Tom Garland

9.5

Inspire Napa welcome dinner
at Gamble Estates

VINTNER co-hosts
Dalla Valle ...2012 Maya
Harlan...2019 Harlan estate
Futo...2022 estate cab
Opus...2018 Opus
Screaming Eagle...2023 The Flight
Tench Vineyards...2023 estate cab franc
Vine Hill Ranch...2023 cab
Gamble estates...2022 reserve cab

FOOD
Hog Island oysters
Spring salad
Flannery beef striploin
Mustards Grill Alaskin Halibut
Sugar snap peas
Yukon potato hash browns
Mt Shasta porcini mushrooms
Burnt Basque cheesecake — 2 months ago

with Brenda

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.4

Vibrant, limpid, ruby. Initial nose of cranberry, bitter raspberry pip, irony mineral tones, tea roses. With air gains a pomegranate and slight beety note as well as some petrichor. Energetic palate with lively acidity. A good foil to salmon cakes with homemade tarragon mayo and Yukon golds persillade. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Love this Rostaing Syrah created from 12 or 13 different vineyards. The style encompasses everything thing I love about Northern Rhône. At $50-$55, their 2010 vintage of Ampodium pushes quality close to their much more expensive single vineyard bottling for a 1/3 of the price.

It’s round and elegant. Lightly roasted, creamy dark fruits, used expresso grounds, savory meats, just a touch of bacon fat, soft, understated minerals, dry top soil with dark withering & fresh dark florals. The round and beautiful. The finish glides over the palate with persistence and puts a smile on your face. It was a magnificat pair with my Short Ribs and Yukon Gold Horseradish Potato Purée.

— 8 years ago

with Christina and James

Reggie Love

9.0

Reggie Love had the 2012 vintage, citrus, acidity long finish , very good, had with citrus roasted salmon, herb baby yukon gold potatoes and bacon wrapped asparagus — 10 years ago

Jeremy Noye

CEO Morrell & Company

9.2

First glass of red wine in December 2015. It was a fun one!!! Excellent with Ny strip & caramelized yukon golds. This bring the fruit the spice and the funk! One of my faves of the vintage. — 11 years ago

Ralph

8.9

This was great with a prime rib roast off the grill with Yorkies and smashed Yukon Golds. Preferred this not aerated. The aeration took away some of the body. — 11 years ago

Layla Cole

9.7

We christened our boat, the "Yukon Jack," with this delicious bottle! Hints of raisin and grass. Good. — 13 years ago

Tom Garland

9.3

Spoto Family wine dinner under the stars: always a fun night with Stuart and family!

DINNER WINES
2021 Spoto Oakville cabernet rose
2019 Spoto Godfather red....a blend you can't refuse.
2019 Spoto cuvee Christiane
2018 Spoto Beckstoffer amber Knolls malbec
2018 Spoto family reserve cabernet
2015 Spoto late harvest viognier
Also:
2004 Las Cases
2005 Pichon Baron
2009 Cos d'estournel
2012 La Mission Haut Brion
2005 Spottswood
1989 clerc milon
2005 Spoto private reserve
2001 clos du val

FOOD
Oysters, lamb lollipops, feta skewers
Tomato and nectarine panzanella
Ricotta, summer pea and corn agnolotti
Wood fired gulf prawns
Five spice grass-fed short rib, Yukon potato
Apricot and vanilla custard tartelette — 3 years ago

with Brenda

Steve Rura

8.9

Red fruit-forward, herbal, tannic. Similar in profile to a Chianti Classico, but a little sweeter. With soy-scallion burgers, Sriracha mayo and roasted Yukon gold potatoes in soy sauce and butter. — 6 years ago

Neal Ferry

9.4

This wine is from Oklahoma.... Yukon, Oklahoma....thanks Drew for expanding my view of the wines of this world...as in the Big 12 wine states — 9 years ago

Nick Vanderhoff

9.8

Bold aroma, silky feel, deep rich flavor. So good and never took the back seat with dinner of moose steak, King Boletes, roast Yukon gold and magic molly potatoes, cherry tomatoes, and radishes....all from our garden, tundra, and woods. — 10 years ago

Matt Trader

8.9

For under $15, this little zinfandel is a delicious red wine! Spanish cedar and tobacco nose, medium acidity and body, and racy dark cherries, vanilla, raspberry, light brown baking spices, and a very smooth finish. I'm not usually a zinfandel fan, but it is an art piece of sweet fruits, tannin integration, and ample, yet conservative acidity making it both a great dinner wine, or one to enjoy by itself on a Monday evening.
I did pair this with a recipe of mine:

Wild hog chops, seasoned in rosemary, garlic, lemon, pepper, salt, drizzled with a sauce of zinfandel red wine reduction, mushrooms, red onion, garlic, and baked yukon gold potatoes as a side.
Perfect pairing for a slightly gamey meat. — 10 years ago

Jodi Byberg

9.0

Loved the smooth taste and richness of flavor up front. Drank with a steak with blue cheese and Yukon potatoes. Num. — 11 years ago

Steve Pacini

9.4

Full bodied, sweet ripe berries and very little tannins. Paired well with a BBQ’d NY steak and Yukon gold potatoes.
I wished I had the forethought to purchase a case of this wine, but no regrets…this one was definitely worth the wait and exceeded my expectations. — 4 years ago

Jeffro Beaudeen

9.3

David T below hits many nails on the head, though Anthony Galloni only gave this wine and 87 while on staff at the wine Advocate and said it would likely be dead by 2016 . . I guess that’s the reason I’m not subscribing to his publication —he’s way off IMHO . . in any case lovely wine lots of staying power, rich ripe dark fruits, firm acidity —not quite as firm as the 2019 Anthill Farms Harmony Lane also from Sonoma Coast but that is only a few months and bottle so we will see how they match up along the way . . tonight paired with a near perfectly seared duck breast and some Yukon Gold smashed potatoes crisped in the rendered duck fat . . pretty good meal for a Tuesday night😁 — 5 years ago

Philip Fischer

9.0

Lovely bottle of the ‘87 opened May 2019. I don’t have much experience with older vintages but seemed to have aged well although maybe a bit past it’s prime. Smooth and balanced with good depth of flavor. Perfect for a rich beef dinner with smashed Yukon golds and gravy. — 7 years ago

Jennifer

9.0

Like southern wildflowers. It will kick you in the ass for sure. — 9 years ago

Michael Mason

9.0

Experimenting with Islay, love the peat, especially as this one mellowed with the sherry cask. Bought it because Trevanian's hero in his book Eiger Sanction drank a lot of it and a skit have club member in Dawson, Yukon did so as well. — 10 years ago

speedy duncan

9.4

does not get much better reduced nose but mouth and finish excel with veal chops ratatouille and yukon golds — 11 years ago

Duane Mason

9.1

Really enjoyed this with smoked duck breast and aged basaltic coffee reduction. Roasted Yukon gold potatoes added to the earthy fruit combination. A really nice combination. Very enjoyable. Go Mike. — 12 years ago