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WineRelease.com's May 15, 2013 Monthly Newsletter.
Greetings from WineRelease.com, now 1,941 winery listings strong.
We are back from three weeks in Italy. We spent a week in Rome then two weeks in Lucca, a walled city 45 minutes West of Florence. We had a great time as the weather was perfect, the food was great and the wine was amazing and inexpensive.
One of our first restaurants in Rome was Trattoria der Pallero (Largo del Pallaro, 15). We truly got a Roman home cooked meal here.
The lady that cooks the meal will come out to greet you throughout the meal and make you feel like you are at her house.
There is no menu and your wine choice is "rosso" or "bianco". We received what they are serving that night and it was excellent.
In Lucca, we had a delightful meal at Paris Boheme (Piazza Cittadella, 6). Eclectic dishes, a huge selection of teas and nice selection of Italian and French wines.
Our favorite restaurant in Lucca was Da Pasquale (Via Del Moro, 8), rated number three on TripAdvisor.
The food was varied, delightful and unrushed. The owner, Pasquale, was a delight to meet.
His recommendations for wine, olive oil and food were great. His wine list is extensive and his prices were incredible.
He tasted us on four different olive oils and we ended up buying two bottles.
Reserve in advance as the restaurant is small and has only one seating.
If you visit Lucca, don't miss the amazing wine shop Enoteca Vanni (Piazza S. Salvatore 7).
The shop is tiny when you enter but there is a door at the back of the store that leads to an underground catacomb of old and new wines from around the world.
And now, onto the wines...
May 2013 Wine Releases
- 13th Street Winery; 2011 BGPP Rose Pinot Noir/Pinot Gris (210 cases, $19.95)
- Adams Bench; 2010 Columbia Valley The V Cabernet Sauvignon
- Airfield Wines; 2012 Viognier, 2012 Pinot Gris, 2012 Sauvignon Blanc, 2012 Dry Riesling, 2012 Late Harvest Viognier, 2012 Dry Muscato
- Alloro Vineyard; 2012 Riesling, 2012 Rose of Pinot Noir
- Alma Rosa Winery and Vineyards; 2011 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir, 2011 Rancho El Jabal� Chardonnay
- Amici Cellars; 2010 Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon ($80)
- Andrew Rich Wines; 2011 Columbia Valley Roussanne, 2010 Ciel du Cheval Roussanne, 2012 Tabula Rasa Ros� Grenache/Mourv�dre, 2009 Red Willow Vineyard Syrah, 2009 Les Vignes en Face Syrah
- Anglim Winery; 2012 Ros� ($15), 2011 Cerise Red Rh�ne Blend, 2010 Cameo White Rh�ne Blend Grenache Blanc/Viognier/Roussanne ($24), 2010 Hastings Ranch Vineyard Viognier-Roussanne ($28), 2011 Central Coast Syrah ($24)
- Arista Winery; 2011 Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay
- Auclair Winery; 2012 Sauvignon Blanc
- Bartholomew Winery; 2012 Columbia Valley Ros� (113 cases, $14)
- Bishop�s Peak; 2010 Rincon Vineyard Syrah, 2012 Sauvignon Blanc
- Bogle Winery; 2012 Clarksburg Moscato, 2012 Clarksburg Viognier, 2010 Clarksburg Reserve ORV Petite Sirah
- Broc Cellars; 2012 Santa Ynez Ros� ($20)
- Brochelle Vineyards; 2012 Santa Maria Valley Chardonnay (125 cases, $29), 2012 Paso Robles Rose (50 cases , $25), 2011 Paso Robles Estate Grown Zinfandel (1,265 cases, $32), 2011 Paso Robles Syrah (215 cases, $40), 2011 Santa Maria Valley Syrah (35 cases, $40), 2011 Paso Robles Estate Grown Grenache (30 cases, $42), 2011 Paso Robles Petite Sirah (40 cases, $50), 2011 Luxe Cuvee Mourvedre/Grenache/Syrah (25 cases, $55), 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (75 cases, $47), 2010 Calaveras County Foothill Series Cabernet Sauvignon (100 cases, $38), Fourteen Anniversary Cuvee (25 cases, $75)
