A New Bloggerpack: Summer Sippers From Wannabe Wino!
Bloggerpacks, Breggo, Mauritson, Michel-Schlumberger, Wannabewino
We mentioned this was coming a while back. Like, a really long time ago, it seems.
After a bit of a delay in sourcing the wines, we’re happy to have finally gotten things together for our fifth wine blogger sampler pack, this time from Megan (aka Sonadora aka Wannabe Wino - how many aliases can a girl have? Sheesh!). Our release of the pack coincides with Wannabe Wino’s change in address, from a Blogspot hosted site to its own spot at Wannabewino.com. Big congrats on that milestone, Megan!
Megan has chosen her wines very thoughtfully, having visited each of the included wineries, making this an ultra-personal selection of wines. Additionally, she has chosen wines that are perfect for the season, and given that temperatures have already spiked so early on, it seems like she’s onto something.
Go ahead and stock up your cellar with these summer sippers chosen by Wannabe Wino:
–2007 Rosé of Syrah from Breggo
–2007 Michel-Schlumberger Pinot Blanc
–2006 Mauritson Sauvignon Blanc
Notably, the Mauritson and the Michel-Schlumberger are both from Sonoma, and more specifically, from Dry Creek. James Laube dissed Dry Creek last week, but Dr. Debs posted a most compelling rebuttal (as did Mary of Dover Canyon). Having tasted Megan’s two white selections, we’d have to take a staunch position in the pro-Dry Creek camp. These are just two fantastic and pure wines. The Breggo Rosé is another crisp and refreshing quaffer, though from Anderson Valley. Megan suggests pairing it with her easy to make, non-slow-cooked barbecued ribs (recipe included with the three-pack of wines). We have a limited number of Wannabewino packs available, so get it while you can. Oh, and it will run you $55 plus shipping…
And while we have your attention, we wanted to take the time to thank all of the blogger partners who have participated in the bloggerpack program. We’re going to be sending a thanks that goes beyond just lip service, but to begin with…lip service will have to do.
This all started very much as an experiment, but has become an important part of who we are as a wine store. Now, we’re not making big bank on these packs, but that’s beside the point. The bloggerpack program really has helped us tremendously, as we’ve learned a huge amount from every participant.
For instance, we had no Portuguese wines in stock before Ryan and Gabriella came to our rescue; nor did we know much about Mulderbosch before Dr. Debs made us aware of the them; we hadn’t delved into the Louis/Dressner portfolio before Neil prodded us to; nor had we heard of Brooks before Jeff at Good Grape brought the winery to our attention. So from all of these bloggers, we’ve been introduced to something we might not otherwise have come across.
But, equally as important to us as our continued ability to learn from bloggers is the spirit they encompass, that continually reminds us why we became passionate about wine in the first place. All of these participants blog about wine not because they have to, but because they want to.
So to Ryan and Gabriella, to Dr. Debs, to Neil, to Jeff, and to Megan, we raise our glass. To Wine-Scamp, A Passionate Foodie, El Jefe, Catie, Lenn, and the other (too many to name) wine peeps we hope to do packs with in the future, we also raise our glass. We’re incredibly grateful.
Cue sappy music now…
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2008 “Bebame” Red, El Dorado County, California
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June 24th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
A mouth-watering, thirst-quenching assortment! Good on you, Wannabe Wino, for picking the wines (and getting your own address!). And thanks as ever to Jill for supporting all of us blogging types (cue sappy music, #2).