Wine: Three Saints Pinot Noir 2009 Country: United States Region: California Appellation: Santa Barbara This small production Pinot is produced from selected grapes from three Santa Barbara AVAs: Santa Maria, Santa Rita, and Santa Ynez, hence the name. This is a very fruit forward Pinot, with currant, raspberry and ripe cherry flavors. It is a […]
Archives for 2013
Welcome Neighbors
Friends, Our building is now filled with a superb collection of retailers. Stop by and say hello to all of them from all of us. The Beach House opened with us in the fall of 1976, Kathy and Annie have been at Tickled Pink for years, Katie and Ted are celebrating a year on the […]
A Time for Wine
Friends, For those of you who love wine, do you have any idea what an asset we have and therefore you have in my partner Sukie Honeycutt? Sukie’s wine knowledge is superb. When she talks about the winemakers and the owners, it is because she knows them. Sukie gets excellent allocations because of the long-term […]
Sukie Recommends:Layer Cake Primitivo 2010
Wine: Layer Cake Primitivo 2010 Country: Italy Region: Puglia Jason Pahlmeyer makes some of California’s most coveted (and expensive) wines. He decided he wanted make some affordable wines for everyday consumption and launched his Layer Cake project a few years ago. He named it Layer Cake as a tribute to his grandfather, who said “the […]
Sukie Recommends:Kim Crawford Spitfire Sauvignon Blanc 2011
Wine: Kim Crawford Spitfire Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Country: New Zealand Region: Marlborough Do not mistake this wine for the regular bottling of Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc found on grocery store shelves for $18. Kim Crawford has a small parcels program – small batches of exceptional grapes are used for these wines. Spitfire derives its name […]
Sukie Recommends:Montes Cherub Rose of Syrah 2012
Wine: Montes Cherub Rose of Syrah 2012 Country: Chile Region: Colchagua Valley I will never forget the first time I poured this dry rose at one of my wine tastings. I had to beg and cajole my guests to try it. They kept saying, “I don’t drink white zinfandels.” That was five years ago. I […]
