New wines from Cali Wineries....

[David Raccah]

OK, so Cali is going all new BABY!!!!

1) AD (Agua Dolce) is one day going to ship some 2010 wines and they are pretty good - whenever they are bottled
2) Benyo has released wines and sold out the older vintages and now only has the newer vintages - WAKE UP!!!!!
3) Covenant has a whole new line BABY!!!!!
4) Shirah - yes SHIRAH, has two new wines, the 2011 Coalition and the 2010 Thompson Syrah. Picked them both up along with a bunch of 2010 Brodeux and some 2009 Pttp
5) Rumor has it that there will be some new Brob wines coming out. Till than get what you can....

Wake up folks - or you only have yourself to blame!!!!!!

[David Raccah]

The new 2011 Coalition is a new blend of:

60% Zinfandel (Eaglepoint - Mendocino)
12% Cab Franc (Alder Springs - Mendocino)
12% Merlot (Alder Springs - Mendocino)
Remainder is Souzao and Touriga Nacional from Santa Ynez

From the wine maker's email.... LOL!!!
David

[David Raccah]

The new coalition does not yet have labels but the new 2011 Thompson is all pretty and gold!!!! Including gold colored wax!!!

[Craig Winchell]

I'm afraid that all of my wines tasted like shit that day (grin). I'm sorry Harry, it was an inside joke, and I shouldn't have expected you to just accept it. That day, the whole winery smelled like the septic system, as for some reason the wax seal in the toilet lost its integrity, and the aroma was overpowering. We went into the parking lot to taste, and we could still smell it. Raccah and Benyo were less than enthusiastic about tasting under such conditions, and I was not thrilled to be working under those conditions. That was Thursday, and it wasn't fixed until Monday. Such is life in Agua Dulce, land of sweet water.