Reserve

Domestic Selection: Rsv. Sauvignon Blanc, 1986. Concannon

August 19, 2016

The Concannon Vineyard is factually a piece of California history, California Historical Landmark No. 641, to be exact. Over 100 years ago James Concannon founded this venerable operation 50 miles east of San Francisco in the Livermore Valley. This area distinguishes itself from other wine regions of California by its striking similarities to the great… read more »

Domestic Selection: Chardonnay, 1986, Merry Vintners

July 27, 2016

The Merry Vintners is a small, 7,000 cases per annum, family winery in the rural outskirts of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County. The winery was founded in 1984 by four partners; Charles Edwards and his wife D.J., their daughter Meredith and her husband Bill (Miller). Sounds quite ordinary so far… the catch is, Meredith (Merry)… read more »

October 2, 2015

Reserve wines are finer wines that have a better quality due to the prolonged aging process.