Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site zinfandel.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!berry From: berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval) Newsgroups: net.wines Subject: Re: Sebastiani Prop. Reserve Cabernet Sa - (nf) Message-ID: <154@zinfandel.UUCP> Date: Fri, 17-Aug-84 19:28:45 EDT Article-I.D.: zinfande.154 Posted: Fri Aug 17 19:28:45 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Aug-84 03:30:46 EDT References: <44800002@convex.UUCP> Organization: Zehntel Inc., Walnut Creek, CA Lines: 22 Well, my wife and I spent last Saturday in Sonoma, where among others we visited Sebastiani. (Ah, I love the Bay area, only an hour to my favorite wineries. I guess I can't mention anything about job oppurtunities here, can I?) They had a very nice 'Rosa Gewurtztraminer' -- Rose Gewurtz. They make it "to celebrate the GW's beautifil pink blush" Ack! Good wine though. The best place we visited was Gundlach-Bundschuh. Apparently one of CA's older wineries, they are the only vineyard to grow (and winery to produce) Klienberger, a nice german varietal that reminded us of Gewurtz. while being softer and less spicy. Their good one was the '82 Late Harvest Zin. Harvested late because of a severe shortage of fermenting vats caused by the bunper crop in '82, these grapes came in at about 24.8 degrees brix! They fermented it almost dry to 0.6% residual sugar, and came up with a wonderful full bodied, smooth red wine. Give it a try if you can find it. If you can't find it locally, send me your resume..... -- Berry Kercheval Zehntel Inc. (ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!berry) (415)932-6900