Special Brunello Tasting Tonight in Redwood City with Pian dell'Orino!

Image courtesy of Pian dell'Orino.Join us tonight at K&L Redwood City for a special Brunello tasting with the folks behind famed Brunello producer Pian dell'Orino!

Details:

Pian dell'Orino Brunello Tasting

 When: Thursday November 15th, 5pm-6:30pm

Cost to Taste: $5

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Our friends Caroline Probitzer and Jan Erbach from Pian dell'Orino have finally left the homestead in Montalcino to come and visit.

They have been one of our favorite Brunello producers for years and are now receiving the praise they so justly deserve!

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate has given their last two Brunello 97 points!

Join us to taste the following:

2010 Pian dell’Orino Rosso di Montalcino

2005 Pian dell’Orino Brunello di Montalcino

2007 Pian dell’Orino Brunello di Montalcino

2004 Pian dell’Orino Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

2006 Pian dell’Orino Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

Walk in only. Final lineup and pricing subject to change.

Spanish & Portuguese Wine News 11/8/2012: Upcoming SF Tasting & Vega de Ribes

By: Joe Manekin | K&L Spanish & Portuguese Wine Buyer

Greetings all,

First order of business is to remind everyone in and around San Francisco of our participation in a Rioja tasting this Friday November 9th at 18 Reasons, in collaboration with Bi Rite Market and Vibrant Rioja. What better way to spend International Tempranillo Day than in a great event space, with tasty snacks from Bi Rite Catering paired with great Rioja? We will be pouring Merino, Peciña, Remelluri, Riojanas and Abel Mendoza, a terrific new producer from José Pastor. We are there from 6-8pm. $15. For more info, or to purchase an advanced ticket, go here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/278465 

Second, we continue to get LOTS of new stuff in these days. Way too much to mention everything, so as usual we'll focus on just a few things, and let your in-store and/or web browsing take care of everything else. This week it's all about Enric Bartra's Vega de Ribes, a winery dating back to the 15th century in the Garraf sub-section of Penedes, just a few kilometers from the Mediterranean and close to everyone's favorite Catalan beach town, Sitges. The winery collaborates with Rafael Sala to make delicious sparkling wine from indigenous grape varieties under the Ancestral label. From pure, ripe and lovely, minimally sulphured sauvignon blanc, to chestnut fermented and aged xarel-lo and no added tirage or dosage chestnut fermented xarel-lo sparkling wine (all of which are organic) Vega de Ribes, Clar de Castanyer and Ancestral are making some of the best whites and sparklers in Spain right now.

2011 Vega de Ribes Sauvignon Blanc Penedes - $14.99

http://www.klwines.com/detail.asp?sku=1114664

2010 Clar de Castanyer Xarel-lo Penedes

http://www.klwines.com/detail.asp?sku=1114790

2008 Vega de Ribes Ancestral Xarel-lo Brut Penedes - $21.99

Need to add a special note for this wine.  Until recently, I have yet to find truly artisanal, no dosage added cava even approaching this level of quality (now we have this in stock and our own DI, Loxarel, coming soon...) I think that even the all Champagne all the time crowd (yes even you, Champagne Westby!) will have to admit...this wine is pretty darn good.

http://www.klwines.com/detail.asp?sku=1114675

2008 Vega de Ribes Ancestral Malvasia de Sitges Brut Penedes - $21.99

http://www.klwines.com/detail.asp?sku=1114676

Finally, for those of you patiently waiting for our Rioja DI's, they should be here in 2-3 weeks. If you're wondering about any of these wineries below, please add them to your wait list text items and feel free to ask for help if you do not know how to do this.

Bodegas Casa Juan Señor de Lesmos ('06 crianza, '05 reserva, 1.5's, 98 gran reserva, '11 carbonic "cosecha" wine)

Bodegas Puelles ('99 gran reserva)

Bodegas de la Real Divisa Marques de Legarda ('08 crianza and '01 gran reserva)

Thanks for reading, have a great rest of the week!

Joe

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Joe Manekin

Spanish, Portuguese, Latin American Wine Buyer

K&L Wine Merchants

Ph: 877.559.4637 ext. 2748

joemanekin@klwines.com

The Veuve Clicquot Airstream is Coming to K&L!

The Veuve Clicquot rolling 50's Airstream is coming to K&L RWC & SF this week, then heading south to K&L Hollywood!

What's cooler than a Scotch Rocket? 

Not much, except perhaps a vintage Airstream filled with Champagne and cheeese! As this bright yellow bubbly mobile tours the country, it will be stopping by K&L for three very special pop-up vintage Clicquot tastings taking place at K&L Redwood City on Thursday September 13th (5pm), K&L San Francisco on Friday September 14th (5pm), and K&L Hollywood Thursday September 20th (3pm) complete with cheeses and information about the wines. In our respective tasting bars, we will be offering special walk-in tastings of vintage Clicquot.

The Northern California tastings this week will take place from 5pm-6pm and end at 6:30pm. The Hollywood tasting will run from 3pm-4:30pm. Whether you're north or south, don't miss this exciting and unique opportunity to learn about the latest releases from one of our best selling Champagne houses. 

Here is the lineup for the Redwood City Clicquot tasting, tastings will be similar in SF and Hollywood, pricing may vary:

2004 Veuve Clicquot Gold Label Reserve $79.99
2004 Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé Champagne $79.99
1998 Veuve Clicquot "La Grande Dame" Brut Champagne $124.99
1998 Veuve Clicquot "La Grande Dame" Brut Rosé Champagne $269

Cost to taste: $5. Capacity is very limited and tastings will be offered while the wine lasts, on a first-come, first-served basis. When it's gone it's gone...so arrive early!

Visit our Local Events page on KLWines.com for store details, maps & directions:

http://www.klwines.com/local_events.asp#1