Saturday February 6th, 2010
11am - 8pm
Sometimes the greatest of the great wines are just simply out of our reach. That being said, you may not know that most of the worlds most expensive wines produce second label "sibling" wines, often times with the excess juice that went into the $100 cuvees. It is a rare opportunity to be able to taste the flagship wine right next to its second label offering, but that is exactly what we are doing for you this weekend. Find out if the $100 Napa Cab is better than the $35 second offering - perhaps the $75 estate wine really isn't worth it for you compared right next to the $25 second label Cabernet from the same producer. One of the estates we will be featuring this weekend is Napa Valley legend Pahlmeyer. Jayson Pahlmeyer summed up his second label "Jayson", by saying “The Jayson goes into the same brand new French oak barrels [as the main label, Pahlmeyer], has the same barrel-aging regimen, same blending, same care and dedication from my winemaker,” Pahlmeyer explains. “It’s 90 percent of the quality at 50 percent of the price.”
"90% of the quality at 50% of the price" - now that is an equation we are ready to get on board with! We think you'll be astounded how close these second labels taste to the real thing! Come in this Saturday and see for yourself.
Wineries featured include:
Pahlmeyer Winery
2005 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red
2005 Pahlmeyer "Jayson" Red
Darioush Winery
2006 Darioush Cabernet
2007 Darioush "Caravan" Cabernet
Bennett Lane Winery
2005 Bennett Lane Cabernet
2007 Bennett Lane "Turn 4" Cabernet
Klinker Brick Winery
2005 Klinker Brick "Old Ghost" Zinfandel
2007 Klinker Brick Zinfandel
Chateau de Beaucastel
2007 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape
2007 Coudoulet de Beaucastel Cotes du Rhone
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