Match Vineyards

Another year of giving for Napa Vintners

matchvineyards — Thu, 02 May 2013 00:32:43 +0000

Auction Napa Valley 2013 is just a month away. As Napa Vintners prepare to raise more money for the health and well-being of our Valley’s residents, it’s a great time to look back at how the $7 million from the 2012 auction was given away. Click here to see the 2012 Auction Napa Valley grant recipients.

Tasting 2007 Outpost Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

matchvineyards — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:06:38 +0000

Bright sour cherry with just a touch of cedar and smoke. Still rather young and primary. Good but should get better and more complex. Hold on to it for 3+ years.

Tasting 2009 Jones Family Sauvignon Blanc

matchvineyards — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:09:59 +0000

Tropical fruit with ripe melon… Not grassy. Very pretty. 89 points.

Tasting 1997 Luigi Pira Barolo Marenca

matchvineyards — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:11:09 +0000

So good! Tobacco leaf, road tar, dark fruits, smoky. Both my wife and I said “Wow” on the first taste but it’s going to get even better within a few years. At least 93 points.

Acrorhythm – the first “Match Vineyards” album

matchvineyards — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:28:00 +0000

This is a proud papa posting the work of his son, the youngest member of the Match Vineyards family, who has released his first full length album. Alec, aka DJ Speck, and his friend DK have been writing and recording music as The Acronyms for a few years. The genre is hip-hop and a few of the lyrics are R Rated, but DK, who writes the rap, avoids the misogynistic, narcissistic, and violent themes of some in the genre and writes about his life and times in a thoughtful way. DJ Speck writes or mixes, and records the music.

You can listen to their album on BandCamp. It is also available as a name-your-price download. Click Here.

Some of Alec’s other stuff can also be heard on SoundCloud.

Tasting 2007 Corra Cabernet Sauvignon

matchvineyards — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:19:15 +0000

Think Cherries Jubilee without the orange zest but with the vanilla ice cream. Big, bold and flavorful this is unapologetically a modern-style Napa Cab but not so over-the-top that it it exhausts the taste buds. 91 points with possibly another point with a little more age. It has been my experience that some 2007 vintage Napa Cabs are entering a dumb phase. Not this one.

Tasting 1995 Ducru Beaucaillou

matchvineyards — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:23:13 +0000

Youthful color with aromas of grilled meat and pencil lead. Pretty raspberry flavors with leather and mushroom secondaries. This is a mature Bordeaux though not showing any evidence that there’s a rush to drink. Not decanted, but opened an hour before serving. 93 points.

Brought in 3 tons of Cab from Butterdragon today.

matchvineyards — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:53:10 +0000

Beautiful morning and beautiful fruit.

Video Pallenc destemmer working on Baconbrook Cabernet

matchvineyards — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 02:18:22 +0000

Your browser does not support the video tagBig harvest today at Baconbrook

Fermenting Merlot

matchvineyards — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:08:18 +0000

A little over 100 gal of Butterdragon Merlot are fermenting in this puncheon and another barrel.