Bossiet Family Estates/DeLoach /Mo Bev

Image of DeLoach Vineyards via Snoothdeloach was owned by cecil deloach a fireman from san francisco.. lost it with the downturn..
Deloach Chardonnay California 2009  your usual california chard.. fruity and easy drinking

DeLoach Pinot Noir California 2009 light color.. tight nose, dark fruit.. a little of a burnt finish.

DeLoach Merlot California 2009... weakest of the bunch. juicy up front but a young vine character of tinniness.

DeLoach Cabernet Sauvignon Cali 2010... full of rich bing cherry flavor. loads of upfront fruit.. almost refreshing

DeLoach Zinfandel 2007.. briary.. some fruit but a little faded.

Paul Hobbs Imports with Ian Gutierrez/Bommarito

Image of Paul Hobbs via SnoothPaul Hobbs of Sonoma fame has been involved in Argentina for a few years now.
Felino Chardonnay 2011... a little heavy handed.. strong on the palate.. lots of weight.. nothing subtle here

Felino merlot 2010 .. one of the best merlots i have tried from south america in a long time.. juicy and full bodied. good quality for the money

Felino Malbec 2010  lots of extraction in color, plummy fruit. about as good as malbec gets

Felino Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 ...again with the deep color, good body.

Bramare Cabernet Sauvigon Lujan de Cuyo 2009. pretty cedar notes.. dark concentrated  color.. lush. coffee and spice on the finish.. very pretty and attractive.

Terra Rouge Easton/Garco/ Terance Livingston

Location in the state of California (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Wineries located mostly in the non glamorous parts of the california wine country.
Easton Sauv Blanc 2009 Sierra Foothills Very herbal lots of texture, almost thick. coating the tongue.. lots of things going on here but not necessarily subtle..

Terra Rouge Enigma 2008 Sierra Foothills  ...rhone varietals in california. I have never really cared for this wine from  the earliest time I remember.. not that the wine isnt well made, I have found I do not care for these varietals young. marsanne and roussanne in particular, show for me, better with some age. very golden yellow in color viscous and a little green olive on the palate that I am sure will turn into a more honeyed character as it ages.

H House Wine Easton 2008.. cab and syrah blend. juicy and spicy, not a wimpy wine lots of color and extraction

terra Rouge Tete a Tete Sierra Foothills a grenache syrah mourvedre blend.. juicy and very fruit forward.. not subtle again. almost chunky

Terre ROuge Les Cotes de l'ouest.. my nose is happy in this wine... palate was not as much but still tasty.. again with the chunky almost meaty nature.. dark and dense.. very enjoyable for the money though

Easton Zinfandel Amador County 2009.. light garnet color, bright red fruit.. juicy and supple some pepper but not too much briar

Terra Rouge Sentinel Oak Syrah 2002..yes 2002 and it was dark and brooding..still could have rested for many years.. again the beautiful fall, barnyard nose. lots of texture on the palate.coffee and tar on the finish...

Malbec with Kevin Hodges/Kim Klein/Mo Bev

Malbec grapes on the vine in the Cafayate wine region of Argentina. This pic also demonstrates the trellising vine training used with drip irrigation system running along the bottom. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)I am looking forward to the time when I can detect more subtlety in wines of the same style and type. Today there are 6 malbec from Argentina, all are well made, some more extracted than others. There was an overriding theme on the nose of these of bright fruit, with some showing a little more earthier style

Crios 2010,, Susanna Balbo's second label.. a lovely starter wine for people looking to try a better Malbec price than Alamos. juicy and good weight

Mapema Malbec 2009... again good juice and quality.. liked the Tempranillo they did a lot

LaPosta Pizzella Family Vineyards . thatt it the most user friendly if not ultra complex.. lots of acidity. up front fruit

Mendel Mendoza lots of extraction, color and juice. lush but not as fruity.. just a little more terroir to it.

Ben marco 2009 with 8% bonarda. dark color, vanilla and loads of dark berry fruit

Luca 2009 best of the bunch. Lots of layers of flavors that take there time to open up.hits all the right notes, good acidity to it ... not showing a lot of alcohol..

craig rohner/major brands/cellar selections

This is a locator map showing Santa Barbara County in Southern California. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Cover of Fess Parker2010 Epiphany Grenache Blanc Santa Barbara County .. what i was expecting was a viscous, aromatic white wine, what came out was much more Viognier like, very sweet and tropical fruit. with a little bitterness on the finish.too sweet and not enough subtlety

2007 Epiphany Gypsy Santa Barbara.. Epiphany a label from the Fess Parker family of wines, with more emphasis on rhone varietals. this was a grenache/syrah et al blend that was highly extracted almost to the point of jammy that finished kind of clunky.

2007 Vina Eguia Reserve Rioja 2007  smells like a pencil box.. sawdust... one would almost assume it was cabernet and not tempranillo.. very extracted in a new world style.. juicy. hopefully the wood calms down in the next months.

bernie from pinnacle and wines

Hopler Pinot Blanc 2009 Austria... creamy on the front with just the right amount of minerality

Peay Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2009 fruit forward nose, juicy and a little clunky on the finish but pleasant, good with food I am sure.

Bedrock Sherman & Hookers Shebang NV4  they changed the bottle from 1L to traditional 750ml size. loads of berry and juicy dark fruit.. great pizza wine

Biale Party Line Zinfandel 2010 California... lots of fruit on the nose, some coffee and dark berry on the palate.. not as jammy as some cali zin can be.

Bennett Lane Maximus 2006 Napa disjointed and not unpleasant just not really showing fruit well. may be in a dumb phase or just over the hill

tony fabiano with crimson wine group. mo bev and kim klein

Image of Domaine Alfred Winery via Snoothmostly known for Pine Ridge

Forefront Sauv Blanc 2010.. soft and herbal.. stainless steel.. pleasant enough. not too grassy

Chamisal Estate Pinot Noir ripe and rich and a little hot on the palate...used to be known as Domaine Alfred.

Chamisal Stainless Chardonnay 2009. such a ripe wine that still gets creamy without use of oak and malolactic fermentation

Forefront Pinot Noir 2010 a little rough on the palate.. tar and tobacco.. and dried fruits.. could probably use some food to showcase.