Wine Releases

Jeff’s Corner 6-7-18 Howdy Howdy Howdy A major goal in my wine career has been to demystify it and make it simple, approachable, and enjoyable for everyone on any level.  I’ve also waged constant war on the elitism and snottery (a new word) that is often associated with this wonderful beverage. Sometimes this isn’t easy, especially with the incredibly intimidating names of grape varieties and wine regions.  We have all struggled with pronouncing words like Pouilly-Fuisse, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Mourvedre, Gewurztraminer, and, of course, Viogner.

Jeff’s Corner 5-24-18 Hey, Hey, Hey, Today is Mosaic Day!!! It’s been several vintages now that Mosaic has been my favorite GCV wine, so much so that it’s gotten to the point that I’ve been trying to trade my Serendipity and Bellissimo to other staff members for their Mosaic.  This is kind of like trading a Micky Mantle rookie card for a Hank Aaron, it really come down to whose your favorite because they are all great players. All our proprietary wines have really cool names, but once again Mosaic is my favorite.  (I wonder if that’s true with most of us, Is our favorite wine also our favorite moniker?)  So, before we take a look at the new 2016 Mosaic, let’s check out the word itself.

Jeff’s Corner Once again, it’s time to say howdy! Since the start of the year, we’ve been bottling our new 2015 white and sweet wines, and our 2014 reds. This means lots of new releases are right around the corner, and I’m going to be abused and overworked by having…

Jeff’s Corner 5-10-18 “Good Evening” as Mr. Hitchcock used to say. Today we will talk about the infamous “Son of Syrah”, one of the darkest, scariest, mysterious, and secretive entities ever to stalk the wine bars of Lyon.  Known by many alias’ as his legend grew, his most common sobriquet in France is “Durif”, while in the United States he most often goes by “Petite Sirah”.