Happy Hour Wine Tasting Featuring the Wines of Twomey and Silver Oak Winery Tuesday, March 14th 6:00pm
“Someone said drink the water, but I will drink the wine / Someone said take a poor man, the rich don’t have a dime / Go fool yourself, if you will, I just haven’t got the time / I’ll give you back your water, and I will take the wine.”
-Frank Sinatra
Water and wine are the only two things that I drink for the most part and hey why do we need water at all wine is 80-85% water!!
This is the first Happy Hour wine tasting at the Wine Bar this year, we will be hosting a series of more casual walk around events for the next few months that will featuring a specific theme and this one will sell out fast as we have one of California’s most popular wineries on the table this evening Silver Oak.
Silver Oak is one of the biggest names in the California Cabernet Sauvignon game with two labels and a production that eclipses any other winery in the world when it comes to a retail price of over $50 per bottle. Even though they make a lot of wine we have thrown the Napa Valley bottling into our Napa cult wine tasting as a ringer and it finished just behind Harlan Estate and Screaming Eagle!! The current vintage is just over $150 a bottle retail which is a fraction of the price of the ultra-expensive Napa elite.
We will also be featuring the wines from Twomey winery which highlight varietals other than Cabernet Sauvignon like Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir from several appellations from California and Oregon. This tasting will be conducted at the bar and is limited to 25 tasters. The fee for this tasting is $150 + tax for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.
SILVER OAK WINERY HAPPY HOUR WINE TASTING
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
6:00 PM
2021 TWOMEY CELLARS SAUVIGNON BLANC NAPA AND SONOMA COUNTY, USA
Price: $30.00 Your Price: $26.40
The tropical fruit flavor of guava and papaya are derived from our Oakville and Calistoga estate vineyards, while fresh, crisp minerality is a classic Sonoma County expression of the grape. In the cellar, we keep each Sauvignon Blanc vineyard lot separate and use a variety of fermentation vessels—from stainless steel barrels to concrete eggs and neutral oak—to add depth and richness to the wine. When these unique lots are blended together, the result is a complex and nuanced Sauvignon Blanc that delights the palate.
2020 TWOMEY CELLARS 'ANDERSON VALLEY' PINOT NOIR CALIFORNIA, USA
Price: $60.00 Your Price: $52.80
With fruit from Monument Tree Vineyard, our Philo Estate in the north and Ferrington further inland to the south, we are able to capture a unique expression of the whole region. Our resulting Anderson Valley Pinot Noir is true to its cool-climate origins—an elegant, restrained style with fresh and vibrant fruit characteristics complimented by earth and floral notes.
2020 TWOMEY CELLARS 'DUNDEE HILLS' PINOT NOIR OREGON, USA
Price: $75.00 Your Price: $66.00
Similar to its growing season, this wine projects harmony and evenness with an underlying current of something a little thrilling. The 2020 Dundee Hills Pinot Noir is structured and dense, while earth and spice abound with unfolding notes of dark fruits and floral highlights. Fresh acidity lengthens the attack and expands these flavors across the palate.
2020 TWOMEY CELLARS 'RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY' PINOT NOIR CALIFORNIA, USA
Price: $60.00 Your Price: $52.80
We source from the Sebastopol Hills to the Middle Reach neighborhoods within the Russian River Valley AVA to achieve a balanced blend that is truly representative of the area. The resulting wine is complex with a ripe fruit profile of cherry and cola and a bold, layered structure typical of the AVA.
2018 SILVER OAK CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA
Price: $179.00 Your Price: $157.52
2019 TIMELESS RED BLEND BY SILVER OAK
Price: $187.50 Your Price: $165.00
Timeless is the latest brand from Silver Oak in the Napa Valley. The Robb Report has heralded: “Silver Oak’s first new label in 20 years is a wine worth the wait.” Grapes for this single-vineyard proprietary blend were harvested from prime parcels in Soda Canyon Ranch. From the winery: "This opulent wine has a broad and balanced mid-palate, notes of vanilla and blueberry, a dried floral character and chalky tannins. Anise and cherry lift the palate to a beautiful, lingering finish. In both aromatics and palate, this is an elegant vintage worthy of cellaring for years to come."
Menu
Crispy Wonton with King Salmon Served with Miso Sauce
Pork Belly bites with Orange Marmalade Glaze
Pizza with Goat Cheese, Fig, Prosciutto and Balsamic Glaze
Cherry Tomato and Mozzarella served with Pesto Sauce
All American Beef Sliders
The fee for this tasting is $150 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.
A bit about Silver Oak Winery:
Silver Oak began over a handshake between two friends with a bold vision: focus on one varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon, aged exclusively in American oak and worthy of cellaring for decades to come.
Raymond Twomey Duncan, a Colorado entrepreneur who began investing in California vineyards in the late 1960s, and Justin Meyer, a winemaker and former Christian Brother, began in a Napa Valley dairy barn in 1972, producing only 1,100 cases of their inaugural vintage.
Over the next two decades, Silver Oak grew in popularity. Our Napa Valley and Alexander Valley Cabernets sold quickly upon their release from the winery and became a sought-after staple on restaurant wine lists around the country. After selecting Daniel Baron to succeed him as winemaker in 1994, Justin retired, selling his share of Silver Oak to the Duncan family in 2001.
With David R. Duncan serving as President and CEO and Tim Duncan as Executive Vice President, the Duncan family continues to operate the winery to this day.
In 2006, a fire destroyed our historic Oakville winery. It was a difficult and emotional event; but in hindsight, a blessing in disguise. When we regrouped on the morning of the fire, we knew we had to rebuild, and it wasn’t long before the excitement of a new, state-of-the-art winery overcame our sense of loss.
Today, we are applying this experience from our LEED Platinum Oakville winery toward a new winery in the Alexander Valley. Set amidst 70 acres of estate vineyards along the rolling foothills of the Mayacamas mountains, our new Alexander Valley winery – set to open for harvest 2017 – will push industry design and innovation standards through alternative energy sources, innovative water reuse systems and reclaimed building materials.
“We have yet to make our best bottle of wine,” or the idea that our best wines are still ahead of us, is a philosophy that guides everything we do. In 2015, we became the first North American winery to own and operate an American oak cooperage, giving us full control over the quality of our barrelmaking needs.
Today, we farm more than 400 acres of vines in Napa Valley and Alexander Valley with a leading-edge approach toward precision viticulture, allowing us to give our vines exactly what they need, when they need it. All of our estate vineyards are certified under California’s Sustainable Winegrowing program.
In 2014, Nate Weis joined us as only the third winemaker in our 45-year history. Nate worked side-by-side with Daniel Baron, just as Daniel worked with Justin Meyer before his retirement. These overlapping tenures ensure the handing down of our commitment to continuous improvement and the wisdom that our best wines are still ahead of us.
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