West Coast Wine Tasting
Saturday, April 1st
2-4pm, $20
256-964-7980 to Reserve!
Fresh New Arrivals, featuring a Liquid Farm collab in Santa Babara, CA and Fullerton & Martin Woods in Willamette Valley, OR!
West Coast Wine Tasting
Le Petit Bijou
Saturday, April 1st
2-4pm, $20
With Special Guest, Robert Gunn of Pinnacle Wines
2019 Dandi Sauvignon Blanc, Santa Barbara County, California $22.99
Launched in 2018, Dandi Wines is a collaboration between long-time Liquid Farm winemaker, James Sparks, and Jeff Nelson. This "second label" provides the Liquid Farm team an opportunity to work with different varietals from different regions around the world.
The finished wine is more reminiscent of a Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire Valley, with notes of Meyer lemon, honeycrisp apple, and wet river rocks. The use of oak contributes to the weight and roundness of the wine. Pair this with salmon, sole piccata, or tagine chicken.
2020 Dandi Mourvedre "Vogelzang Vineyard", Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, California $22.99
Grapes: Macabeo & Airén
Brilliant, pale-straw color with aromas of apple and citrus fruits on the nose. Refreshing, lively, and fruity with a clean lip-smackingly citrusy finish. Ideally suited to vegetable rice, white fish, white meat, or lovely by itself.
Bodegas Pinoso is a Spanish cooperative born in 1932 that gradually became one of the pioneers of organic viticulture in the region. The Pinoso vines grow at a relatively high altitude (600m above sea level) in the hot and dry continental climate influenced by the closeness of the Mediterranean Sea.
2018 Dandi Syrah, Central Coast, California $22.99
This wine is also sourced from the Lieff Ranch Vineyard in southern SLO county. Barrel fermented in neutral oak and aged for approximately 16 months, with a small portion in new French oak for a brief time. We did not want to stray from our elegant style, so the wine is light on its feet with a refreshing vein of acidity throughout the palate.
White pepper, blue fruit, and eucalyptus are all on display here and the wine reminds us of some of our favorite Cote du Rhones. Pair this wine with game meats, Asian dishes with pronounced "umami", or leg of lamb.
2021 Fullerton Three Otters Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon
Fullerton Three Otters Pinot Noir is made from 100% Pinot Noir - 7-40 years old
This Willamette Valley blend hails mainly from three different vineyards in the north, east, and south of the Willamette Valley, with a smaering from five of Fullerton's other sites. The soils of the vineyards represent the breadth and diversity of the Willamee Valley with both sedimentary- and volcanic-based soils.
Blueberry and ripe strawberry with a dash of baker’s spice, bramble, and herbs. The palate carries the fruit forward elegantly with balanced tannins following. Intriguing complexity and depth—an impressive wine for all.
2018 Fullerton Five Faces Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon
33% whole clusters, and 30% of the wine went through an extended maceration. The wine was aged for 11 months in 19% new French oak. Unfined.
Mineral-driven with cherry, blackcap raspberry, lingonberry, cassis, spiced plum-skin, incense, crushed rock, fresh moss, and violet. The palate is soft and friendly with gentle tannins that are backed by balanced acidity. Cherry, strawberry, and cranberry are accompanied by rosehip, cinnamon, cardamom, orange peel, coffee bean, forest floor, chamomile, and black tea on the palate.
Fullerton Wines explores the rich and varied AVAs of Oregon by expressing the distinct personality of each vineyard and vintage in the bottle. Founded in the Fullerton family garage in 2011, the winery is a deeply personal family collaboration. Winemaker Alex Fullerton first got into the industry when his father Eric suggested the career path while wine tasting in the Willamette Valley after Alex had just graduated from the University of Oregon in 2010. That conversation led to Alex having a harvest internship with Penner Ash Wine Cellars which started the very next day. When making their first vintage in 2011, Alex and Eric made a few barrels of Pinot Noir in a garage. Despite the challenging vintage, the wine impressed and Fullerton Wines was born.
2019 Martin Woods "Jesse James Vineyard" Pinot Noir, Eiola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon $48.99
Mature vines at Jesse James Vineyard are deeply-rooted in rocky, volcanic soil at upper elevation in the Eola-Amity Hills. Sustainable farming practices are mindfully complemented by dry-farming, without irrigation, allows the grapes to reflect the growing season. 2016 harvest conditions were ideal, and vinification proceeded slowly with native yeasts. The wine was aged in cooperage locally-produced from Oregon oak (Quercus garryana), native to the Willamette Valley. Soulfully aromatic with complex structure - rich red fruit, spice and forest floor, broad weight with fine tannins and elegant acidity - this long-aging Pinot Noir displays a distinct sense of place and was artisanally-produced in limited quantity with uncompromising expectations of quality. UNFINED / UNFILTERED 200 cases produced
2021 Architect Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, Sonoma, California $22.99
This medium bodied Cabernet – driven blend has lush dark berry fruits with smooth, beautifully integrated tannins. Heady aromas of black cherry, cassis, ripe plums, with faint notes of vanilla and cocoa are nicely balanced with hints of spice and a long silky finish.
Michael Broadbent trained as an architect before he became a winemakerin England in the 1960s. He knew the importance of structure, balance and beauty well before becoming a Master of Wine. This wine is a tribute to the legacy of our favorite Renaissance man - Michael Broadbent, artist, author, musician, auctioneer and architect.