If you must impress your holiday guests, serve them Gratitude 2019 from Iron Horse, Sebastopol's most sparkling jewel. This barely amber-colored sparkling wine consists of 60% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay. The scent of cran apple and a burnished note of candied ginger and dried apricot make this wine the right companion to the wealthy flavors of autumn; Make sure you avoid wasting for the apple pie for dessert.
The Iron Horse Classic Brut 2020 is given additional depth by the dosage of the 1985 sparkling wine and provides it hints of caramel and pecans. Nowadays, anyone could make sparkling wine, but not everyone has a cellar deep enough to conjure up something like this.
Joy Sterling, daughter of Iron Horse founders Audrey and Ben Sterling, is the face of the 18,000-case brand. She insists that life be celebrated with bubbles because daily deserves joy. Give someone a present pack of your 4 seasonal sparklers and so they can be very grateful for at the very least a yr.
I attended a seminar at Big Sur Food and Wine that ran from October thirty first to November thirty first. 2, with the newly formed SLO Coast AVA. Essentially a sea-influenced strip of land north from San Simeon to Arroyo Grande, SLO Coast impresses with its otherworldly Pinot Noirs, salty Albarinos and elegant Chardonnays. Talented young winemakers like Mikey Giugni of Scar of the Sea and Aaron Jackson of Aequorea Cellars make a living on these dangerous vineyards, which often don't produce enough fruit to cover growing costs but are so beautiful.
The fruit set here is so sparse that the majority of the berries haven’t any seeds, giving the wine—what little there’s of it—an ethereal texture that compels Jackson to return, even when it's hardly well worth the effort.
Locally, don't miss Kathryn Kennedy's mixed red case containing 4 bottles each of Lateral 2021 and Small Lot Cabernet 2022, two Lateral 2016, and one bottle each of Estate Cab 2006 and Estate Cab 2014 for $707, a savings of $202 corresponds https://kathryn-kennedy-winery.obtainwine.com.
Dan Martin of Martin Ranch Winery offers a wide variety of his award-winning JD Hurley wines, available for $199 a case, which is difficult to beat. Choose from 2021 Arroyo Seco Chardonnay, 2020 Santa Clara Valley Merlot, 2020 Central Coast Pinot Noir, 2019 Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon and 2019 Santa Clara Valley Zinfandel. https://martinranchwinery.orderport.net/wines/JD-Hurley-Offer
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