Greetings to Family, Friends, and Fellow Wine Enthusiasts,
First, allow me to thank all the participants that came and tasted with us the wonderful Italian wines for our 1st Annual Italian Wine Tasting. Hats off to Gustavo Thrace from, Bottleshock, for pouring the best California Barbera probably made. I hope that everyone was able to get an autographed poster from Thrace as it will do fine at home in a wine bar in a nice frame. Vine and Barrel will, with certainty, hold this event, annually. Thank you to my mom, Time Schrock, and Tim "THE HITMAN" Hinton – I could not have pulled it off without you guys. Well done and thank you, everyone.
For our next tasting and for the month of July I am going on the words of so many customers that have asked me to host a white wine tasting. On Saturday, July 11th at 3pm we will be visited by 27 wineries pouring all the great white wines of the world. From German Reisling to Pouilly Fume and the great chardonnays from Burgundy to the Pinot Grigios of Italy, some wonderful wines from South America and Australia, on up and over to this little wine region they call, California – we will taste them all. Joining us will be Pezzi King, DeLoach, Joel Gott, La Czar, Dane Cellars, McNab, Stormhook and many more. Further, there will be very nice selections of purees and dips and wonderful dishes of delicious food to pair. Cost is $20 per person and the event begins at 3pm, sharp.
Again, this year, the Cinnabar Theater will be gracing us with, the wonderful, Taste of Petaluma. You can have a great time zipping around through all the local businesses downtown sipping so many various wineries and all the wonderful food that our local restaurants have lined up to pair with each of them. The event is marvelous. The food, exquisite, and it is a very fun party that shifts all over town for hours. Go to www.tasteofpetaluma.or”g for tickets and more information. Vine and Barrel will be hosting 6 wineries, alone!
Around town, the Petaluma GAP (Grower’s Alliance of Petaluma) is moving full-steam, ahead, and our bi-monthly vineyard tours are proving a fantastic educational format and are growing bigger with each new tour. It is so neat to meet the winegrower, hear their stories, learn their techniques, hike around the countryside, and learn what is, quite honestly, so amazing about the pinot noir and syrah we grow that is very unique to this area and this area, ONLY. Come join us one Sunday if you think you know what you are talking about when wine enters a conversation – there is volumes to learn! Visit www.petalumagap.com for more information.
Jason Jenkins
Owner Vine & Barrel
30 GOOD WINES UNDER $10? – is this crazy talk? Yes, it’s true and they fly out the door, daily. I have great, local merlot – $5.99. I have beautiful Portuguese for $9. Amazing 100% Spanish Grenache at $7.99. Good, buttery Chardonnay under $6. Come see – they are here!
We also stock 87 different Pinot Noirs, 70 Zinfandels, over 40 Champagnes and sparkling wines!
Vine and Barrel always carries the very best Selection of Sonoma County and Petaluma Wines anywhere !!!!