- Broman Cellars; 2012 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc ($20)
- Cakebread Cellars; 2011 North Coast Rubaiyat ($33)
- Calera Wine Company; 2010 Jensen Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2010 Reed Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2012 Vin Gris Pinot Noir
- Cameron Hughes Wine; 2010 California Lot 362 Field Blend ($16)
- Chanticleer; 2012 Pinot Grigio ($30)
- Charles Smith Wines; 2011 Columbia Valley Lawrence Vineyard Viognier
- Chateau Boswell Winery; 2011 Napa Valley Jacquelynn Proprietary Red Wine (100 cases, $175), 2011 Napa Valley Jacquelynn Cabernet Sauvignon (200 cases, $135)
- Chehalem; 2011 Wind Ridge Block Riesling (70 cases, $29)
- Cherry Pie Wine; 2011 Stanly Ranch Pinot Noir ($50)
- Cielo Estate; 2011 Barbera, 2011 Sangiovese, 2011 Cabernet Franc
- Cima Collina; 2010 Santa Lucia Highlands Syrah ($33), 2010 Chalone Pinot Noir ($33)
- Clark-Claudon Vineyards; 2012 Napa Valley Wild Iris Sauvignon Blanc (300 cases, $28), 2010 Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (480 cases, $80)
- Colchester Ridge Estate Winery; 2012 Posh Cuvee Chardonnay/Riesling/Gew�rztraminer, 2011 Riesling, 2011 Chardonnay
- Corliss; 2008 Columbia Valley Syrah (313 cases, $55)
- Cosa Obra; 2012 Sonoma Coast Hummingbird Hill Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc (296 cases, $20)
- Covington Cellars; 2012 Josie Rose, 2009 Starr Syrah, 2009 Malbec
- Creekview Vineyards; 2010 Santa Clara Valley Sangiovese
- DaMa Wines; 2012 Viognier ($25), 2010 Syrah ($25), 2009 Syrah ($25), 2007 Sangiovese ($25)
- Dashe Cellars ; 2012 Potter Valley McFadden Farm Dry Riesling ($20), 2012 Dry Creek Valley Vin Gris Dry Ros� (107 cases, $16)
- Derenoncourt California; 2009 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon (95 cases, $175), 2009 Napa Valley L�-Haut Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon (190 cases, $120), 2009 Napa Valley Terres M�l�es Cabernet Franc/Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon (290 cases, $110)
- Dragonette Cellars; 2011 Fiddlestix Vineyard Pinot Noir (300 cases, $54), 2011 Sta. Rita Hills Black Label Pinot Noir (125 cases, $75), 2012 Happy Canyon Sauvignon Blanc
- Due Vigne di Famiglia; 2012 North Coast Frizzante Muscato Canelli (180 cases, $19)
- Dunham Cellars; 2010 Columbia Valley Syrah ($35), 2009 Lewis Vineyard Syrah ($75)
- Dunstan; 2012 Ros� of Pinot Noir (95 cases, $25)
- Dutch Henry Winery; 2009 Chafen Family Napa Valley Two Redheads Red Blend Syrah/Merlot/Cabernet Franc ($49), 2012 Sauvignon Blanc ($28), 2012 Dry Rose ($32)
- Dutton-Goldfield; 2012 Green Valley of Russian River Valley Green Valley Vineyard Gewurztraminer
- Eclectic Wines; 2012 Dunnigan Hills Vermentino ($20), 2012 Dry Creek Valley Viognier ($25), 2011 Sierra Foothills Tempranillo ($25)
- Elyse Winery ; 2012 Ros� ($16), 2011 L�Ing�nue Marsanne/Roussanne/Viognier/GB, ($28), 2011 Nero Misto Red Blend ($32)
- Epiphany Cellars; 2012 Santa Ynez Valley Grenache Rose (196 cases, $18)
- Fletcher Bay Winery; 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon (60 cases)
- Flora Springs Winery; 2010 Windfall Merlot
- Galante Vineyards ; 2012 Sauvignon Blanc
- Green & Red Vineyard; 2009 Tip TopVineyard Zinfandel (360 cases, $28)
