Friday Night Flights! Dragonette Cellars

This Week at The Bottle Shop 7-26-20

Friday Night Flights - Dragonette Cellars

WOW Deals! Wines of the Week

Free delivery within Sierra Madre. Easy curbside pickup at the shop

Visit our website and take advantage of Special Virtual Pricing on this week's Friday Night Flights wines.

FEATURED WINES

The Featured Wines:

Dragonette Sauvignon Blanc, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara 2019

Reg $29.99 SVP $27

Happy Canyon is becoming known as a prime location for world class sauvignon blanc. This wine is exquisite. Bright, vivacious, with floral notes and an intense finish. A super expressive sauvignon blanc!

Dragonette Rosé, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara 2019

Reg $26.99 SVP $24.30

Happy wines come from Happy Canyon which leads to Happy wine drinkers! This is a smooth, juicy, lip smacking wine. 100% grenache from Vogelzang Vineyard along with a TOP SECRET vineyard too. Notes of strawberry, citrus, and watermelon harmoniously come together in this appealing, happy wine.

Dragonette Pinot Noir, Sta Rita Hills 2016

Reg $39.99 SVP $36

94 Pts Wine Enthusiast

93 pts Vinous

" Though this winery's single-vineyard expressions are awesome, this appellation blend is also a strong choice. Intense aromas of tart pomegranate, cinnamon, sumac and turned soil lead into a smooth, fresh and high-toned palate of rhubarb and French toast flavors. " Wine Enthusiast

Dragonette Seven Syrah, Santa Ynez Valley 2017

Reg $46.99 SVP $42.30

Mostly syrah with a bit of grenache and viognier, this wine will give you goose bumps. Dark red and black fruit, game, spice, and subtle white pepper. Elegant with structure. A superbly balanced wine with a long, smooth finish. Seven is everyone's lucky number today!

G-Rated Wines Friday Night Flights

Brandon Sparks-Gillis

Dragonette Cellars

My special guest this Friday is Brandon Sparks-Gillis, co-owner and winemaker of Dragonette Cellars.

Dragonette Cellars has been a favorite of our customers at The Bottle Shop for years now. Join us Friday night and hear from Brandon how Dragonette Cellars got started in a garage in Hermosa Beach back in 2003.

We will be tasting four wines Friday night. You can purchase any of the four or all four if you prefer to. It's all up to you. Just join us for a fun and informative taste and chat with Brandon.

I'll also have a trivia quiz with the winner getting a special prize. Join the fun this Friday with your fellow winos and me!

Purchase any of the wines at The Bottle Shop or online. Special Virtual Pricing good only through Sunday.

PURCHASE FEATURED WINES

Join the fun and spend your Friday night with us tasting wine and enjoying the company of your fellow wine tasters! Click on the link below to join us on Zoom Friday night at 7pm

July 31, 2020

Meeting ID: 883 9569 4264

Passcode: 943581

I will open up the Zoom room at 6:45pm if you want to catch up with some of your fellow winos.....errr wine tasters before the Virtual Tasting begins.

JOIN THE WINE TASTING FUN!

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.

Farmstrong Field White, Suisun Valley 2016

Just arrived at The Bottle Shop! Jay and I really enjoyed sipping this wine. Let it air out a bit before you taste. It opens up beautifully. A blend of Grenache Blanc, Albariño, and Verdelho. Stone fruit, Meyer lemon, and honeysuckle notes. Complex, lively, fresh, and exciting. Round and full yet light and vibrant at the same time. Lengthy and delicious finish.

WOW Price available online only. Sale ends Sunday

Elsewhere $25 WOW Price $13.50

Farmstrong Field Red, Suisun Valley 2016

Another beauty from Faith Armstrong Foster and a steal too! Jay and I loved this wine for its complexity and easiness to drink. Dark fruit, plum, cherry, cranberry, and spice. Let it air for a bit and it also opens up nicely to offer a juicy and refreshing wine. Excellent finish. From 65+, 80+, and 120+ year old vines. Get this one fast before we sell out!

WOW Price available online only. Sale ends Sunday

Elsewhere $27 WOW Price $15.30

Purchase WOW Wines Here

Notes on a Winecard

The Far Side is back! I am so excited that Gary Larson has returned and is releasing new comic strips every so often. His comic strip was weird, smart, and hilarious. His single frame cartoon would crack me up with or without words. Here are some of my favorites: "Racoon" , "The Late Thag Simmons" , and one that is very relevant today "Virus" .

He will be issuing new cartoons sporadically on his website thefarside.com

Did you know a glass of wine may help reduce the effect of cognitive decline? An article in Wine Spectator summarized the results of a study led by Changwei Li at the University of Georgia College of Public Health. According to the Wine Spectator article "The findings showed that those considered to be low to moderate drinkers had a consistently higher cognitive function trajectory in all three areas compared to non-drinkers." hmmm that confirms a few things for me!

Last word : 1] asstros suck bigtime

2] Joe Kelly is a badass. 3] asstros will always suck.

Top 3 Dodger remarks to opponents:

#1 Tommy Lasorda's rant about Kurt Bevacqua. Listen to it here .

#2 Max Muncy to some bum named madison. "If you don’t want me to watch the ball, you can go in the ocean and get it."

#3 Joe Kelly to a bum named correa. "Nice swing #@$%!

Upcoming Schedule - Friday Night Flights

July 31st - Brandon Sparks-Gillis

(Dragonette Cellars)

August 7th - Kimberly Jones (Kimberly Jones Selections)

August 14th - Morgan Twain-Peterson (Bedrock Wine Co)

August 21st - Ryan Deovlet (Deovlet Wines)

TBD

Aaron Jackson - Aaron Wines & Aequorea

Gina Giugni - Lady of the Sunshine Wines

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