Springing into New Wine Season – BLOG
Notes from the Wine Aisle; By Gary Cummins – Cooper Wine Consultant Cooper Wines and Spirits Spring Selection of New Wine Read more…
Gary’s Holiday Blog, Edition No.2
The Key to Mastering the Next Month of Parties, Edition 2: Essential Holiday Wines and Seasonal Beer and Cocktail Recipe Ideas! – by Gary Cummins, Cooper Wine Consultant It’s the countdown to Christmas, and we have more great ideas for holiday party gifts, meal/party pairing suggestions and gift baskets. Yes…we Read more…
Wine Spotlight: Jolie Laide, Trousseau Gris
Jolie Laide, Trousseau Gris Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard Russian River Valley 2019 Jolie-Laide is a one-man operation based in a Sebastopol winery. Winemaker Scott Schultz makes only 500 cases of wine a year under his own label between roughly 6-8 wines. The name Jolie-Laide translates loosely to “Pretty-Ugly”, a French term Read more…
New Wines for April
Monday, Apr 13th, 2020 1. Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon Allomi Napa Valley When much of Napa sees the summer fog, our Allomi Vineyard is often on the flip side, enjoying a bit of heat, which is just the thing for Cabernet Sauvignon. Pope Valley is less well known than Read more…
New Wine Arrivals
Monday, March 30th, 2020 1. Capcanes La Nit De Les Garnatxes Panal (Sand) Montsant, Spain 2016 A very exciting new project from Montsant’s most important cooperative, located near the RENFE train station in the village of Marça, this is a new series of mature vine Garnacha planted to different parcels. Read more…
Weekend Wine Tasting
Friday, March 6th & Saturday, March 7th, 2020 1. Arcan Rias Baixas Albariño Cooper’s Price $16.99 The Arcan Albarino is made by Adega Pombal a Lanzada, a small family winery in Rias Baixas. The winery is named for the longest stretch of beach in the region, La Playa Lanzada, which the Read more…
Let’s Try Some Whiskey!
Friday, February 28th, & Saturday, February 29tth, 2020 1. Redemption Bourbon Cooper’s Price $25.98 Redemption was created by two founders, fans of Rye, who were passionate about bringing the spirit back to its dominant role among American spirits. Although the brand consists of Rye and Bourbon offerings, Rye is the Read more…
This Weekend’s Tasting
Friday, February 21st & Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 1. County Line Anderson Valley Rosé of Pinot Noir Cooper’s Price $21.99 Eric Sussman is an established winemaker in the North Coast, California. He studied agriculture at Cornell, spent several years working in Yakima Valley, and immersed himself in old-world traditions of Read more…
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Friday, February 14th & Saturday, February 15th, 2020 1. Granbazan Rias Baixas Albariño Cooper’s Price $18.99 Granbazán farms 17 hectares of Albariño vines in Val do Salnés, the sub-region of the Rías Baixas which is centered around the town of Cambados. Val do Salnés is the site of the oldest Read more…
Let’s Try Some Wine!
Friday, January 31st & Saturday, February 1st, 2020 1. Col di Luna Flora Prosecco Cooper’s Price $14.99 FUSO is our project to search for and bottle the best of Italy’s groovy daily drinkers – the wines you’d find in a memorable local trattoria or wine bar. Italians have a long Read more…