Since 1976
Next week we are taking stock of two exceptionally rare, 100-point Robert Parker rated, Cult Napa Valley Cabernets - the 2007 and 2013 vintages from the legendary Scarecrow estate. Scarecrow is owned by Bret Lopez (whose childhood vacations were taken at his grandfather's - the great J.J. Cohn's summer home in Rutherford). Cohn, himself, was... Continue Reading →
Arriving soon, we have some extremely rare, very limited availability wines from Penfolds – Australia’s premier wine producer, world renowned for its incredibly sophisticated Shiraz and Bordeaux-inspired blends. Penfolds was founded by an English doctor (Dr Christopher Rawson Penfold), who migrated to South Australia in the mid-19th Century. Penfold had a firm belief in the... Continue Reading →
A recent study by Oxford University has claimed that corks are preferred over screw caps for sealing a bottle of wine (as reported by Decanter Magazine, Sept 2017). Perhaps surprisingly, the Oxford researchers put their findings down to the sound of the cork, rather than the smell or taste of the actual wine that they... Continue Reading →
Golden West Wines was established in 1976 and this year we are celebrating 40 years in wine. Join us every week as we look back on each year of our journey, and at what else was happening in the world at that time… 1985 – Reagan met Gorbachev for the 1st time in early signs... Continue Reading →
Golden West Wines was established in 1976 and this year we are celebrating 40 years in wine. Join us every week as we look back on each year of our journey, and at what else was happening in the world at that time… 1984 - the year Apple put on sale their Macintosh personal computer, Facebook... Continue Reading →
Golden West Wines was established in 1976 and this year we are celebrating 40 years in wine. Join us every week as we look back on each year of our journey, and at what else was happening in the world at that time… 1983 - this week...M.A.S.H, the Mustang, Microsoft and the emergence of the Pacific... Continue Reading →
Golden West Wines was established in 1976 and this year we are celebrating 40 years in wine. Join us every week as we look back on each year of our journey, and at what else was happening in the world at that time… 1982 - the year starts with a brutal cold snap in the Midwest,... Continue Reading →
Golden West Wines was established in 1976 and this year we are celebrating 40 years in wine. Join us every week as we look back on each year of our journey, and at what else was happening in the world at that time… 1981 - Reagan takes a bullet, the Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off for... Continue Reading →
Golden West Wines was established in 1976 and this year we are celebrating 40 years in wine. Join us every week as we look back on each year of our journey, and at what else was happening in the world at that time… 1980 - the new decade brings the launch of PAC-MAN and everyone wants... Continue Reading →
