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 [...]