Qupé is a top California Central Coast producer, and this Grenache shows off the best of what the Rhone Rangers are doing. It’s red and juicy, with good acidity and tannin that will give it a nice long life. But it’s ready to drink now, and would be terrific with almost any food we can think of. This is a pure pleasure to drink, and with under 250 cases produced, this is boutique winemaking at its best. Buy me for $36.99
Oysters. Wine. ‘Nuff said. Come! Click here for advance purchase options.
October 6th, 2011 LA Times Wine of the Week! Click to buy for $10/bottle.
Taste two new flavors from Carmela’s Ice Cream, based on wine we stock on our shelves! Two sorbets as well as the wines that inspired them, a Cava and a Malbec blend, will be on display as part of this Sunday’s tasting. Click here for discounted advance purchase of tickets (just $6!).
We will be open until 9PM tonight (Wednesday) and then on Thanksgiving Day from 10AM until 2PM for all you last-minute types. Happy holidays everyone!
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.
DomaineLA Store Contact Info
If you’re looking for our brick and mortar shop, here’s where it can be found:
(323) 932-0280
Hours are 11AM to 8PM, Monday through Saturday and noon to 5PM on Sundays.
Read more…Fabulous & Frugal!
Our friends launched a new site and domaine547 is a featured wine columnist in their premiere edition! Go check out Fabulous & Frugal for some fantastic lifestyle tips for living the good life during what, for most of us, is an economically challenging time. There’s much more than wine there, and we’re thrilled to be a small part of the start of what will surely be a successful venture. Congrats to Brandi & Steph for their achievement!
