Here is the stash we brought back from California...
From left to right....
Hartley Ostini's 2004 Hitching Post Corkdancer v4.2 Pinot Noir. Hartley Ostini makes his wines for his steakhouse, The Hitching Post. We had a bottle with dinner at The Hitching Post & it was one of the best steak wines I have ever had.
2003 Epiphany "The Gypsy" Grenache.
We tried this in Los Olivos, at their tasting room. It was good & made our list of "wines lug back across the country".
2001 Blackjack Ranch "Allusion" Cab Franc.
Tasted this at the winery & it made "The List" too. I now know there is good Cab Franc out there.
2003 Peachy Canyon Westside Zinfandel.
We met the owner in New Orleans & he invited us come & do barrel some barrel tasting....Not hooking up with him was one of my only regrets of the trip. We should have taken 3 weeks off, so we could do everything we wanted. This is a smooth, complex, elegant zin. Zin's this smooth are hard to find.
2003 Koehler Syrah, Santa Ynez Valley.
This also made "The List"....obviously. Nice, big, meaty, peppery Syrah.
2002 DiBruno Sangiovese Stolpman Vineyards.
Very nice. They had a nice, quaint tasting room in Edna Valley surrounded by grape vines & great Sangiovese.
2005 Peachy Canyon Rosé (90% Zin/10% Syrah)
We like the guys at Peachy Canyon, they make some great stuff. If you are ever in Paso Robles check out their Little School House tasting room. For $3 you can taste 7 (I think?) wines & they were pouring nice sized tastes when we were there.
Also....this 2005 Stolpman Estate Grown Rosato is in the fridge.
We bought much more, that we drank on the road...I wish I could remember it all, cause it was good stuff.
From left to right....
Hartley Ostini's 2004 Hitching Post Corkdancer v4.2 Pinot Noir. Hartley Ostini makes his wines for his steakhouse, The Hitching Post. We had a bottle with dinner at The Hitching Post & it was one of the best steak wines I have ever had.
2003 Epiphany "The Gypsy" Grenache.
We tried this in Los Olivos, at their tasting room. It was good & made our list of "wines lug back across the country".
2001 Blackjack Ranch "Allusion" Cab Franc.
Tasted this at the winery & it made "The List" too. I now know there is good Cab Franc out there.
2003 Peachy Canyon Westside Zinfandel.
We met the owner in New Orleans & he invited us come & do barrel some barrel tasting....Not hooking up with him was one of my only regrets of the trip. We should have taken 3 weeks off, so we could do everything we wanted. This is a smooth, complex, elegant zin. Zin's this smooth are hard to find.
2003 Koehler Syrah, Santa Ynez Valley.
This also made "The List"....obviously. Nice, big, meaty, peppery Syrah.
2002 DiBruno Sangiovese Stolpman Vineyards.
Very nice. They had a nice, quaint tasting room in Edna Valley surrounded by grape vines & great Sangiovese.
2005 Peachy Canyon Rosé (90% Zin/10% Syrah)
We like the guys at Peachy Canyon, they make some great stuff. If you are ever in Paso Robles check out their Little School House tasting room. For $3 you can taste 7 (I think?) wines & they were pouring nice sized tastes when we were there.
Also....this 2005 Stolpman Estate Grown Rosato is in the fridge.
We bought much more, that we drank on the road...I wish I could remember it all, cause it was good stuff.
