Category: Wine Events

Post-WBC NA 2008: The Wine Spies Party

After finishing up at the last WBC lunch and tasting, the Luxe Sonoma lunch, I headed out with the Brix Chicks, Liza (Twitter) and Xandria to another party, this time hosted by Agent Red and Agent Green (Twitter) of The Wine Spies. The Wine SpiesThe Wine Spies is a interesting and effective wine sales site that specializes in 1 great wine a day. It helps both the winery to connect directly with its clientele, and allows consumers to discover a new wine each day and at significant, one-time savings. It is extremely effective at getting the word out about small boutique wineries and their choice of wines is top-notch, The Wine Spiesincluding some of my own favorites such as Galante (WineSpies) and Parsonage Village Vineyard (WineSpies). Their style of James Bond-ish secrecy and elite info dissemination keeps the wine very accesible and fun, while refusing to compromise on great background and techinical information.

SKULLS! (Twisted Oak)

Twisted Oak WineryDisclosure: I received this wine as a media sample from Twisted Oak Winery. Twisted Oak Winery in Calaveras County has built a rather phenomenal, staid reputation since it's founding by Jeff and Mary Stai in 2001. Stuffy and beautifully constructed wines bearing boring labels such as "*%#&@!" and "Pig Stai" have built their reputation as a very traditional, elitist winery. Indeed, their focus on New World safe haven varietals such as Tempranillo, Verdelho, Grenache and the ever popular Graciano prove that despite their penchant for such hip Iberian Peninsula grape varieties, they still know that winemaking is an incredibly serious and noble endeavor.
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