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Saturday, January 13

Victory Storm King Imperial Stout
by
detox
on Sat 13 Jan 2007 02:17 PM PST
So in a climatic apropos fashion, the item in subject swooped into our store in six pack 12oz bottle format ... more »
Monday, October 16

Belgian Ales from Hell
by
detox
on Mon 16 Oct 2006 05:01 PM PDT
So the October beer of the month is a selection from Hades itself, AKA Belgium.
(Did I tell you that ... more »
Saturday, April 8

Terra Nova 2002 Carmenere
by
detox
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 05:56 AM PDT
This is the perfect BBQ wine. Its full body and dark bitter cocoa jam appeal in contrasts as rich and ... more »
Monday, March 6

Terre Rouge three
by
detox
on Mon 06 Mar 2006 08:12 PM PST
The vineyard in subject has become one of my favorites outside of Navarro of Anderson Valley CA.
Terre Rouge offers ... more »

Earth Zin & Fire 2004 Lodi Zinfandel
by
detox
on Mon 06 Mar 2006 07:58 PM PST
The name has a lot of chiciness, and the quaff is laced with 'old gnarly' vines fruit, so its sure ... more »

Dom de Fontsainte 2003 Corbieres
by
detox
on Mon 06 Mar 2006 07:54 PM PST
This quaff ( $11.99) has an older brother ($17.99) of the same ilk but older vintage and bigger in all ... more »

Terre dei Volsci Velletria 2000 Riserva
by
detox
on Mon 06 Mar 2006 07:49 PM PST
This amazingly dense quaff is very limited now on the shelf after we did a tasting of it and pretty ... more »
Saturday, February 25

Traquair Scottish House Ale and Jacobite
by
detox
on Sat 25 Feb 2006 07:17 PM PST
The item in subject came in this week and I got to enjoy the two offerings from this Scottish brewery ... more »
Friday, February 10

Left Hand Brewing
by
detox
on Fri 10 Feb 2006 07:09 PM PST
This month we are presenting four flavors from the item in subject at a wonderful rate of $5.99 per six ... more »

Rhone-style wonders
by
detox
on Fri 10 Feb 2006 06:59 PM PST
My favorite French-style quaff stems from the south of France, cote du rhone & vacqueyras & chateauneuf du pape. Lately ... more »
Saturday, January 7

North Coast Brews
by
detox
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:28 AM PST
So, we had Tom Allen from North Coast in yesterday to help us taste his brews as their offerings are ... more »
Thursday, December 29

Moillard Fontagneret
by
detox
on Thu 29 Dec 2005 06:30 PM PST
We just had a tasting of the item in subject, and i have to admit, its pretty ridiculous how easy ... more »
Tuesday, December 27

Finalmente 2002 Langhe
by
detox
on Tue 27 Dec 2005 07:10 PM PST
This fine quaff from Piedmont has a gorgeous palate of deep violets and dark seed fruits ripe with brambly jams. ... more »
Thursday, December 8

Moillard Les Violettes Cotes du Rhone
by
detox
on Thu 08 Dec 2005 06:59 PM PST
I had a cool coinicidink today when i found deep in our backroom a bottle of the item in subject ... more »

Portugese wine
by
detox
on Thu 08 Dec 2005 06:21 AM PST
One of our finest distributors has graced us with a great offering from the Iberian Peninsula, an example the wonderful ... more »
Wednesday, December 7

Peteroa 1999 Reserve Pinot Noir
by
detox
on Wed 07 Dec 2005 05:55 PM PST
The item in subject comes from the central valley in Chile, and at a cool $14, it offers quite a ... more »
Sunday, December 4

Icon 2001
by
detox
on Sun 04 Dec 2005 01:17 PM PST
Ravenswood makes a special blend every year called the Icon, with the 2001 vintage comprising of 88% syrah, 6% mourvedre ... more »
Thursday, December 1

Steve James
by
detox
on Thu 01 Dec 2005 07:21 PM PST
I had to get a new sound system due to the loudness and fallability of a system that can't take ... more »

Great Divide Fresh Hop and Left Hand XXXMas Ale
by
detox
on Thu 01 Dec 2005 07:18 PM PST
So i had the ultimate Thursday pleasure to enjoy the two items in subject:
The Fresh Hop was exactly that: ... more »
Wednesday, November 16