- Gundlach Bundschu Winery; 2010 Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (2,900 case, $40)
- Hamel Wines; 2009 Sonoma Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (166 cases, $48), 2012 Sonoma Valley Sauvignon Blanc (128 cases, $28), 2012 Sonoma Valley Ros� (122 cases, $22)
- Harris Estate Vineyards; 2010 Napa Valley Jake's Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (191 cases, $125)
- Heintz; 2012 Sonoma Coast Rose of Pinot Noir (170 cases, $19)
- Herb Lamb Vineyards; 2010 Herb Lamb Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
- Hoopes Vineyard; 2011 Hoopla The Mutt Red Wine Blend
- Inglenook (Formerly Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery); 2010 Napa Valley Rutherford Cask Cabernet Sauvignon
- J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines; 2011 Paso Robles Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon, 2012 Arroyo Seco Gesture Viognier, 2012 Paso Robles Gesture Grenache Ros�, 2012 Arroyo Seco Estates Flume Crossing Sauvignon Blanc
- JAQK Cellars; 2012 Charmed Sauvignon Blanc
- Kamen Estate Wines; 2012 Sonoma Valley Sauvignon Blanc (350 cases, $45)
- Kelly Fleming Wines; 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Rose ($36)
- Kenefick Ranch; 2012 Sauvignon Blanc
- Krupp Brothers Estates; 2010 The Doctor Malbec/Cabernet Sauvignon/Petit Verdot/Merlot (141 cases, $85), 2010 Napa Valley Stagecoach Vineyard Synchrony Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec/Merlot/Petit Verdot (210 cases, $100), 2009 Napa Valley Stagecoach Vineyard M5 Cabernet Sauvignon (142 cases, $135), 2010 Napa Valley Stagecoach Vineyard Black Bart's Bride Viognier (28 cases, $50), 2010 Napa Valley Chardonnay (296 cases, $50)
- Lail Vineyards; 2012 Napa Valley Blueprint Sauvignon Blanc (1,070 cases, $40)
- Lakewood Vineyards; 2012 Dry Riesling
- Lorenza; 2012 California Ros� ($20)
- Lula Cellars; 2010 Mendocino Coast Pinot Noir (400 cases, $42), 2012 Mendocino Dry Gewurztraminer (100 cases, $20), 2012 Mendocino Rosato Dry Ros� (100 cases, $18)
- Malk Family Vineyards; 2012 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc (290 cases)
- Margerum Wine Company; 2009 Purisima Mountain Vineyard (50 cases, $36), 2009 Colson Canyon Vineyard Syrah (50 cases, $36), 2009 Black Oak Vineyard Syrah (50 cases, $36)
- Masquerade Wine Company; 2012 Columbia Valley Roussanne ($19.99), 2012 Columbia Valley Pinot Gris ($13.99), 2012 Columbia Valley Chenin Blanc ($13.99)
- Melka Wines; 2010 Napa Valley Jumping Goat Vineyard M�tisse Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010 Saint-�milion Le Ch�telet Vineyard M�tisse Bordeaux Blend
- Memaloose Wines; 2011 Cabernet Franc
- Midsummer Cellars; 2010 Napa Valley Ca�on Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons (480 cases , $44), 2010 Napa Valley Atlas Peak Haystack PeakVineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (278 cases, $38), 2012 Yolo County Yolo Vineyards Grenache Ros� (754 cases, $19)
- Modus Operandi Cellars; 2010 Vicarious Red ($45)
- Monticello Vineyards; 2010 Corley Proprietary Red Wine, 2010 Estate Grown Syrah, 2010 Estate Grown Cabernet Franc
- Myriad Cellars; 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (132 cases, $50), 2011 Napa Valley Three Twins Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (98 cases, $68), 2011 Napa Valley Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III Cabernet Sauvignon (123 cases, $85), 2011 Napa Valley Beckstoffer Dr.Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (273 cases, $98), 2012 Napa Valley Rutherford McGah Family Vineyard Semillon (98 cases, $25)
