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Friday Night Flights - New Arrivals!

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Friday Night Flights Featured Wines

Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Reserve, Willamette Valley 2019

Regular $27.99 SVP $24.99

Gorgeous offering from Patricia Green Cellars. Dark, black fruits, spice, and floral notes, rose and violet. Very smooth and silky wine. Lovely finish.

Highly Recommended G-Rated Wines

Sky Zinfandel, Mt. Veeder Napa Valley 2014

Elsewhere $46 Regular $34.99

SVP $29.99

I was really impressed with this wine that Jay and I tasted a couple of days ago. Balance is the key word. The fruit is not overpowering. Blackberry, raspberry, herbs, bramble, delicate spice. Fresh with bright acidity. Juicy finish. From vineyards 2100 feet up near the crown of Mt. Veeder. A fantastic wine.

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Limerick Lane Zinfandel, Russian River Valley 2019

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Another zinfandel that blew us away. A bit bolder than the Sky zinfandel but this one is also balanced. Dark black fruit, tobacco leaf, pepper and wild herbs. Bold, rich, yet balanced and smooth. Winemaker Chris Pittenger is turning out some amazing wines. The vineyard was planted by Italians at the start of the 1900's.

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New Arrivals!

This week's Friday Night Flights (aka G-Rated Wines Town Hall Meeting) will feature new arrivals to the shop. I've got three wines that just arrived this week that are absolutely killer.

I will feature two zinfandels and a pinot noir. The zinfandels are pure delight. They aren't the big, jammy, syrupy stuff that your parents drank. I feel like Dr. Rick of the Progressive Insurance commercials. Put that crappy zinfandel down, you don't need to drink that. It was never good for your parents and it isn't good for you. Drink these zinfandels that I've selected and Un-become your parents! And NO ICE CUBES!

The pinot noir is from Oregon. It's abfab! Interesting note on this wine from Patricia Green Cellars, Patricia Green passed away a few years ago, she was an excellent winemaker and a very dear person. She serenaded me once at the World of Pinot Noir with a Beatles song - the only time a winemaker has serenaded me!

Purchase any of the wines at The Bottle Shop or online. No minimum purchase necessary to join in on the fun. You can buy as many of the featured wines as you wish or just drink what you have on hand!

Click on the link below to join in on the fun wine tasting with your fellow winos, ahem, I meant wine lovers. I'll open up the room at 6:45pm and the program starts at 7pm.

October 16, 2020

Meeting ID: 838 1636 7453

Passcode: 478984

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WOW Deals! Wines of the Week

The following wines are G-Rated and have been approved by me. These wines are for those who love delicious wines that over perform and who view wine as a lifestyle.

This weather sucks. We're back in the 90's again. One good thing about hot weather is that I get to feature white wine. This one will make you forget about the heat as this is one of the best $15 wines out there.

Bishop's Peak is the second label of Talley Vineyards where Eric Johnson is the highly skilled winemaker. He also produces excellent cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir, and chardonnay. All priced around $15, they are exceptional wines at exceptional prices.

Bishop's Peak Sauvignon Blanc, Edna Valley 2018

"Limpid straw-yellow. Orange, pith, pear and chamomile scents, along with succulent herb and floral notes that build in the glass. Concentrated and focused on the palate, offering juicy citrus and orchard fruit and fennel flavors that are braced by a core of juicy acidity. Smoothly plays power off delicacy and finishes very long and precise, leaving a sexy floral note behind. No malo and whole-cluster pressed; raised in a combination of stainless steel tanks and neutral French oak barrels."

91 Points Vinous

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Elsewhere $22 Regular $14.99

WOW Price $13.50

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Notes on a Winecard

I'm with Fauci

This had me laughing my fauci off. Some clever fella in Washington DC came up with this great idea. Think Capri Sun meets booze! Now you can sit back, grab your Fauci Pouchy and enjoy sheltering in place in a blissful state of mind (not deep state you wackos but blissful state.) Got the kids at home driving you nutz? Feeling exasperated like Dr. Fauci? Have a Fauci Pouchy and BAM! You will feel a whole lot better although you might not be able to throw a baseball with any sense of direction.

Check out the Fauci Pouchy here at DC Eater.

The Best Carne Asado Tacos

Want to make something delicioso and rico for this week's wines? One of my favorite TV chefs is Pati Jinich on PBS. She makes both authentic Mexican dishes as well as dishes that are a fusion of Mexico and the USA. This one is very simple, carne asada tacos with guacamole and refried beans. Make it easy and simple by opening a can of refried beans and add a little seasoning to boost them up! Then make your own guacamole or if you want easy peasy, pick some up at the store.I think the zinfandels and the pinot noir will go rather well with the tacos. To see her very easy recipe, click here The Best Carne Asada Tacos.

Upcoming Schedule - Friday Night Flights

Oct 16th - New Arrivals!

Oct 30th - Kimberly Jones (Armenia and Paso Robles)

Nov 6th - Olenik Vineyards (Boutique Oregon Pinot Noir and Chardonnay)

November 13th - Glorious Gamay

Stay safe and healthy out there everyone. We shall get through this together. God bless all of you.

Salud!

Gustavo

"It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others." - The Dalai Lama