The Garagiste Thread (The Great Enabler) Back to Life

Tom_Moore · January 16, 2015, 3:32am

Anyone else notice all of the Evening Land offers coming out of Garagiste lately? These are quality wines and I have snagged a few of the chards coming out of Sonoma and Burgundy. Costco blew out some Evening Land Edna Valley chards last year that are fantastic for $15.

I clicked on Evening Lands website and noticed that their Sonoma and Burgundy sections are not active - but their Oregon section is. Have they abandoned Calif/Burgundy and are now focusing on Oregon exclusively?

Beau_Carufel · January 16, 2015, 4:41am

EL is blowing out their Burg and CA offerings here locally too, or at least, they were. I have noticed their wines on the flash sale sites over the past year.

Anthony_Lombardi · January 16, 2015, 4:49am

They’ve really been unstable since they started. Oregon is their main focus, but they will apparently still produce wine from Sonoma & Burgundy. The Sta Rita Hills vineyards were sold to Terroir Brands & now produce Domaine de la Cote. Evening Land/Seven Springs will now operate under Terroir Brands as well. Hence all the closeouts around.

Apparently despite all Tarlov’s bullshit, the brand has yet to turn a profit. It would be great if St Innocent, Evesham Wood & the others who used to make Seven Springs SVD’s could access the fruit again.

Todd_A_Christensen · January 16, 2015, 5:47am

Anthony Lombardi:

Tom Moore:

Anyone else notice all of the Evening Land offers coming out of Garagiste lately? These are quality wines and I have snagged a few of the chards coming out of Sonoma and Burgundy. Costco blew out some Evening Land Edna Valley chards last year that are fantastic for $15.

I clicked on Evening Lands website and noticed that their Sonoma and Burgundy sections are not active - but their Oregon section is. Have they abandoned Calif/Burgundy and are now focusing on Oregon exclusively?

They’ve really been unstable since they started. Oregon is their main focus, but they will apparently still produce wine from Sonoma & Burgundy. The Sta Rita Hills vineyards were sold to Terroir Brands & now produce Domaine de la Cote. Evening Land/Seven Springs will now operate under Terroir Brands as well. Hence all the closeouts around.

Apparently despite all Tarlov’s bullshit, the brand has yet to turn a profit. It would be great if St Innocent, Evesham Wood & the others who used to make Seven Springs SVD’s could access the fruit again.

They are under completely new ownership (Rajat Parr, et al); Tarlov has been out for some time… Changes at Evening Land Vineyards Spark New Wineries

G_Bienstock · January 16, 2015, 5:54am

At least one WV winery will be using Seven Springs fruit in a future release.

Anthony_Lombardi · January 16, 2015, 6:12am

Todd A. Christensen:

Anthony Lombardi:

Tom Moore:

Anyone else notice all of the Evening Land offers coming out of Garagiste lately? These are quality wines and I have snagged a few of the chards coming out of Sonoma and Burgundy. Costco blew out some Evening Land Edna Valley chards last year that are fantastic for $15.

I clicked on Evening Lands website and noticed that their Sonoma and Burgundy sections are not active - but their Oregon section is. Have they abandoned Calif/Burgundy and are now focusing on Oregon exclusively?

They’ve really been unstable since they started. Oregon is their main focus, but they will apparently still produce wine from Sonoma & Burgundy. The Sta Rita Hills vineyards were sold to Terroir Brands & now produce Domaine de la Cote. Evening Land/Seven Springs will now operate under Terroir Brands as well. Hence all the closeouts around.

Apparently despite all Tarlov’s bullshit, the brand has yet to turn a profit. It would be great if St Innocent, Evesham Wood & the others who used to make Seven Springs SVD’s could access the fruit again.

They are under completely new ownership (Rajat Parr, et al); Tarlov has been out for some time… Changes at Evening Land Vineyards Spark New Wineries

I know that. Hence the mention of Parr’s group, but for all his posturing early on- you’d think they might have made money & not ended up in Garagiste bin ends.

Todd_A_Christensen · January 16, 2015, 6:24am

They are under completely new ownership (Rajat Parr, et al); Tarlov has been out for some time… http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/48150[/quote]
Yep – excellent point, and certainly they’ve not lacked for either 1) endearing press; or 2) opportunities to price above market (and seemingly get it, with some their stuff…).

