Three elevated tasting experiences allow guests of BOTTAIA Winery to explore the brand’s twelve single-varietal wines and eight blends, all estate grown using sustainable viticulture and winemaking techniques. The seated tasting is an unforgettable experience that includes a guided tasting of five wines and is paired with one of three …
If the value of “art” is to be emotionally transported, then winemaker Marshall Stuart is a true artist. The tropical notes in Lorimar’s 2017 Sauvignon Blanc should come as no surprise as California sauvignon blancs traditionally boast notes of mango and melon just like this one. Nor will its crisp, …
What It Is: Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre (GSM) is a blend of three grapes together, abbreviated to GSM. But why these three, together? The blend was surely crafted overtime to highlight the strengths of these varieties: Grenache gives notes of concentrated spiced red fruit, high acidity and high alcohol. Syrah is …
Region: Temecula Valley, CA Vintage: 2014 Winemaker: Marshall Stuart Grapes: 95% syrah, 5% petite sirah ABV: 15.5% SRP: $48 443 cases With a change of the musical note on the label, this red is the first entry into Lorimar’s line-up that is a Temecula Valley-designate wine. So we now can get …
Region: California Vintage: 2015 Winemaker: Marshall Stuart Grapes: 40% grenache, 30% syrah, 30% mourvèdre ABV: 15.8% SRP: unknown 600 cases This GSM blend nearly reaches 16% alcohol, which starts to get dangerously close to Port and other fortified wines in terms of alcohol by volume. That said, I think it was a pretty tasty, …
Region: California Vintage: 2015 Winemaker: Marshall Stuart Grapes: 75% cabernet franc, 10% malbec, 8% zinfandel, 7% petite sirah ABV: 14.6% SRP: $42 703 cases Another highlight from the Lorimar line-up! While cabernet franc is often a secondary blending grape among the “big five” from Bordeaux, in this blend it gets to be the …
Winemaker, Marshall Stuart started out his career in 1988, working with Carl Key at Keyways Winery in Temecula, California. While working there he completed his Bachelors Degree in Winemaking, Viticulture and Enology at University of California, Davis one of the most renowned viticulture and enology programs in the world. In …