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WineRelease.com's December 15, 2002 Monthly Newsletter
Happy Holidays from WineRelease.com.
Hope your Christmas shopping is complete. If not, you only have nine days left. I look forward to going into my cellar and pulling interesting wines for upcoming dinners. There are usually enough wine drinkers to open magnums or put together a vertical tasting and the always fun "guess what is in the bottle" pour of wine. I am slowly converting my family into wine enthusiasts.
Onto the show....
January 2003 Wine Releases
- Archery Summit Winery; 2000 Estate Pinot Noir
- Beringer Vineyards; 1999 Knight's Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, 2000 Napa Valley Merlot
- Byron Vineyards & Winery; 2001 Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir, 2000 Nielson Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2001 Santa Maria Valley Chardonnay, 2000 Nielson Vineyard Chardonnay
- Charles F. Mara Cellars; 2000 Maramonte Syrage Premium California Red
- Clos Pegase Winery; 1999 Hommage
- Domaine Meriwether; 1998 Captain Wm Clark Cuvee Blanc de Blancs
- Edna Valley Vineyards; 2001 Paragon Vineyard Pinot Noir
- Jackson Cellars; 2000 Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2001 Livermore Valley Sangiovese
- Joseph Phelps Vineyards; 2000 Merlot, 2000 Le Mistral
- Leonardo Family Vineyards; 2001 Lodi Rosso
- Marcassin; 1999 Sonoma Coast Three Sisters Vineyard Chardonnay, 1999 Sonoma Upper Barn Alexander Mountain Estate Chardonnay, 1999 Sonoma Coast Blue Slide Ridge Pinot Noir, 1999 Sonoma Coast Three Sisters-Lambing Barn Vineyard Pinot Noir, 1999 Sonoma Coast Three Sisters-Sea Ridge Meadow Pinot Noir
- Martin Family Vineyards; 2001 Dry Creek Valley Red Rooster Zinfandel, 2001 Dry Creek Valley Crazy Horse Zinfandel
- Mazzocco Vineyards; 1999 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
- McCray Ridge; 2000 Dry Creek Valley Two Moon Vineyard Merlot, 2000 Dry Creek Valley Two Moon Vineyard Luna Miel (Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon blend)
- Novelty Hill Winery; 2001 Conner Lee Vineyard Chardonnay
- Roshambo Winery; 2001 Frank Johnson Vineyards Imago Chardonnay
- Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery; 2000 Sonoma Valley Zinfandel
- Stag's Leap Wine Cellars; 2001 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
- Stags' Leap Winery; 2000 Napa Valley Syrah, 2001 Napa Valley Viognier
- Summers Wines; 2000 Knights Valley Merlot
- Tablas Creek Vineyard; 2000 Esprit de Beaucastel Rouge, Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc 2001, 2000 Cotes de Tablas
- Viader Vineyards; 2000 Syrah
- White Cottage Ranch; 1999 Howell Mountain Merlot, 1999 Howell Mountain Sangiovese
December's recommended winery mailing lists to join:
Parry Cellars
A new family-run small production Cabernet Sauvignon producer from the Napa Valley. Their family owned vineyard is located on the east side of the Silverado Trail, just north of the town of St. Helena. There first release (1999 Cabernet Sauvignon) produced only 120 cases.
http://www.parrycellars.com/Form.html
Justin Vineyards
Justin Vineyards, a Paso Robles producer, makes over a dozen different wines but their Cabernet Sauvignon and Isosceles (Cabernet Sauvignon blend) really hit the mark. Their 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon and 1999 Isosceles received Wine Spectator's "Highly Recommended" award and ratings of 91 (Issue date: 5/15/2002) and 92 (Issue date: 9/30/2002) respectively. In order to get on their mailing list, you have to join their Wine Society and receive twice yearly shipments of wine.
http://www.justinwine.com/winesociety/main.html
December's recommended web site to visit:
Zap (Zinfandel Advocates and Producers)
Zap is non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing the uniqueness of the Zinfandel grape. The annual Zap tasting is coming up Saturday, January 25 in San Francisco's Fort Mason center. It is usually a huge event with hundreds of producers and thousands of Zinfandel enthusiasts with purple stained teeth.
Have a great holiday and safe New Years!
Neil Monnens
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