Trade Tasting invite, anything here any good?

WINE TALK
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I just got an e-mail invite to a trade event that seems to have been organized around the theme of “Wineries with funny names”:

cheapskate * frostwatch * gain bay * gamble family vineyards * jigsaw * j.keverson * line shack * murphy’s law * niner wine estates * pennyfarthing * ransom * riverbench vineyard * snafu * sojourn cellars * stuhlmuller vineyards * ‘tilda * winesmith

Worth driving across town for (remember that means 45 minutes each way here if you are lucky)?

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I haven’t heard of any other than Sojourn

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I recognize ONE of those, Sojurn. The rest sound like British Colony winery names to me. What is the focus supposed to be?

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I know Frostwatch. Bennett Valley…mostly Merlot, maybe Syrah and a Sauv Blanc - all pretty good, IIRC. Who’s the organizer - their distributor?

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Anthony Dias Blue…

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Heard of Frostwatch…believe it is a Bennett Valley property?

Gamble Family is a an old Napa family if I’m thinking of the right one. Sbragia Family Gamble Ranch Chard, for example? Not sure if this is a brand related to Source-Napa or not, but I think their SB (which I love) comes from the Gamble Ranch?

Winesmith is Clark Smith (of Vinovation and “Spoofulation” fame)'s label.

The rest, other than Sojourn, I have not.

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Well, you found it; you HAVE to attend it. Those are the rules.

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Frostwatch is Bennett Valley.
I make wine in the same facility that Sojourn does; they are worth trying.
Best, Jim

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The event is put on by Anthony Dias Blue’s Blue Lifestyle, who’s awesome.

The wines are from Millenium Wine Group. Really, Really good guys–that’s Cargasacchi’s distributor, actually :slight_smile:
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Roberto–might even see you there!

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P.S. Stuhlmuller Vineyards is on there? Sweet! One of the best Chardonnays I’ve had in a long time!

I say go!

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Sarah, Turns out I have a conflict that day anyway so have a good time…

PS: Did you get my e-mail re Pepe?

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The Sojourn is worth going to try, nice wines across the board. I haven’t tried any of the others.

I was with this Broker until recently but got picked up by a distributor in So Cal. (French Paradox aka Fourcade & Hecht. )

AP Vin also moved on, though it shows us both on their website still? [bye2.gif] The APVin is now with Direct Wine Marketing in So Cal, which was the original broker Andrew and I started with. (Paris Driggers.)

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Gamble Family…but that’s it.

Doesn’t sound like a 1.5 hours drive tasting to me.

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FrostWatch make a great Chardonnay.

Dianne something or other owns it with her husband, they came to our offline at Mirepox in summer of 07 and gave us a couple bottles as a gift.