- Otis Kenyon; 2009 Walla Walla Valley Syrah
- Palmina; 2012 Botasea Rosato di Palmina ($18)
- Patricia Green Cellars; 2012 Sauvignon Blanc, 2012 Bone Dry Muscat, 2012 Eola-Amity Hills Freedom Hill Vineyard Dijon 115 Clone Pinot Noir, 2012 Eola-Amity Hills Freedom Hill Vineyard Pommard Clone Pinot Noir, 2012 Eola-Amity Hills Freedom Hill Coury Clone Pinot Noir, 2012 Dundee Hills Balcome Vineyard Block 1B Pinot Noir, 2012 Dundee Hills Durant Vineyard Madrone Block Pinot Noir, 2012 Chehalem Mountains Olenik Vineyard Wadesvil Block Pinot Noir, 2012 Chehalem Mountains Olenik Vineyard Anklebreaker Block Pinot Noir, 2012 Ribbon Ridge Estate Vineyard Etzel Block Pinot Noir
- Pedroncelli Winery & Vineyards; 2012 Dry Creek Valley Dry Ros� of Zinfandel ($12)
- Penner-Ash Wine Cellars; 2012 Oregon Viognier (1,000 cases, $30), 2012 Oregon Roseo (300 cases, $25), 2012 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir (5,000 cases, $45)
- Porter Family Vineyards; 2012 Napa Valley Sandpiper Ros� ($24), 2011 Napa Valley Coombsville Chardonnay ($42)
- Presqu'ile Winery; 2012 Santa Maria Valley Sauvignon Blanc ($22), 2012 Santa Maria Valley Ros� of Pinot Noir ($18), 2011 Santa Maria Valley Chardonnay ($35), 2011 Steiner Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir ($45), 2011 Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir ($42)
- Ramey Wine Cellars; 2010 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay ($38), 2010 Sonoma Coast Syrah ($38), 2011 Napa Valley Claret ($38)
- Rancho San Miguel Winery; 2008 Russian River Valley Starr Road Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel ($25)
- Rasa Vineyards; 2010 Block 10 Seven Hills Vineyard Occam's Razor Syrah (69 cases, $60), 2011 Dionysus Vineyard Living in the Limelight Petit Verdot (179 cases, $55), 2011 Monette�s Vineyard Vox Populi Mourvedre (125 cases, $50), 2011 Monette�s Vineyard Primus Inter Pares Grenache (125 cases, $55)
- Relic; 2012 The Archive Ros� of Pinot Noir ($28)
- Retzlaff Vineyards; 2010 Sauvignon Blanc (220 cases, $23)
- Reynolds Family Winery; 2009 Stags Leap Cabernet Sauvignon, 2009 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
- Robert Karl Cellars; 2010 Claret (1,500 cases, $20)
- Seghesio Family Vineyards; 2011 Barbera ($38), 2010 Sangiovese ($30), 2011 Russian River Valley Dutton-Manzana Pinot Noir ($58)
- Sky Vineyards; 2009 Mt. Veeder Zinfandel (389 cases, $38), 2008 Mt. Veeder Syrah (100 cases, $25), 2012 Mt. Veeder Estate Syrah Rose (25 cases, $15)
- Skylite Cellars; 2012 Sangiovese Rose (56 cases, $18), 2012 Viognier (96 cases, $19)
- Somerston Vineyards; 2010 Priest Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon (125 cases, $48)
- Southbrook Vineyards; 2011 Whimsy! Damy Chardonnay ($34.95), 2011 Whimsy! Sirugue Chardonnay ($34.95), 2009 Whimsy! Cabernet Sauvignon ($34.95), 2010 Whimsy! 101 Cabernet Franc ($34.95)
- Spring Valley Vineyard; 2010 Walla Walla Valley Uriah Red Wine ($50), 2010 Walla Walla Valley Derby Cabernet Sauvignon ($50)
- Stellareese; 2011 Russian River Valley Picnic Ros� of Pinot Noir (180 cases, $19)
- Swanson Vineyards; 2009 Napa Valley Alexis Cabernet Sauvignon (950, $75 - $85)
- Talley Vineyards; 2011 Edna Valley Pinot Noir
