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Saturday, December 12, 2009, 1:00PM - 5:00PM
Sample our award-winning wines and enjoy light hors d'oeuvres while holiday shopping at Newton Vineyard. As a special treat, we'll be sampling a few of our prized library and large format wines. We look forward to seeing you.
$20.00 per person
Complimentary for Ambassador’s Circle Wine Club members
RSVP by December 4th
phone:707.204.7606 email:events@newtonvineyard.com
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Oscar Renteria, winemaker for Renteria Wines and well-known successful vineyard manager and Steve Reynolds, winemaker for his own Reynolds Family label, both big names in Napa Valley combined their wine efforts and created one of my new favorite wine collections: Naughty Cellars.
The inception, Steve says was because “Oscar and I decided to make some home-brew, garage-style wines and give them away to friends. Naughty started as a joke label, but our friends started to ask if they could buy it."
The wine collection now features Racy (a cabernet sauvignon blend), Sticky (dessert wine), Inky (syrah/petite sirah blend), Syrah, and Petite Sirah. They also have available a Naughty Bubbly Brut and a Naughty Bubbly Rose. The wines are bold, luscious and very affordable, which is surprising because of their limited productions, handcrafted style and high-end taste and appeal.
Being naughty has never been so good.
2003 Racy
Tasting Note: Get Naughty tonight with Racy, a sultry blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (69%), Cabernet Franc (16%) and Zinfandel (15%). Bing cherry and plum combine with crushed black pepper and boysenberry in this wickedly sinful wine.
All three varietals were grown on hillsides. The yields were very low as a result of multiple crop thinnings, providing concentrated fruit flavors. Vinified and aged separately for one year in 90% French oak, 10% American oak before blending.
2003 Inky
Tasting Note: Wanna Get Naughty? Inky is blend of Petite Sirah and Syrah. The 2003 vintage shows classic earthy flavors combined with blackberry and strawberry jam and a touch of licorice and spices. Fruit driven with beautiful tannins, Inky is long on finish and finesse.
About the Vineyard: Juliana Vineyard is located in Pope Valley, one of seven valleys that make up the Napa Valley. This block is composed of gravelly subsoil and a sandy loam surface horizon. Row direction is East to West off a South facing slope. Less than 2 tons per acre was the intentional yield.
Naughty Bubbly Brut
Naughty Cellars claim that “Naughty Girls are playful and alluring. They tease, beguile, and enrapture…can seduce and arouse with a single hypnotic glance. They are intriguing temptresses who live for pleasure every day…and every night”.
Winemaker’s notes: Lively, bright and balanced, this wine exhibits all the hallmarks of a classic Brut. A rich and yeasty nose is contrasted with a full, round palate saturated with citrus zest, candied ginger and minerals. Full through the middle palate, the finish is clean and refreshing.
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Our most popular issue,the intriguing people issue, is now available! Check out my article on Napa Valley Sparkling Wine and check out all the intriguing people featured in the magazine. [ view entry ] ( 204 views ) | permalink |
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