April Wine Club Tasting Notes

By Nancie Hemminger | April 8, 2025

CLASSIC CLUB Red 1 – 2020 Cellars 33 Halcon Vineyard Grenache, Yorkville Highlands, California 100% Grenache Located at 2500 ft altitude, Halcon Vineyard is one of the highest vineyards in all of California. Overlooking both the Pacific Ocean as well as Anderson Valley, a small plot of Grenache grows on a steep hillside over rare,…

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March Wine Club Tasting Notes

By Nancie Hemminger | March 5, 2025

CLASSIC CLUB Red 1 – 2020 Claudio Quarta Anima di Negroamaro, Lizzano DOP, Campania, Italy Certified Organic 100% Negroamaro Claudio is fascinated with the expression of southern Italy’s flavors and cultures. In 2005, he left a successful career as a biologist, geneticist and microbiologist and returned to Italy with his family to begin his “second…

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February Wine Club Tasting Notes

By Nancie Hemminger | February 11, 2025

CLASSIC CLUB Red 1 – 2021 Pier Paolo Grosso ‘Morosa’ Barbera d’Alba, Piedmont, Italy Organic / Vegan 100% Barbera Pier Paolo Grasso was born into a rural family, where he developed a deep connection to the land, tending fields, vineyards, and animals from a young age. Pier Paolo’s grandfather, Pietro, acquired the first vineyards in…

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January Wine Club Tasting Notes

By Nancie Hemminger | January 10, 2025

CLASSIC CLUB Red 1 – 2021 St. Amant The Bootleg Society Speakeasy Red, Lodi, California Winemaker Notes: “This is our 11th vintage of our Speakeasy Red. It’s a fun wine to make. We throw out all the rules and simply go through all our barrels and put together the best blend that we can. This…

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December Wine Club Tasting Notes

By Nancie Hemminger | December 6, 2024

CLASSIC CLUB Red 1 – 2019 Malibu Rocky Oaks Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petite Sirah Founded in 2003, Malibu Rocky Oaks Estate Vineyards consists of 10 planted acres on a 37-acre plot with even more vines being planted today. Hand picked and meticulously maintained by a team of…

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November Wine Club Tasting Notes

By Nancie Hemminger | November 7, 2024

CLASSIC CLUB Red 1 – Amapola Creek Proprietary Red, Sonoma Valley, California Winemaker Notes: After more than 50 years making wine in Sonoma County, winemaker Richard Arrowood has perfectly refined his technique for producing exceptional hillside grown wines. This wine, a blend of Bordeaux-style and Rhone-style varietals is produced in only a small amount from…

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October Wine Club Tasting Notes

By Nancie Hemminger | October 4, 2024

CLASSIC CLUB Red 1 – 2021 Pier Avenue Red Blend, Los Olivos District, Santa Ynez Bordeaux Style Blend Produced by Westerly Wines exclusively for Uncorked. This Bordeaux style blend is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon and has aromas and flavors of cassis, blackberry and baking spice. Velvety tannins. Food pairings: Fire up the grill!! Red 2 – 2021…

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