I know that. Hence the mention of Parr’s group, but for all his posturing early on- you’d think they might have made money & not ended up in Garagiste bin ends.[/quote]

AKuehn · January 25, 2015, 2:33pm

I finally cataloged my $250 “Garage Sale” case:

$33 2010 Domaine Barmes-Buecher Riesling Steingrubler
$17 2011 Bünchen Riesling Spätlese
$35 2009 Domaine du Château de Chorey (Germain) Beaune 1er Cru Les Cras
$37 2008 EARL Peter Hahn Vouvray Clos de la Meslerie
$50 NV Frank Cornelissen MunJebel Rosso 9 MC (note on bottle says 2012 vintage)
$27 2009 La Grange aux Belles La Niña
$17 2009 Mocine Toscana IGT
$13 2007 Pago Casa Gran Falcata Casa Gran
$22 2011 Pian dell’Orino Rosso di Montalcino Bassolino
$25 2012 Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet (Hervé Souhaut) Syrah
$17 2010 Socré Dolcetto d’Alba
$20 2008 Substance Syrah

Total CT average value: $312. Total acquisition cost: $288 (including shipping)

Personally, I’m not very happy with this set of wines, although I was quite happy with the last $250 mystery case I purchased, and I haven’t actually tasted any of these new wines yet. I’m only really looking forward to a couple of them, though.

My experience with Garagiste has been generally positive, but this purchase makes me pause a bit.

Keith_Levenberg · January 26, 2015, 3:38am

Some serious self-parody going on in tonight’s offer. Still shaking my head. And coming just a few days after some stirrings of the old Garagiste with the Lapandery offer.

John_Morris · January 26, 2015, 3:46am

A West Virginia winery?

alan_weinberg · January 26, 2015, 3:52am

anybody taste the chocolates recently shipped? I love chocolate, but these taste dirty. Not a fan.

G_Bienstock · January 26, 2015, 4:36am

Willamette Valley. West Virginia is too far to truck the fruit.

Michael_Davidson · January 26, 2015, 4:50am

You know, living in Seattle I found this a totally reasonable thing to offer, although certainly more than I’d pay. Stories like that are in every other gift shop in this city.

Michael

jbray23 · January 26, 2015, 5:33am

For those of us not in the know were they doggie treats?
Inquiring minds…

PeterH · January 26, 2015, 5:51am

Rimmerman the rug merchant. It is hard to tell if the self parody is intentional.

P Hickner

Michael_Davidson · January 26, 2015, 5:56am

It was a Moroccan blanket, made by a coop of Moroccan women, profits back to the community, etc. etc.

But it was $400.

Michael

jbray23 · January 26, 2015, 5:59am

Has Rimmerman found a soft spot in his heart or did he buy these for $4 each.
I really thought they might be doggie treats.

Tom_Lee · January 26, 2015, 6:12am

I stopped buying years ago but might have to sign up again on a read only basis as the emails sound better than ever.

Tom

dsGriswold · January 26, 2015, 7:34am

I am approaching that dottering old age where recieving junk mail is exciting because it has your name on it and someone cares.

Keith_Levenberg · January 26, 2015, 3:47pm

Garagiste:

With every Kitchen Souk offer over the last year (of Moroccan harissa, spices or other), requests have come in for additional and authentic Moroccan products of the same regard.

One of the largest requests we’ve received centers on the indigenous pom-pom blankets (handira blankets) produced by the Berber woman in the flank of the Atlas Mountains, similar to what you see here: https://lavivahome.com/index.php/collections/moroccan-pom-pom-blankets.

A blanket?

Yes, but this is no ordinary blanket.

Reported to be among the warmest blanket in the world (along with a certain tribal blanket of Mongolia and also of Tibet), the authentic pom-pom blanket of the Berber is produced in small quantities from wool harvested by nomads from grazing sheep. An important symbol of Berber culture, pom-poms appear in many forms (clothing, garments et al) but none are as special as the full-sized pom-pom blanket.

Hand-made for centuries, and used to cover members of their family while they sleep (high up in the frigid desert mountains - without heat), many Berber children also sleep on a similar rendition of the pom-pom blanket, but as a mattress.

Our blankets were hand-made for you by a co-op of Moroccan woman (over a month’s time - to harvest, soak, dry and darn the wool). They are warm - REALLY warm. They are also beautiful to look at and are quite special. The colors are natural, some are an off-white/cream, others are more of a grey tone and others a mix of grey and cream stripes. As far as a feel-good product to have in your home, you can be assured that the income received by the woman (from the production of the blankets) will go toward furthering their future and the future of the co-op.

An element of the original inspiration for “shabby chic”, the look of the Berber pom-pom blanket fits right in with the overall Boho aesthetic and remains as modern and relevant as ever.

For photos regarding the blankets and the incredible Berber families that produced them, please see our Instagram feed: Garagiste Wine (@garagiste_wine) • Instagram photos and videos

This parcel has been hand-made expressly for you in Morocco with the finest 100% natural wool available - no dyes or artificial coatings were used.

(note: our blankets are the large king/queen-sized 110" x 78", not the standard full/twin 90" x 78")