Monthly Archives: September 2013

La Jolla Wine Tasting Selections for 9/27/13-9/28/13

On Friday we will try one Chardonnay from Catena winery and four reds from Cuvelier Los Andes Winery.  Cuvelier Los Andes is owned by Bertrand and Jean-Guy Cuvelier, part-owners of renowned Bordeaux Chateau Leoville-Poyferre in Saint Julien. The estate is … Continue reading

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El Cajon Wine Tasting Selections for 9/27/13-9/28/13

The Chronic Cellars Purple Paradise Zin just hit the market this week, meaning the eagerly awaited Chronic wines are all available again, though probably only for a very short while! We’ll celebrate their arrival this Friday in El Cajon by … Continue reading

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La Jolla Wine Tasting Selections for 9/20/13-9/21/13

On Friday we will be visiting our friends just north in Santa Barbara County.  This area is well known for its cool climate vairetals, primarily Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.  We will begin with a Rhone Style White Blend Edelzwicker before moving … Continue reading

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El Cajon Wine Tasting Selections for 9/20/13-9/21/13

Friday night in El Cajon we’ll taste some incredible wines from Northern Italy.  When most people think of powerful wines from Italy, they think of Super-Tuscans or Brunellos.  We’ll make the case that Nebbiolo and Corvina grapes can produce wines … Continue reading

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La Jolla Wine Tasting Selections for 9/13/13-9/14/13

This Friday we will visit South America and are going try wines from Chile and Argentina.  We will start with a couple whites from Argentina, a Torrontes, and a Chardonnay.  Our last wine from Argentina will be a Cabernet, before … Continue reading

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El Cajon Wine Tasting Selections for 9/13/13

Catherine Uzeta of Monterey Bay distributors will join us Friday night in El Cajon. Catherine will be pouring a selection of her favorite wines that she represents, including the 97 point Stephanie Red Blend from Hestan Vineyards – what a … Continue reading

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La Jolla Wine Tasting Selections for 9/6/13-9/7/13

On Friday we will have two different wineries here to present there selections.  The two wineries are Encanto winery featuring wines from Carneros and Rutherford, and Alximia Winery located in the Guadalupe Valley near Ensenada. We will get the opportunity … Continue reading

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El Cajon Wine Tasting Selections for 9/6/13

This Friday at Harvest Ranch El Cajon, due to popular demand, we will explore our favorite growing regions for Pinot Noir, with an eye toward contrasting the northern versus southern regions of our west coast. We have found that there … Continue reading

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Harvest Ranch/Jonathan’s Septmeber 2013 Newsletter

Hello friends. Our September Newsletter is here. As we head back to school and into the Fall, that only means one thing….Football! We are celebrating the tailgating season with some great offerings this month. We hope that you will stop … Continue reading

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