Napa County Wine

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  November 2009

  Quintessa 2002

  Snoothrank: Starting at $114^.99

  love this wine - complex, long finish, great after decanting. Terrific wine!

  Wine review by mzanolli

  
  
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  November 2009

  The Prisoner 2007

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  I found it to be complex and beautiful, very smooth.

  Wine review by allicette

  
  
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  November 2009

  Dark Horse Gunfighter Red Blend Sonoma County 2006

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  Big awesome BBQ wine. Goes great with a big steak

  Wine review by bobthemd

  
  
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  November 2009

  Steltzner Vineyards Claret Stag's Leap District 2006

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  Loved this after leaving it open for awhile - very jammy fruits - full bodied -excellent nose - smoother than smooth finish - black currant/red fruit flavor - best served chilled

  Wine review by deconut

  
  
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  November 2009

  Nickel & Nickel Cabernet Sauvignon John C. Sullenger Vineyard 2005

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  This wine never disappoints in any vintage!

  Wine review by deconut

  
  
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  November 2009

  Sanctuary Estates Zinfandel 2005

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  Interesting but I have had much better for the price. I was suprised it was 2005, it drank like a 2007/08 - At first I thought not so great but as it sat it got better - give it more time possibly in the bottle - another year at least.

  Wine review by deconut

  
  
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  November 2009

  Sutter Home 2007

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  No written review

  Wine review by cjkamm

  
  

• November 2009

  How's it goin', eh? I'm a wannabe wine snob from Toronto, Ontario. I spend a couple-three months a year climbing walls in Yosemite, California, and try my best to get in some time visiting the wineries in Napa Valley. Last winter, I scored a week of timeshare off of mom [gotta... Read moreHow's it goin', eh? I'm a wannabe wine snob from Toronto, Ontario. I spend a couple-three months a year climbing walls in Yosemite, California, and try my best to get in some time visiting the wineries in Napa Valley. Last winter, I scored a week of timeshare off of mom [gotta love it, eh?] and spent a week in South Lake Tahoe skiing at Heavenly. They had a wine bar at the base of the gondola, so you know I ended up there a few times. When it became evident to the wine steward that I knew my stuff, he suggested I try drinking my wine out of an "Eisch breathable glass". Reidel is, of course, the industry leader in stemware, but Eisch is up there, too. I'm like, "Dude. A glass is a glass. Just pour the wine." And he's like, "Seriously. Try this. I'm going to pour the wine into a regular Reidel on one side, and an Eisch glass on the other. Taste the difference." So, three people from novice to advanced wine tasting, three varietals, nine blind tastings. And get this - nine fer nine, the wine tasted better out of the Eisch glass each and every time! Unbelievable! You can't reject the empirical evidence - the taste was absolutely better from the Eisch glass every time. Without doubt. Amazing. Now being the consummate skeptic, and a graduate chemical engineer, of course I had to ask "how". But the Eisch people have kept their formula a secret. The designers first approached Reidel, who rejected them - bad move. So I went back home and googled this stuff. Found a few entries, the first of which usually began with "what a load of crap," but these entries were inevitably followed by, "no, check it out - the glasses really DO work!" Now my theory, as a chemical engineer, was that there is some sort of catalytic reaction going on with the wine in the Eisch glass. A catalyst is something that affects a chemical reaction, but doesn't take part in it. Think about your platinum catalytic converter in your car - what happens is that the atoms separate and "stick" to the platinum, which enhances the combustion reaction. I wondered if this might be what was going on with the Eisch glasses. So I googled "Eisch" and "catalysis" and got a hit on this chemistry prof from a university in New York State by the name of Eisch. Too funny, eh? So I wrote him, turns out he's second cousins with the Eisch guys in Germany. Basically he told me that they wouldn't tell him how it works, but that he reckoned there was some catalytic reaction going on in the glass, that basically caused two things to happen - firstly, the wine was able to breath more quickly, and secondly, it might enhance the settling of the sediments. I'm not sure WHAT is happening, just that it IS happening. I've since done the comparison of the same wine poured into a regular glass, and an Eisch glass, and served it to friends. It's great fun to see their faces light up. We've found the most pronounced difference is in wines that "need a little help". You don't seem to notice so profound a difference with more expensive wines. I'm a cheapskate. I don't believe you have to spend more than ten bucks to get a great bottle of wine, and occasionally I will even spend 15. The "7 Deadly Zins" I am currently drinking is one such wine, in spite of its "appelation Lodi". [Sheesh, can you believe Lodi produces a great zin?] But I forked out the $30+ bucks for the Eisch glass, because it works. Anyone else tried it? If knott, you really have to give it a go. You will be amazed. Cheers, Pete P.S. Here is your Big Wall Tip of the Day - check out Amador County, California barbera! They have the climate and the soil. I had never even heard of the varietal until I tried it. It's up and coming. Mark my words - in five years, you'll be hearing about this stuff.    (hide)

  Forum post in the topic Stemware - Eisch "breathable"... by passthepitonspete

  
  
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  November 2009

  Turley Zinfandel Rattlesnake Ridge 2007

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  No written review

  Wine review by sherrygg

  
  
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  November 2009

  Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir PNX 2007

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  This is the most fabulous wine that I have ever tasted! Wonderful aroma paired with wonderful flavor! I give this 5 wine glasses!!!!

  Wine review by dbabenco

  
  

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