date Night” Cabernet Sauvignon!

This is one of the latest hidden gems in Frank’s top drawer!  Buy SIX and [...]

The Wolf is a Nice Guy After All!

Karen Culler has crafted yet again two amazing wines from this stunning estate. I taste [...]

Alondra 2007 Cabernet – Napa’s secret vineyard (not) revealed!

The Alondra winemakers (both of whom are sommeliers at San Francisco’s Boulevard restaurant) crafted an [...]

Elizabeth Spencer ’07 Cabernet – An Amazing Wine

Each with a long and notable history in the world of fine wines, the husband [...]

Tor “Mast” 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon

On the nose there is big, rich blackberry followed by notes of tar and currants. [...]

Showket Vineyards – Winery of the week.

I met up with the Showket folks this week and was happily impressed with their [...]

Chappellet 2007 Pritchard Hill Cabernet Sauvignon – 97 Points!

Pritchard Hill has been the source for some of the most amazing Cabernets produced in [...]

Spottswoode 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon – 99 points!

The 2006 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon was a phenomenal wine in its own right, and the [...]

Shane Wine Cellars

Entering the wine industry less than 9 years ago as a harvest intern, Shane Finley [...]

5th Annivesary Wine Tasting Recap

Our Fifth Anniversary Wine Tasting Event was a great success. We had a complete sell [...]