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2009 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau

Monday
Feb 1,2010
2009 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau
  • WHO: Georges “2.5 Million Cases a Year” Duboeuf
  • WHAT: 100% Gamay
  • WHEN: 2009
  • WHERE: Appellation Beaujolais Contrôlée
  • HOW: Clusters are hand-harvested, then the grapes are fermented whole in a process known as carbonic maceration for only four days.

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    • FOXEN Winery Visit & Themed Dinner with 2008 Rose of Mourvedre, 2005 Vogelzang Cabernet Sauvignon & 2005 Mission Accomplished

    Sunday
    Jan 10,2010
    Foxen Mourvédre Grapes
    • WHO: FOXEN Winery
    • WHAT: 2005 Vogelzang Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005 Mission Accomplished, 2008 Rosé of Mourvédre
    • WHEN: Hipster Enology FOXEN Theme Dinner & Winery Visit
    • WHERE: The Shack: 7200 Foxen Canyon Rd., Santa Maria, CA 93454
      New Digs: 7600 Foxen Canyon Rd., Santa Maria, CA 93454
    • HOW: During the beautiful California summers, we hipsters like to camp in wine country. On the final day of our October journey, we decided to make one last stop. Luke pointed his migratory tarantula divining rod at the map and FOXEN it was.

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    • 2005 Michael David Petite Petit

    Wednesday
    Sep 30,2009
    2005 Michael David Petite Petit Front Label
    • WHO: Michael~David Winery
    • WHAT: 85% Petite Sirah, 15% Petit Verdot
    • WHEN: 2005 (We had to reach to the back shelf for this one!)
    • WHERE: Lodi, CA
    • HOW: Aged 14 months in French Oak barrels, then bottle aged.

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    • Rideau Vineyard Iris Château Duplantier Cuvée 2006

    Tuesday
    Sep 15,2009
    Rideau
    • WHO: Rideau Vineyard
    • WHAT: Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache [Percentages Unknown]
    • WHEN: 2006
    • WHERE: Solvang, CA
    • HOW: All grapes estate grown, assumed to be aged in French Oak based on previous vintage information.

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    • Bear Flag Red Blend #1

    Tuesday
    Aug 25,2009
    Bear Flag Front Label
    • WHO: Bear Flag Wines
    • WHAT: Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Alicante Bouschet, Merlot, Tempranillo [Percentages Unknown]
    • WHEN: Our money is on 2009
    • WHERE: Modesto, really?
    • HOW: Beth and Hillary Cutler took their favorite grapes and left them to multiply like fuzzy dice in a car.

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    • Red Guitar 2007

    Thursday
    Aug 20,2009
    Bodegas ADA Red Guitar Front Label
    • WHO: Bodegas Ada Winery
    • WHAT: 55% Old Vine Tempranillo, 45% Old Vine Grenache
    • WHEN: 2007
    • WHERE: Navarra, Spain
    • HOW: Contacting the distributor, Cellar Door, couldn’t even untangle the narratives on this wine.

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    • Frontier Red Lot No. 82

    Sunday
    Aug 9,2009
    Frontier Red 002
    • WHO: Fess Parker Winery
    • WHAT: 76% Syrah, 14% Grenache, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon,2% Petite Sirah & 2% Mourvèdre
    • WHEN: No Vintage Marked; 2008 Harvest
    • WHERE: 100% California grapes sourced from these vineyards: Approximately 50% Camp Four Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley, 20% French Camp Vineyards in Paso Robles, 20% Scheid Vineyard in Monterey & 10% Rodney’s Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley
    • HOW:Rumor has it Lot No. 61 was stored in French & American oak, but we haven’t found details on this lot yet.

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