Beaujo New Vo is here!
by
detox
on Wed 16 Nov 2005 08:20 PM PST
Now that its third Thursday of November in France, I got to enjoy the Louis Tete and George Du Boeuf ... more »
Friday, November 11

Subwoofer yum
by
detox
on Fri 11 Nov 2005 09:16 PM PST
Alors, about a year ago i acquired a Yamaha receiver with a subwoofer output for the Whip In. I stuck ... more »
Thursday, November 10

Corbieres a la Col des Vents et Fonsaintes
by
detox
on Thu 10 Nov 2005 07:59 PM PST
The item in subject is a Corbieres from Castelmaure and brought to you by the Kysela father and son team ... more »
Tuesday, November 8

The Black Chook Shiraz Viognier 2004
by
detox
on Tue 08 Nov 2005 06:11 PM PST
So, this past Sunday Rohit and I enjoyed a 1998 Jasmin Cote Rotie that I got from my Kermit Lynch ... more »
Monday, November 7

Old Peculiar
by
detox
on Mon 07 Nov 2005 06:40 PM PST
So I got the last shipment in all of Texas for Old Peculiar, a Yorkshire Ale of some repute. This ... more »
Saturday, November 5

St Arnold's Divine, Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
by
detox
on Sat 05 Nov 2005 06:17 AM PST
St Arnold's Brewing just came out with their first ever barley wine, to which I am glad to present as ... more »
Saturday, October 29

Best of Austin 2005
by
detox
on Sat 29 Oct 2005 02:21 PM PDT
We got notice a couple weeks ago of the item in subject and are really really grateful for the love ... more »

Terrunya
by
detox
on Sat 29 Oct 2005 02:16 PM PDT
So just the other day I was saying to myself, "Myself, I haven't had a really high-end carmenere yet, and ... more »
Thursday, July 28

mas de la dame et la cuisine ethiopienne
by
detox
on Thu 28 Jul 2005 07:07 PM PDT
I just got a wonderful shipment of organic Provencal wine in today, and was thrilled to have it coincide with ... more »
Thursday, July 7

Undiscovered Chave
by
detox
on Thu 07 Jul 2005 08:04 PM PDT
Yesterday, Bill, one of my favorite wine vendors, bailed me out of a foul mood by presenting me with an ... more »
Friday, June 24

Arca Nova Vinho Verde and Mad Dog and the Englishman
by
detox
on Fri 24 Jun 2005 06:57 PM PDT
I got to enjoy two very different offerings from the Iberian peninsula yesterday over a course of yummy pizza, of ... more »
Sunday, June 19

Old World/New World Reshuffle
by
detox
on Sun 19 Jun 2005 11:08 AM PDT
Me, Dr.Bob, my bro Rohit and my Pops got to have lunch with the winemaker of Castillo de Molina today. I was very glad to quaff their ..... more »
Saturday, May 21

Cline 4-Whites and 5-Reds
by
detox
on Sat 21 May 2005 12:12 PM PDT
Last nite i got to enjoy the two items in subject consecutively. Both of them are easily available for everyday ... more »
Sunday, April 17

Sidewaze
by
detox
on Sun 17 Apr 2005 12:23 PM PDT
Finally got to see Sideways last nite (thank you Netflix). Since the birth of our daughter 19 months ago, I ... more »
Saturday, April 9

primitivo from italy
by
detox
on Sat 09 Apr 2005 06:52 AM PDT
i just enjoyed a couple glasses of Boccantino 2003 Primitovo del Salento with some pizza leftover from Rounder's http://rounderspizza.com my ... more »
Thursday, April 7

test
by
detox
on Wed 06 Apr 2005 10:33 PM PDT
test
Thursday, March 24

New Blog Makeover
by
detox
on Wed 23 Mar 2005 11:19 PM PST
Alors, I'm wanting to post all the yummy goodnesses that I've had over the past 31 daze and nites, but ... more »
Wednesday, February 23

Whip In Beer of the Month Happy Hour
by
detox
on Tue 22 Feb 2005 11:17 PM PST
So, I just finalized major portions of the item in subject for March and April. Please check out this page ... more »
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