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A new tasting room favorite of mine is the Cinnabar Winery tasting room in Saratoga Village. Having tasted their Mercury Rising a number of times, it struck me that it’s not mentioned on VinoForLess. Here we have it.
2005 Mercury Rising
Cinnabar Vineyard & Winery
Where to Buy: Cinnabar Vineyard & Winery Tasting Room on Big Basin Way, [...]

Tonight, we were treated to a wonderful Zin from Picchetti Winery.
2004 Zinfandel
Bellicitti Vineyard, Saratoga
Where to Buy: Picchetti Winery, Cupertino CA
Price: $29.95 / Club members $25.46
We started with some $2.99 Trader Joe wine, and OMG we’ve stepped it up! To the nose this lovely Zin has notes of anise, tobacco and licorice. On the palate essence [...]

Saturday, wine tasting at J. Lohr lead my wife and I to Lemmon Percussion where a young drummer told us about a new wine store called Wine Affairs. Serendipity had it that Saturday was Grand Opening at Wine Affairs, complete with a sparkling tasting. Here’s the run down.
Canella Burt Rose NV - Italiano [...]

OMG, it’s been too long since my last post! I’ve been sitting on this one for weeks.
As a belated birthday gift, I received a subscription to Wine & Spirits magazine. (My friends know me too well.) As fate would have it, my first issue, June 2007 features 100 top values of the [...]

I’m always extolling the virtues of the Santa Cruz wine region, particularly because it’s in my backyard. In my humble opinion, too many Santa Clara county locals make the long haul to Napa for overpriced and sometimes overly pretentious wine tasting. I have a feeling that the majority of Santa Cruz county folk [...]

The thing I most love about Trader Joe’s is the hunt for treasure in the wine isle. I found a real treasure there last weekend and the irony is that I went to Trader Joe’s specifically because I saw this wine advertised in their mailer. It’s called Jakes Fault and it’s a 2005 [...]

Let’s start with the specs.
J Pinot Noir 2005, Russian River Valley
J Vineyards
Price: $26.95
Where to Buy: Wine-Club-Central.com
You might find this wine for under $25 if you do some searching, and while you may be disappointed that we’re featuring a wine over $25, this one’s worth reviewing to make a point. We’ve featured some great [...]

This past Wednesday afternoon, I was received a fortuitous last minute invitation to a wine tasting at Zanotto’s Market on Naglee Avenue. It was my first time to this affair, which is a well kept secret among Rose Garden residents and regulars at Zanotto’s. It turned out to be a wonderful evening of [...]

As my Friday night was winding down, I was getting ready to hit the sack when my front door opened. It was my roommate and his new fiance. My other roommate decided that it was time for a midnight celebration. What better, than real French Champagne!
Wine: Billecart - Salmon Brut Reserve Champagne [...]