Monthly Archives: April 2014

Wine Tasting Selections for La Jolla 4/25/14-4/26/14

On Friday we are featuring wines of the highly regarded Rombauer Winery.  Rombauer Chardonnay has become iconic and is simply the most highly desired wine at Jonathan’s Market.  They also dabble in reds as well and we will taste their … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for El Cajon for 4/25/14

We’ve put together an interesting assortment of wines for this Friday (Saturday tastings will resume next week) that serve a variety of purposes. Take one to a restaurant (The Junction? No corkage fee), home for dinner or hold for a … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for La Jolla 4/18/14-4/19/14

On Friday we will have a special guest Catherine Uzeta from Springboard Distributors here to show some fine wines from Eric Kent and Sean Thackrey Wineries.  The Eric Kent wines are brand new to the store and I was truly … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for El Cajon 4/18/14-4/19/14

The Pinot Noir Challenge Tasting We’ve had a lot of customers asking for another of our periodic Pinot Noir challenges and this week we have a good one. It’s Oregon going toe-to-toe against California’s Central Coast. These are the two … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for La Jolla for 4/11/14-4/12/14

On Friday we have a special guest Sarah Curtwright who represents Bock Wine and Spirits.  She will be describing five new wines never before tasted at Jonathan’s.  I tasted all of these personally and was particularly blown away by the … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for El Cajon for 4/11/14-4/12/14

“The International Tasting” We’re taking a flight of fancy this week and offering an enticing assortment of wines from around the world that we think you will enjoy immensely. We’ll start in-state with a Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc as the … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for La Jolla for 4/4/14-4/5/14

On Friday we will take our first visit to South Africa where we will sample a pair of whites and reds from there.  The tasting will begin with two Mulderbosch wines, a Chenin Blanc and a Sauvignon Blanc.  The reds … Continue reading

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Wine Tasting Selections for El Cajon for 4/4/14-4/5/14

“The latest from Spain Tasting” Our last tasting of Spanish wines was so popular we sent our wine sleuth, Patrick Campbell, scouring the Spanish countryside for more nuggets and he returned with some sensational finds. Actually, he’s not the only … Continue reading

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