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We’ll start this Saturday with yet another great wine project and partnership of Bill Price. In the past we have shared the story of “Three Sticks” winery with Bob Cabral and LUTUM with Gavin Chanin. Today it’s all about “Head High” winery with Vintner and principle Sam Spencer.
“The brand’s name is derived from a surfing term to describe when the waves are as high as the head of the surfer. Spencer, an avid surfer, has worked in grape growing and winemaking for more than 20 years and is formerly the director of winegrowing for Cameron Hughes and owns the Madder Lake Vineyard in Lake County. Price is the owner of Classic Wines and Price Family Vineyards. Grapes for the Head High brand will come from Price and Spencer’s vineyards as well as other North Coast properties.” © Wines & Vines
Sam Spencer
About Sam Spencer:
Sam Spencer comes to Head High Wines with a long and distinguished career as a winegrower, wine-industry consultant, and vineyard developer for the past two decades on California’s North Coast. After studying viticulture at the University of California at Davis, Sam got his start as wine director of a bustling wine bar in San Francisco. He went on to build multiple wine brands from the soil up. “I have pursued a career in winegrowing by illuminating a vineyard’s best facets,” he says. Sam, a father of two, is a lifelong sailor and surfer and an avid cyclist and skier.
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2013 Head High Red Blend – Cultivated from vineyards in Sonoma, Lake, and Napa counties, the 2013 Head High Red Blend is juicy, dark, and seductive. Our vineyard selection ranges from the cool, rolling Sonoma Valley to the rugged hills of the Mayacamas Range. Madder Lake Vineyards provides our Grenache and Zinfandel, the Cabernet comes from Lichau Hill and Roundball Vineyards, and the Merlot and Malbec stem from Fichtenberg Vineyard. Embodying the best of nature’s essence, the balanced and powerful Red Blend invigorates with every sip. 36% Malbec, 20% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Zinfandel, 11% Grenache
2013 Head High Pinot Noir – a blend from several vineyards throughout the Sonoma Coast, including Durell Vineyard, Wildcat Vineyard, and the Sangiacomo family. Thanks to ideal harvest conditions during 2013, this unique vintage is rich, sinewy, and packed with energy. This wine is characterized by grace, depth, flavor intensity, and balance. After a four-day cold soak, the individual vineyard-lots were blended early to present a true picture of the breadth of Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. After a day spent exploring the world, a glass of Head High Pinot Noir feels like home.
Learn more and order wine at www.headhighwines.com
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Dark red in color, on the nose the wine smells of blackberry, black cherry, and clove, with background notes of coffee and vanilla. On the palate, the wine bursts with fresh fruit, cherries, and blackberries. A seamless arc of flavor flows into a slightly smoky finish.
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In the second half I’ll be talking to my brother-in-law Chaz Robinson. He and wife Maggie have been busy building a company called “Sweet, Sour, Salty” and selling pickled locally grown produce sourced near their production facility in Virginia. While Chaz has an extensive background as a Chef at some great restaurants and has developed, ran and executed a great Denver restaurant called Shells & Sauce, I think he has found his true calling. The Pickle Master will tell us all about his story and the products produced. Note to self: Pickled Garlic is one of many must have jars…hope he brings some for Christmas day.
77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Malbec aged 20 months in barrel, 40% American oak. Dark red in color, on the nose the wine smells of blackberry, black cherry, and clove, with background notes of coffee and vanilla. On the palate, the wine bursts with fresh fruit, cherries, and blackberries. A seamless arc of flavor flows into a slightly smoky finish. Versatile with food, this wine pairs well with grilled red meats and vegetables, pork tenderloin and heavy cheeses
Join Thomas Jefferson and his fascinating guests at 25 fact-based dinners at Monticello, the White House, Paris, London, Philadelphia, and the French wine country featuring three of his passions: wine, food, and travel. The guest list is a who’s who of great people of the time including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John and Abigail Adams, Meriwether Lewis, James and Dolley Madison, John Paul Jones, Marquis de Lafayette, and many more. Jefferson loved to have friends and guests to dinner and no expense was too much. By combining good food, fine wine, and interesting conversation with the three rules of his table, “no toasts, no politics, and no restraints,” his dinner parties were sought-after social events.
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