The glass teetered for a moment, then-splash!-dumped eight ounces of seltzer smack in the middle of our jigsaw puzzle.
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This Week’s Monday Madness
If there’s anything I like better than a delicious, crisp rosé, it’s a delicious, crisp rosé with a Teddy Roosevelt reference. So when Blackbird Vineyards combined their new vineyards in the San Francisco Bay AVA with label artwork by Tony Hernandez and TR’s famous words about ‘the man in the arena’*, well…does it get any better?
‘Crown in Shadow’ refers to the label art, which is meant to depict ‘the brilliance (in yourself) that others are not yet able to see.’ It could just as easily refer to the SFB AVA, so new that nobody quite knows what to expect from it.
In this case, expect old (and I mean OLD-135 years!) vine Carignane and Mourvedre, yielding a Vin Gris with vibrant strawberry, melon, and pear flavors. Low in alcohol at 12.9%, it finishes with citrus zest and mineral notes. Above all, it’s refreshing.
In normal times, this is a ‘restaurant wine’. In normal times, it isn’t $13. These are not normal times. Proceed accordingly.
*the whole quote is on the back label-check it out!
Online special available for in-store pickup after 12 PM Monday. Available until Sunday, July 19, or until product runs out.
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The idea that became Pour Richard’s was born of many late nights drinking wine with old friends. At least half of every couple worked in wine sales. Sooner or later, after a couple of great bottles, we’d start talking about how we never got to sell our favorite wines. Many of the best bottles in our respective warehouses never saw the light of day because we were all way too busy fulfilling our quotas on the big national brands. Small family vineyards, fun new regions? Those mostly sat there until we closed them out. “Wouldn’t it be great”, we all said, “if we could sell the things we drink?” So, that’s exactly what we’re doing! At Pour Richard’s, you’ll drink like an industry insider – a well-edited selection of wine, beer, and spirits, all at great values.
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