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2018 Gin Club Notes: Q1

There has been a recent proliferation of California craft distillers either based in Napa or Sonoma wine country, or somehow tied to the wine industry. Examples of distillers in this category include Spirit Works, Lost...

2018 Wine of the Month Club: February

There is a unique experience that happens when trying an unfamiliar wine for the first time. Cognitively, I search for clues to figure out what it is I am about to put in my mouth....

2018 Champagne Club: February

2011 Michel Gonet Brut Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Winemakers for seven generations, the Gonet family established itself in 1802. They have 40 hectares of vines in Champagne, mainly on the Côte des Blancs...

2018 Wine of the Month Club: January

Influenced by the cooling effect of the Pacific Ocean, and a combination of summer fog, warm days, and a long growing season, the Carneros wine region is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Northern California....

2018 Beer of the Month: January

Happy January all! Hope you and I share the same New Year resolution in drinking less corporate beer and more craft beer! This month we are featuring one special bottle of beer. A beer from...