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I Heart Napa Cabs

Feb 1, 2009 – I taste the 2002 Sawyer Rutherford
Jan 16, 2009 – I taste the 2005 Rhone Rebel Gsm
Dec 7, 2008 – I taste the 2005 Snowden Napa Cab with a special guest
Nov 23, 2008 – I sample this 2004 Trinchero Napa Cab during this episode

Nov 16, 2008 – Check out my review of the Neal Family Cab made with 100% organically grown grapes

Nov 9, 2008 – Check out the first tasting here

Well here it is wine fans… the first “teaser” introductory episode.. Drop me a line, let me know if you have any Napa Cabs you think we’d all like.

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1. Jenn - November 8, 2008

I’m playing catch up…haven’t tuned in for about a week. What did I go right to, not the sports posts, but the wine posts. All I can think is what have I done….what did i create? You’re decanting a 2005 wine for 7 hours, talking about the proper glasses to drink out of and now you’re going to rate wine for your viewers? WOW. So do you like wine yet, Mr. I like to invest in hobbies that I’m not even sure I’m going to like? Ok…that was mean. Sorry.

By the way, I’m watching your posts from my new MacBook demo. I love it.

If you can get your hands on it, try something from Justin Vineyards. Good stuff.

~JP

2. Andrew - November 10, 2008

Maybe you can start lobbying the New Brunswick gov’t to bring in more wine from Napa (very little so far, and most in the $40 – $80 range) seeing as how you’re gonna end up back here once Obama repeals NAFTA and you get kicked out :P

3. Andrew - November 10, 2008

Dude, 7 hours? Are you nuts? I’ll have to find this again but I remember reading or seeing somewhere that after 1 hour of decanting a red it starts to go down hill from there. Also, the younger the wine the more vigorously you are going to want to pour it into the decanter.

4. Matt - November 10, 2008

Andrew,

GaryV, an expert in the field of wine, often recommends multi-hour decantings for younger wines. Also, on one of his episodes he let a wine decant for 2 full days.

5. Andrew - November 11, 2008

Nuts, like I said, I heard after 1 hour it goes downhill *shrug. Not much of a science I guess, although I guess they could be decanting for diff reasons (clarifying vs taste vs smell)

6. RacerX - January 16, 2009

WOW Matt an $8 bottle of wine, I didnt think that was your style. I will have to try that GSM…….Lucky throw.LOL

Matt - January 16, 2009

You’re right, typically not my style… But, when GaryV sends it to me, I drink it… No questions asked…. And if you need a bottle or two delivered to you, just let me know and we’ll get ‘er done :-)

7. Michelle B - February 2, 2009

Try the 2005 Cakebread Cab. The 2006 Schug Cab and the Hook and ladder tillerman – which is a cab mix. ALL excellent the last two are relatively cheap. Cakebread is not. But its excellent

Matt - February 2, 2009

Thanks Michelle, I will definitely look all three of them up.. Already found the cakebread at wine.com; I’ll pick up a bottle (for a special occasion :-) )