- Tempus Cellars; 2010 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010 Seven Hills Vineyard Merlot, 2010 Yakima Valley Syrah, 2012 Evergreen Vineyard Riesling
- Tertulia Cellars; 2012 Estate Viognier, 2012 Estate Rose, 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, NV Late Harvest Semillon
- Thomas Coyne Winery; 2012 California La Petite Quest Grenache/Syrah/Mouvcdre ($12.75), 2011 California Quest Red Table Wine Grenache/Syrah/Mouv�dre/Petite Sirah ($15.50), 2007 Livermore Valley Cabernet Franc (100 cases, $20), 2010 Lodi Petit Verdot ($20), 2007 El Dorado Petite Sirah ($20)
- Titus Vineyards; 2012 Sauvignon Blanc ($20), 2011 Zinfandel ($27)
- Tranche Cellars; 2012 Columbia Valley Pink Pape Estate Rose (505 cases, $16), 2010 Slice of Pape Blanc ($30), 2008 Slice of Pape Rouge ($35), 2008 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon ($40), 2009 Estate Syrah ($35), 2009 Estate Cabernet Franc ($30), 2008 Barbera ($25), 2011 Estate Dolcetto ($25), 2011 Pinot Gris ($18)
- Van Duzer Vineyards; 2012 Estate Pinot Gris ($18), 2010 Dijon Blocks Pinot Noir ($55)
- Vie Winery; 2011 Roussanne (200 cases, $29), 2012 Belle-Amie Rose (100 cases, $18), 2009 White Hawk Syrah (125 cases, $45), 2009 Thompson Syrah (50 cases, $45), 2009 Beatty Ranch Zinfandel (100 cases, $39)
- Wharton; 2012 Napa Valley Rose (250 cases, $18)
- Whetstone Wine Cellars; 2011 Sonoma Coast Bella Vigna Vineyard Pinot Noir (150 cases, $75), 2010 Napa Valley Phoenix Ranch Vineyard Syrah (158 cases, $55)
- Whitehall Lane Winery; 2012 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
- William Church Winery; 2012 Viognier, 2010 2 Spires, 2010 Sur La Mer
- Wolf Family Vineyards; 2010 Cabernet Franc (102 cases, $75), 2012 Sauvignon Blanc (117 cases, $30)
- Woodinville Wine Company; 2010 Double Vision Syrah/Cabernet Sauvignon
- ZD Wines; 2011 Carneros Founder's Reserve Pinot Noir (700 cases, $68)
June 2013 Wine Releases
- Axios Wine; 2010 Worthy Five Clones Sauvignon Blanc
- Bishop�s Peak; 2012 Chardonnay
- Chappellet Vineyard; 2011 Napa Valley Cervantes Mountain Cuvee (12,400 cases, $32)
- Dutton-Goldfield; 2011 Russian River Valley Morelli Lane Vineyard Zinfandel
- J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines; 2012 Arroyo Seco Estates Riverstone Chardonnay
- Keever Vineyards; 2012 Sauvignon Blanc
- Kelleher Family Vineyard; 2012 Block 21 Sauvignon Blanc
- Kimmel Vineyards; 2012 Four Blocks Collection Chardonnay (7,800 cases, $20)
- La Frenz; 2012 Ros� ($18), 2011 Montage ($22), 2011 Malbec ($25), 2011 Shiraz ($28), 2011 Reserve Chardonnay ($29), 2011 Reserve Pinot Noir ($32), 2012 Vintage Port ($26 per 500ml), 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon ($28), 2010 Grand Total Reserve ($40)
- Quivet Cellars; 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon
- Revenant Winery; 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (136 cases, $50), 2010 Napa Valley Hillside Block Zinfandel (210 cases, $35)
- Reynolds Family Winery; 2010 Los Carneros Pinot Noir, 2010 Napa Valley Chardonnay
- Scott Harvey Wines; 2011 Heritage Zinfandel
- Seven Stones; 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon
- Stellareese; 2010 2Wines Red Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc
- Talley Vineyards; 2011 Estate Pinot Noir
- Uvaggio; 2012 Vermentino (3,500 cases, $14), 2011 Primitivo Barile (300 cases, $20)
- Woodinville Wine Company; 2011 Conner Lee Vineyard Chardonnay, 2012 Sauvignon Blanc
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