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CRU Winery many years ago, particularly in the $25.00 $18.75 $20.00 Missing our view? 1990s, had an inkling of a possi- 2016 Montage Chardonnay While we can't wait to welcome you all back in person for bility of unseating chardonnay as Check out our live indoor wine tasting and dining (we are just waiting for America’s sweetheart, go-to white SEPTEMBER SELECTIONS PRICES EXPIRE 11/30/2020 webcam while you sip on wine. approval from Monterey County), we are excited to offer some Monterey Wine. something new to our members. Pierce Ranch Vineyards Realistically, though, Viognier $28.00 $21.00 $22.40 never really had a shot of knock- 2016 Petite Sirah We debuted our Monthly Virtual Tasting Series via Zoom ing off our country’s most recog- in September, featuring special guests Jack Galante nizable and prevalent white wine with Galante Vineyards, and Alix Bosch with DeTierra Sea Otter Sanctuary grape. Viognier is different from $24.00 $18.00 $19.20 Vineyards. 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It often has AUGUST SELECTIONS PRICES EXPIRE 10/31/2020 a soft and round mouthfeel, with $69 • $58.65 Club Members • $55.20 Club Quattro / Cellar Club relatively low acidity, and an alco- Nacina hol content that can creep up to 13 $24.00 $18.00 $19.20 percent or often more, especially 2014 Pinot Noir October when grown and vinified in a Referrals Brenda and Duane met in 1978 in Monterey warmer climate. These grapes love District 7 $16.00 $12.00 $12.80 a warm climate, but not too warm 2019 Sauvignon Blanc County. They married in 1983, and in 1992, — yet another consideration for the Wolgamotts had their first daughter, Marin. this difficult-to-grow variety. District 7 The little family decided to purchase a 26-acre $20.00 $15.00 $16.00 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon property and called it the “Black Diamond WE NEED YOUR HELP! Ranch.” This name came about because the Joullian driveway up to the house was so steep that if In order to better serve our members, $26.00 $19.50 $20.80 Refer a friend to the we need to receive any new info and 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve Monterey Wine Club, and it were to snow, the driveway itself could be a changes regarding your status (i.e., after they join, you get a change of address, new credit card black diamond ski run. In 1999, the Wolgamotts number, etc.) by the 20th of each PRIVATE RESERVE CLUB PRICES EXPIRE 11/30/2020 $20.00 Gift Card! entered the wine industry. Syrah was becoming a very popular varietal at that time, so month. the family decided to plant that grape on their ranch. Their first official harvest was in De Tierra Vineyards $38.00 $28.50 $30.40 PLEASE NOTIFY US BY CALLING 2017 Russell Estate Merlot 2001, and in 2002, they started their very own label and brand, Marin’s Vineyard. (888) 646-5446, Ext. 13. Marin’s Vineyard is located in southern Monterey County in the San Antonio Any information received after the August West $45.00 $33.75 $36.00 Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA). Marin’s Vineyard was planted 20th of each month will not take effect 2014 Peterson Vineyard Pinot Noir until the following month. Change of with five and a half acres of Syrah grapes in the Spring of 1999. For the first address updates, for the upcoming eight years of production, the vineyard solely produced Syrah. In 2007, they shipment, called in after the 20th, may Stokes' Ghost $35.00 $26.25 $28.00 began grafting portions of the vineyard to the Viognier varietal. Little by be subject to a special handling fee. 2016 Petite Sirah little, the family began adding more acres of Viognier and eventually planted Follow us on Instagram VISIT US ONLINE TO ORDER, CALL TOLL-FREE: 888-646-5446 and Facebook small amounts of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon as well. While Marin’s WWW.TASTEMONTEREY.COM *PRICES LISTED REFLECT PRICE PER BOTTLE. NO OTHER DISCOUNTS APPLY. @atasteofmonterey has added more varietals, Syrah and Viognier have Continued Inside Monterey Wine Club • WWW.tasteMonterey.CoM • 888-646-5446 Monterey Wine Club • WWW.tasteMonterey.CoM • 888-646-5446 A TAsTe of MonTerey • CAnnery row A TAsTe of MonTerey • CAnnery row Monthly Wine Selections Cover Article Continued been the two wines they have taken great time and effort creating Corner over 20 years and what they are most known for throughout the Cooking 2018 CRU Winery - 2018 Library Pinot Noir Monterey County wine community. Monterey County Vineyards are primarily influenced by the cooling air of the Monterey Bay, which creates one of the In 2014, Marin Wolgamott graduated from California Polytechnic longest growing seasons in California. Budbreak in our Monterey vineyards typically starts two weeks earlier than State University, San Luis Obispo with a degree in Wine and other vineyards in California, but, due to the cool growing conditions, harvest begins two weeks later than other Viticulture with a concentration in Enology. She has worked for California appellations. The longer time on the vine allows the grapes to develop intense, concentrated flavors true multiple prestigious wineries on the Central Coast, Oregon, and Australia. She is currently the head to classic Pinot Noir. The Library Vineyard is located in the Greenfield West neighborhood of Monterey County and winemaker for Marin’s Vineyard. (Tasting Room in Lockwood open weekends 11-6) framed by the Gabilan mountains to the east and the Santa Lucia range to the west. The 2018 Library Vineyard Pinot Noir is a beautiful representation of classic Pinot Noir from Monterey County. This Sparkling wine wine is crafted to allow the vineyard characteristics to shine through. Notes of dark chocolate, pepper spice and berries lead into rich flavors & Fried Chicken of plum and toasted nuts on the long, soft finish. There is no bad time to drink 100% Pinot Noir 13.8% Alcohol Cellar Through 2026 Sparkling Wine, of course. This is a universal truth that Comments: ◊ Great ◊ Good ◊ So-So The Future of 2020 Vintages needs no undoing. The only question becomes: What do you want to eat with it? A big Marin's Vineyard - 2017 Viognier Summer of Smoke bucket of fried chicken. In Marins vineyard is located in the San Antonio Valley AVA of Southern Monterey County. It's planted on a slope There is no doubt that this year has been a tough one for the fact, there may be no better marriage on earth than the averaging 7% with a soil type identified as the Nacimiento Soil Series. The first representative soil layer is comprised wine industry. After taking an extreme economic hit with one that exists between fried of dark brown, calcareous silty clay loam followed by calcareous shale and rocks, and more rocks, then a layer of Coronavirus shutdowns for most of the year, winemakers chicken and Champagne, the weathered sandstone. Some of these rocks take on weird formations, as if water ran through them. Picking up rocks are now facing the possibility of having to scrap their 2020 ultimate symbiosis of grease was a daily chore, as truckloads of rocks were removed prior to planting. vintages. and acid. A dry Viognier with crisp acidity that expresses tropical fruit with melon, and a touch of honeysuckle. Aged 6 months With wildfires devastating all areas of California, smoke When Sparkling wines are in two neutral oak barrels and 3 stainless barrels. taint will affect millions of dollars worth of production made, they go through a 100% Viognier 14.0% Alcohol Cellar Through 2021 process called autolysis, dur- across the state. Smoke taint occurs when grapes are ing which the wine spends Comments: ◊ Great ◊ Good ◊ So-So exposed to wildfire smoke. The smoke that contaminates time in contact with the lees. the skin of the grapes can carry through the fermentation The French phrase is sur lie, Marin's Vineyard - 2017 Syrah (Club Red) process, leaving a burnt ash-like flavor on the palate.