Price check update: 2005 Telmo Rodriguez Dehesa Gago Toro

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

We just peeked at the winecommune site wondering how the auction ended up…and it seems that a good deal was had for the high bidders on the lot, which closed at $6.00 a bottle on the top end. Even factoring shipping, the auction lot fee (which is around $3.75 or so per winning lot on winecommune.com — much less than the 18% buyers premium one pays on sites such as WineBid.com) and bottle cost, the price for the wine beats out all competitors online or elsewhere. Initial bottle cost of $6.00 is about what Whole Foods probably paid for the bottle.

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Price Check: 2005 Telmo Rodriguez Dehesa Gago Toro

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

25400.jpgWe carry this wine, a 100% Tempranillo from Telmo Rodriguez, a hot winemaker from Spain (hot in both his looks and mad skills with the vino). We used to sell the Dehesa Gago for $13.99, but were lucky enough to get some on close-out from the old distributor who lost the wine to a competitor. We lowered our price accordingly, to $12.99 a bottle, since we had some for the old price and some for the reduced rate, and figured an average dollar cost would be fair to us, fair to the consumer. Read more…

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2008 “Bebame” Red, El Dorado County, California

Cabernet Franc (65%) and Gamay (35%) from - gasp - California! And only 13% ABV, pretty modest by California standards. If I tasted this blind I would probably have said it’s from the Loire Valley. It has pretty much nothing in common with the full bodied iterations of Cab Franc coming out of Napa. Juicy, light, delicious quaffing wine.$18 a bottle

2006 Telegramme Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge

Really balanced and smooth, this is a bargain of a Chateauneuf. Yeah, the 07s are lauded but what would I prefer to drink? This! It’s the second label of Vieux Telegraphe, from the same property but from younger vines. And it’s a deal at $33 a bottle.2006 or bust!

NV Barcino Cava: LA Times Wine of the Week!

Delicious and just in time for New Year’s Eve…this is the LA Times Wine of the Week, and we have plenty in stock. Order online, pick-up in-store!$14 a bottle!

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3/8/10: First domaineLA Wine Tasting at Susan Feniger’s Street: 5 Wines, $15:

Just a quick note to let you know that a week from today, on Monday, March 8th, 2010, I’ll be hosting the first domaineLA wine tasting event at Susan Feniger’s Street, with the Manincor winery of Italy. The importer and winemaker will both be present to chat about the five wines being poured (including an unusual and delicious dry moscato), and the wines will be paired with light bites.

The best news is that the event will cost just $15 a person…a bargain! Swing by between 6PM and 8PM — I hope to see lots of you there!

Susan Feniger’s Street, 742 N. Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038

Oh, and you can buy tickets in advance, online by clicking here:
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Frizzante
From Wikipedia: Frizzante is an Italian wine term term for semi-sparkling wine (as opposed to Spumante, which is generally used for fully sparkling wines). Frizzante wines generally owe their bubbles to a partial secondary fermentation in tank. You might notice a light fizz or tingly sensation on the tongue with a Frizzante wine, compared to the more carbonated sensation that more fully sparkling wines yield.


Scorekage
Okay, so we made up this word yesterday after a great restaurant experience. We brought a bottle of wine with us, expecting to pay a corkage fee. But the restaurant either forgot to charge us the $15, or decided to be nice to us. We scored! Hence, “scorekage” has entered our lexicon. This can also refer to BYO friendly restaurants that don’t charge for corkage under any circumstances.


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