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Boutique wineries in California - white wine

October 11, 2013

We focused on California's "boutique" wineries this time. Small wineries have spread throughout California, and some of them have established excellent reputation for quality. They are classified as "boutique," "artisan," or "mom-pop" wineries. Unlike the old style of removing bad grapes, these wineries are selecting good grapes and create special bottles.





The place held:

Parabola (Richard san's wine bar)

Art Silo bldg 7F, 4-2-5 Nishi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo,106-0031
Tel: 03-6805-1926
http://www.parabola7.com





No

Wine

Year

Grape

Region

Yen

Shop

Points

Rank

1s

2s

Ls

A

Araujo "Eisele Vineyard"
(
4000cases)

2012

Sauvignon Blanc(Musque 75%)

Napa

7980

Yanagiya

36

3

1

2

2

B

Eberle, Mill Rord Vinyards
(1762cases)

2010

Viognier

Paso Robles

3000

Selected by Palabora

30

2

2

2

1

C

Bjornstad "Ritchie Vineyard"
(270cases)

2007

Chardonnay

Russian River Valley(Sonoma)

7980

Yanagiya

41

6

1

1

3

D

Benzigar

2010

Sauvignon Blanc

Sonoma

3000

Yanagiya

39

5

2

1

2

E

DuMol
(1130cases)

2010

Cardonnay

Russian River Valley(Sonoma)

7980

Yanagiya

28

1

2

3

0

F

Peter Michel “L'apres MIDI”
(2333cases)

2012

Sauvignon Blanc (Preston70%,Musque30%)

Sonoma

7980

Yanagiya

36

3

2

1

2

Legends
Rank: 1=Most Preferred, 6=Worst,
1s:No of attendee preferred best,
2s: No of attendee chose second best,
Ls:No of attendee ranked worst

Other California Wines (Thanks to Mai san and Andrew san for contributions)
Sojourn, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2008
Zepaltas, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 2011
Anderson's Conn Valley Chardonnay 2008
Longoria FeCiega, Pinot Noir 2009
Morgan, Double L Vineyard


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