Archive for May, 2010:

Two Wine Accessories You Must Have

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Bummed that you can’t take a bottle of wine with you on the airplane? That’s solved now with the VinniBag Reusable Travel Storage Bag. Granted, you still can’t carry on your wine and you’ll have to trust the workers who handle your baggage, but you’ll never have to wrap that precious bottle of Brunello you are trying to bring home from Italy with your clothing anymore. Just bring along the VinniBag!

The VinniBag was engineered specifically to withstand air travel and high altitudes. The design and materials allow for significant changes in air pressure and temperatures. Sophisticated testing was done at an independent test lab using altitude chambers that surpass normal conditions in aircraft cargo holds. Designed to optimally protect standard 750ml wine bottles, VinniBag can accommodate many other types of bottles including champagne, olive oil, and certain distilled spirits. Contents are isolated, immobilized and cushioned by the air chambers, and sealed with a specially designed closure. Simply insert a bottle into the center of VinniBag, inflate by mouth or with a hand pump, roll up the bottom flap to form a leak proof seal, and snap the buckle closed. If, God forbid, your Brunello was to break, your clothing and suitcase will stay dry!

Plastic wine glasses up until now have been pretty bad, if not downright embarrassing to bring out for your guests. Introducing the GoVino “Go Anywhere Wine Glass” 4 Pack Tote! Offered in an attractive tote, each tote contains a set of four crystal-clear shatterproof GoVino “glasses” that are perfect for indoors or out, at a picnic, an outdoor party, or at poolside. Get multiple totes for that next party and don’t worry about anyone dropping or breaking them!

The GoVino shatterproof wine glass was originally created as a trade tool to help professional salespeople showcase their wines whenever and wherever proper stemware isn’t accessible – which as they learned firsthand, is often! Once testing began in the market, it was realized there was an even bigger need for GoVino in the consumer sector, particularly at settings where breakable glass is an issue.

Looks and performs like crystal! The GoVinowine glass is made from a proprietary, food/pharmaceutical safe polymer, only it is superior in that it reflects the wine’s color and aromatics much like crystal. It is recyclable (#1) but better yet it is reusable.

Both items are in stock now at our website.


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Butterscotch Kiss – DAOU Vineyards 2008 Paso Robles Chardonnay

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Well folks, he’s done it again. Daniel Daou has gone and changed my favorite Chardonnay.

Just when I had settled on David Arthur’s Chardonnay, along comes a winemakers dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Irvine this last Wednesday evening with Daniel Daou and his merry line-up of wines.

This is Daou’s first white wine, and it’s impressive! In typical Daou fashion, this beauty screams “I’m a Burgundy.” According to Daniel, the grapes were all hand sorted and whole cluster pressed, but not so hard as to include the bitterness of the stems and seeds. Apparently this creates a smoother, less tannic wine. I agree,  it was smooooooth! And that’s not all he did, while in barrels, the lees were stirred for 10 months to create a creamy and crispy flavor profile. Lastly, a small amount of viognier was blended in which intensified the bouquet and aromatics and gave it a kiss of floral sweetness.

Now for the reviews:

The crowd at RC’s that night were panting with anticipation and weren’t disappointed. The Chardonnay was the buzz that night for sure.

The pro’s have had a whack at this wine too, with The Tasting Panel having reviewed it:

The Tasting Panel – May 2010
“Although the wine is already sold out, we just had to report on the DAOU Vineyards 2008 Paso Robles Chardonnay. The DAOU’s first vintage of this varietal proves what this Central Coast region – and the DAOU wine making techniques – are capable of: lemon chiffon unctuousness with a billowy texture like a weighty cloud of butterscotch pudding. A concentrated richness is the key to its future age-worthiness, while an underscored earthy, rustic, mineral quality makes you believe in the magic of this sunny climate.” 96 Points.

I couldn’t say it better than they did other than to tell you it was a glass full of butterscotch kisses and is now my house white!


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