The Wine Crate

Gut Oggau

Atanasius Rot Zweigelt - Blaufränkisch Blend 2019

The Gut Oggau wines are the now famous illustrations of a fictional family. Atanasius is the son of Wiltrude and Joshuari. He’s clean cut, mature for a young age, bright and mysterious.

An oak crate of dark red fruits. Plums, raspberries, boysenberry, salt and bloody iron rich meat.
— 4 years ago

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Marvelous

Syrah Cinsault Grenache Mourvedre Viognier 2015

Wow!! Lovely wine! Wish I bought a crate! — 5 years ago

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Brewery Ommegang

Shadow Brewer Imperial Stout

Ebon and inscrutable, lacing showing creamy curtain to cosmic shatter; coffee ice cream colored. Moist, rum raisin cake baking alongside Black Forest cake with walnuts. Heavy lavender in a rough cut oak crate, makes this smell really beautiful. Vanilla and caramel chocolates entice. Bakers dark unsweetened chocolate, tastes of aniseed, clove, nutmeg, peppercorn; the whole toasty barrel. Burnt fig, cinnamon, espresso bean, with a clear charred oak concealing allspice and malt, in line with its working spirit. Impressive beer, evoking coal and tar pits with its smoky, austere reimagining of dark vulcan arts. Not a sweet one, but fiery and thick on the edges of the cauldron. — 5 years ago

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Robert Biale Vineyards

Old Kraft Vineyard Zinfandel 2009

Very Smooth, Biale Single vineyards age so gracefully! Found at the bottom of a crate, nice surprise — 4 years ago

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Severn Goodwin

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Nice, have a few vintages on this site, all been pleasurable to drink.
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All about this age and older.

913/VR/Italia

Grande Alberone Organic Rosso

Absolutely yum. Very easy to drink and ultra smooth but full bodied. Very fruity, clean tasting. Almost tastes as if it has a sparkling hint. Will buy a crate. — 5 years ago

Domaine Giachino

Freres Giac Vin des Coteaux du Gresivaudan Gamay Persan 2017

Beautiful fresh summer red berries accented by smoke & spice. Juicy acid frames the fruit. This is straightforward and delicious. I have no idea if there is another Gamay/Persan blend in this world, but I’d buy it. This is a definitive Leo Kottke collection and makes a great target if you’re ever crate digging. — 6 years ago

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Michael Meyer

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The equally good target (and no overlap) is his original ‘69 Tacoma recording with the Armadillo cover. Straightforward and delicious indeed!
Anthony Lombardi

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@Michael Meyer - Totally agree. 6 and 12 String Guitar. That’s actually my favorite Kottke album.

Pala

I Fiori Nuragus di Cagliari

From the federal wine Xmas crate. Drank after a long day with chicken Caesar and it totally hit the spot. I taste the apple/pear at the margin. — 5 years ago

Hoopes Vineyard

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Tag isn’t exact. Very very good.. got on auction 1 of 1 during sale.. so I like canine too so.. ya lol.. hoopla hoopes and the vintner vineyard is on point.. solid drink on its own.. really darn good compliment def a 9+ .. + a dog jumping through a hoop on label.. sign me up a crate if there was 1.. 😁 — 5 years ago

Martini

Prosecco 2017

Dry. Very nice. Perfect prosecco not too pretentious. Would buy a crate — 5 years ago

Château La Tonnelle

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

Fabulous for the price. Red cherries. Wish we had bought a crate when the vintage was cheap. — 7 years ago