Littorai Wines Estate Winery. |
Littorai's
philosophy of winegrowing is inspired by owner Ted Lemon's years in France and
is based upon the concept of terroir. Terroir based winemaking postulates that
wine of a single place produced by a single estate, is the greatest expression
of winemaking. All of the sites in the Littorai vineyard portfolio have been
carefully selected by Ted.
The Lemons
are life-long, family winemakers, passionately committed to their craft.
Littorai is not motivated by competitions, ratings or trends, nor by the lure
of publicity. It is devoted to the mystery of wine, not the science. Littorai
seeks to create wines of elegance, length and finesse, wines which gain in
complexity as they age. Littorai creates wines whose balance and proportion
make them uniquely suited for dining and for great cuisine.
2008 Sonoma Coast
Pinot $40.99
Both this and the Les Larmes Anderson Valley Pinot Noir have benefitted
from the additional year of bottle aging. The Sonoma Coast combines great spice
intensity in the aromatics and woodsy, forest floor aromas with moderate
tannins and good sweetness. This wine is more linear than Les Larmes and more
elegant. It will be delightful for the next few years.
2007 Les Larmes
Anderson Valley Pinot $40.99
The Les Larmes is more fruit driven than the Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir,
with darker tones of blackberry and plum and a more supple mid palate. This may
make it more appealing to New World palates. Having said this, the wine has
plenty of tannic structure to balance the richness. The comparison between
these two wines is absolutely representative of the terroir differences between
the true Sonoma Coast and Anderson Valley. It is difficult for us to claim a
preference!
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Meet, Greet & Eat!
90+ Point Wines under $25 | Pasta Bar
Thursday June 24, 2010 | 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Join Imbibe Wine in welcoming Tony Porras of Gallo Wines. to taste through an amazing group of wines that scored 90+
points and sell for less than $25 each .
Tony will be pouring:
- Las
Rocas Garnacha (90 /100 RP)
- Las Rocas Vinas Vieja (91/100 RP)
-
Ghost Pines Cabernet (90/100 RP)
- Gascon Reserva Malbec (89-91/100
RP)
- Frei Bros. Sauvignon Blanc (90/100 RP)
- Alamos Malbec
(90/100 WS)
- Alamos Seleccion Malbec (90/100 WS)
Taste all
the wines for $15 and receive a credit of $15 on your purchase of six or
more bottles mix & match this evening.
Be sure to come hungry, because PM Custom Catering will be prepping the pasta bar for another installment. Imbibe's Pasta Bar is only $15 and buys you a generous portion of
pasta, caesar salad and a glass of red or white wine to accompany
your meal.
Don't miss it!!
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1st Annual Beer Run Field Trip Alert!
 (the food...the beer...the bus!)
Sunday, July 11th | $39
Join us for a trip to local Kern River Brewing Company on Sunday July 11th. This will be a great
opportunity to taste fantastic beers from a local establishment. Brew
master and owner Kyle will host us for a
tour of the facility and beer tasting. Lunch will follow with beer included.
We will depart from Imbibe at 10
am and return from Kernville when we've had enough (approximately 4-5 pm). Refreshments and snacks
will be provided on the bus.
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The Temperature is Climbing...Is your Wine Safe?
Wine Storage at Imbibe
got wine? It's hot in your house all day long, but at Imbibe's Wine Storage, it's 55 degrees, every day
12, 18, 24 or 36 case lockers available, with secured access, temperature and humidity control and real time readings on our website's home page.
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Currently Pouring at Imbibe's Wine Bar
Wines change quickly in the wine bar, but you can always count on lots of choices. We'll update our blog with what we've got on the Enomatic system everyday. Tastes begin at $2 each...
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New on Tap:
Flying Dog Double & Firestone DBA
We've got four kegs tapped every day. Today's brews are posted on our blog.
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Imbibe Wine's Calendar of Events
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