Wine Sale for Valentines Day

Valentine’s Day! As young boys, we bought honey-worded cards to put at our sweethearts’ doors, rang the bell, ran and hid, blushing!

And now years later…deliver wine to your sweetheart’s door! And no running!! Just go online and your Valentine gift will appear at that door!

Get over 25% off this wine beginning at 8AM, PDT, on Friday (01/27/2012).  As an added bonus, shipping is included in the sales price for orders of 6 bottles or more.   Save up to $90 on 6 bottles shipped anywhere in the US, where allowed by law.

Sales are first come, first served, so we suggest that you buy early. You can read Indie Winemakers full review on their website.

Cyber Monday Gift for Cabernet Sauvignon Lovers

For those of you looking for something unique, we are offing both a great deal and limited availability on a Napa Cabernet that recently scored 95 Points!  Check it out here.

For those friends of yours who love Cabernet Sauvignon, why not give them a unique, small production wine from a new cult wine producer – Krutz Family Cellars?  Their 06 vintage was ranked one of the top 100 wines in 2011 by Wine Enthusiast (Feb 2011), and it has already sold out. Get in early, this new producer’s wine will soon be available for wine club members only. Today, we are offering a limited quantity of the 2007 Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon at a +15% discount.

 

Wine for holiday gift giving

I’m sorry but – it’s time to start thinking about holiday gift giving.  Considering that you’re reading this, you are undoubtedly planning on giving wine to some of the people on your list. For those friends of yours who love Zinfandel, why not give them a wine you can’t find at your local grocery store, i.e., a slightly culty producer like Tofanelli?

This week, Indie Winemakers is offering hand-crafted artisan Zinfandel from Napa Valley produced by Tofanelli Family Vineyards. This is the same fruit used by Orin-Swift’s the ‘Prisoner’, which was ranked #17 of the top 100 wines in 2007 by Wine Spectator!  Deal Alert: No shipping fees and no tax outside of California means an additional savings of over $30 for most authorized ship-to states.  Only 5 states are restricted.  For additional information and to purchase, go here.

El Dorado Wines AKA Sierra Foothills AVA

In the past, the Sierra Foothills was known for Zinfandel wines but today you are more likely to find elegant grapes whose ancestral homes include France’s Rhone Valley or Bordeaux region.  Our discount wine of the week features two such varietals, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.  Often used for blending, these wines are far better on their own.  Both wines are offered by Crystal Basin Cellars and are discounted 33% off retail price.  Discounted prices can be purchased here.

Syrah vs Pinot Noir

Recent wine reviews have gone so far as comparing Syrah as the bigger, bolder cousin to Pinot Noir.  There are reports of Wine Sommeliers labeling the Syrah section of their wine list as ‘Syrah, what “Big Pinot” wants to be.’  The upside, if you like big Pinots and like to save a few bucks, try rekindling your love of Syrah.  Our Featured Wine of the Week includes a 2-year vertical of cool-climate Syrah’s from the Sierra Foothills. We also have a Syrah/Cab Franc blend from the Sierra Foothills included in this promotion.  Get all 3 bottles for $25.  As an added bonus, get a case of wine for $100 and shipping is included in the sales price for CA, OR and NV.  50% off case shipping fees for all other states.  Go to the website to purchase.

What’s the deal with Old Vine Wine?

The term “old vines” appears on many wine labels, most often on Zinfandel.  So, I wondered what qualifies a wine as “old vine”?  I checked the Wine Institute, Family Winemakers of California and other “official” organizations only to find that the term is unregulated.  Our Featured Wine of the Week is an old vine zinfandel with rootstock planted in 1906.  My guess is any plant that is over 100 years old qualifies!  Check out our latest discounted wine of the week!

Malibu and Wine?

Malibu has long been noted for it’s surfer community and beach houses.  You can now add fine wines to that image!  Colcanyon Estate Wines located in Latigo Canyon, Malibu was just awarded the DOUBLE GOLD medal at the San Francisco International Wine Competition. There was only one of 13 such awards made from over 3500 entries.  If there was ever a definition of “fine wine” then this is it !!  Check out our Featured Wine of the Week

Our Next Food and Wine Event

June 4-9, 2012 at Sandals Whitehouse European Village and Spa!

6-day, 5-Night all-inclusive event for $1,250 PP

We had such a great time celebrating this year’s food and wine event at Sandals Emerald Bay in the Bahamas, that we decided to stage our next event at Sandals Whitehouse European Village and Spa in Jamaica. For those of you who did not see our inaugural event video, you can click here to see it.

Our next Food and Wine Event offers all the privileges offered by Sandals Whitehouse, plus a private‐to‐the‐group, welcoming reception party and buffet dinner, plus 4 Chef Signature Gourmet Dinners in a private dining room accompanied by select wines from the Manager’s & Chairman’s Wine List.

This event is available for booking on IndieResorts.com.   Indie Resorts is the special interest travel division of Indie Winemakers.  The intent of Indie Resorts is to provide unique travel experiences where artesian wines and gourmet foods are paired in luxury resorts worldwide.

We hope to see you and your friends in Jamaica, 2012!

New wines to begin shipping in October

We’ve got a great line up of new wineries and repeat wineries for the 2011-2012 “wine of the week” promotion.  Look for our newest wines soon!

Trump National Golf Club Wine and Beer Festival

Overlooking the Pacific and Catalina Island, the festival was held on Sunday with temperatures in high 70′s and a light breeze.  Wow, what a great start.  Headed directly to the tent pouring Taittinger, Schramsberg and Cakebread to start the tasting.  Good thing as they were out of samples within 1 hour of opening.  As for the beer festival portion, enjoyed the Belgium Leffe beer the most.  Only negative to the festival was the lack of drinking water.  Come on – you gotta provide water in an event like this!!!!