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Friday Night Flights - Kimberly Jones
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Friday Night Flights Featured Wines
Cavallo di Battaglia Pecorino, Colline Pescarese 2018
Regular $17.99 SVP $16.20
"Lots of ripe citrus, pineapple, and honeyed cream emerge from the medium-bodied 2018 Pecorino, which has plenty of fruit, good acidity, and a great finish. It’s a steal at the price and is going to shine on the dinner table. It’s another stunning value brought in by Kimberly Jones. " 200 cases produced.
91 Points Jeb Dunnuck
Aslan Maremma Toscana Rosso 2016
Regular $29.99 SVP $26.99
"A step up, the 2016 Rosso is a Super Tuscan-like blend of 70% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon that spent 12 months in French oak. Lots of ripe black cherry and blackberry fruits as well as some peanut, tobacco, and herbal notes give way to a beautifully balanced, medium to full-bodied red that has tons of character in its old school, complex style. It should keep for at least a decade"
92 Points Jeb Dunnuck
Cavallo di Battaglia Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 2018
Regular $17.99 SVP $16.20
"A great value as well, the 2018 Montepulciano D'Abruzzo boasts complex notes of ripe dark fruits, blood orange, chocolate, and violets, with even kiss of minerality. Medium-bodied and balanced, with a seamless texture and fine tannins, it’s hard to beat at the price and should be snatched up and enjoyed over the coming 3-5 years or so. "
91 Points Jeb Dunnuck
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G-Rated Wines Friday Night Flights
Kimberly Jones
Kimberly Jones Selections
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This week's Friday Night Flights will welcome back Kimberly Jones, owner of Kimberly Jones Selections, one of the premier wine distributors and importers in the country.
Kimberly was my guest on Friday Night Flights back on August 7th and was so well received and loved by our audience that she is back for another evening of tasting her fine selections and to regale us with her wonderful stories of living the wine life!
This Friday evening we will taste three 90+ point wines from her Italian portfolio. These are amazing quality wines for the price. Please join us in another lively evening of tasting and chatting with Kimberly, one of the most influential leaders in the wine industry.
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!
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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.
September 25, 2020
Meeting ID: 856 5265 3102
Passcode: 890526
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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 is one of the wines that will be featured on a special tasting I am participating on Wednesday, September 30 with Paula Dooley of Stephen Ross Wines. Paula hosts a Zoom show called 5:01 Wednesdays with the SLO Coast Wine Collective. The show on the 30th will focus on Spanish Springs Vineyard located 1.5 miles from the ocean in Pismo Beach. It is one of my favorite vineyards in California. Featured wineries will include Stephen Ross, Peleton, Aequorea, Croma Vera, El Lugar, and Dunites. Join us next Wednesday at 5:01pm and discover this fascinating vineyard!
Dunites Syrah, Spanish Springs Vineyard San Luis Obispo County 2017
"The 2017 Syrah Spanish Springs is dark, dense and wonderfully inviting. Black cherry, plum, licorice and dark spices emerge from the glass but only with a good bit of reluctance. Readers should plan on cellaring the 2017 for a year or two, as the wine really needs bottle age to develop the full breadth of its aromatics. Today, the 2017 is far more expressive on the palate, but the best is yet to come."
92 Points Vinous
WOW Price available online only. Sale ends Sunday
Elsewhere $36
WOW Price $30.99
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RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A couple of years ago for Christmas, my son gave his mom a votive candle. The candle is from a company in Austin Texas called Illuminidol. It makes votive candles with images of public figures, athletes, and celebrities. Where else can you find a Dwight Schrute votive candle? The candle my son chose for his mom was a candle with the image of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He knew back then that Justice Ginsburg had advocated for women's rights all her life and that this gift would have special meaning for his mom, herself an attorney who in her own way has also advocated for women's rights all her life.
I was proud of my son back then for choosing such a poignant gift. I thought it was thoughtful and caring for a teenager to take the time and make the effort to find a gift that he knew his mom would appreciate. I was more impressed that he realized that Justice Ginsburg represented empowerment, strength, dignity, and advocacy to so many people.
His mom loved the candle and to this day has it up on her fireplace mantle. Her path was made easier by the work and advocacy of Justice Ginsburg, although I am sure she too has faced some struggles as many others have to this day.
Justice Ginsburg passed away last week and I'd like to raise a glass to Justice Ginsburg and thank her for her public service and for being an inspiration to so many including my ex wife, my son, and I. Salud!
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Upcoming Schedule - Friday Night Flights
Sept 25th - Kimberly Jones (Kimberly Jones Selections)
Sept 30th - SPECIAL TASTING -- 5:01 Wednesdays (SLO Coast Wine Collective hosted by Paula Dooley) This program will feature six wineries that produce wine from the Spanish Springs Vineyard in Pismo Beach - Stephen Ross, Peleton, Aequorea, Croma Vera, Dunites, and El Lugar.
Oct 2nd - Tim Telli (Betwixt Wines)
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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
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