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Jeff’s Corner 5-13-22 Vintage Update: 2015 Mosaic A few days ago, I noticed a ray of sunlight falling on a seldom-visited wine rack and grabbed a towel to cover it when I spotted a very dusty bottle of 2015 Mosaic and my heart leaped up. This is perhaps my all-time…
Jeff’s Corner 4-29-22 Howdy, Howdy and one more Howdy!One of my very favorite things to do in our tasting room on Main Street is to pour complimentary glasses of wine for our Wine Club members. I get to talk about new releases, what’s drinking really well, and share some of our…
Jeff’s Corner 3-18-22 Today, we’re going to talk about the endangered and elusive Muskrat Canary, a very strange species of Muskrat found only on the Canary Islands. It has pale straw fur, and is easily the most beautiful species of muskrat known to humanity. This was my third trip to…
Jeff’s Corner 2-4-22 Hey, Hey, Hey,Today isPetite Sirah Day! Last October, our Black Label Wine Club members got a sneak preview of our awesome new 2019 GCV Petite Sirah in their Wine Club allocation, but it hasn’t been available for purchase (or on the tasting bars) until last week. So,…
Jeff’s Corner 1-7-22 Hello, 2022! I’m not sure how you got here so quickly, but now that you are let’s hope you’re a good one, filled with health, happiness, and plenty of Prosperity. I did my best not to blink very often in 2021 hoping it would slow down the…
Jeff’s Corner 11-26-21 Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Here’s hoping everyone had a great Thanksgiving filled with lots of friends, family, laughter, good food, and plenty of GCV wine. Now, it’s time to take a deep breath and prepare for the frenzy of December. There’s no way to delay, Christmas gets closer…
Today we’re going to check out one of my favorite GCV wines every vintage, our brand new 2020 Texas Riesling. Of our four “off-dry” wines, our Riesling is the least sweet, with the ‘20 having a residual sugar of 1.1% (11 grams/liter), which is exactly the same as the lovely…
Jeff’s Corner 10-29-21 Greetings, everyone! My old friends the Pumpkin family from Half Moon Bay in California want me to wish everyone a fun and festive Halloween. Mr. Pumpkin made quite a hit many years ago in Jeff’s Corner when he paired our wine with Halloween candy. My favorites were…
Jeff’s Corner 10-15-21 Hey, Hey, Hey,Today is Viognier day! That’s right, today we’ll take a look at our exciting new 2020 Viognier. Our best-selling, signature dry white wine also has one of the most difficult monikers in the wine world to pronounce. Let’s toss out phonetics and make it easy,…
Jeff’s Corner 8-20-21 Howdy and hello, Today is going to be dedicated to Prosperity. Dictionary.com defines prosperity as “a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.” I chose this definition from the many I researched because it didn’t just focus on economic well-being. In fact, all…
Jeff’s Corner 8-13-21 Hello, Everyone, We’ve been fortunate to enjoy a relatively mild summer thus far in the Texas Hill Country, but this week things are starting to heat up, and one of the best ways I’ve found to cool off is with a well-chilled glass of Texas rosé. And…
Jeff’s Corner 7-30-21 Hey, Hey, Hey,Today isCuvée Day….. That’s right, today we’re going to take a peek at our lovely new 2020 GCV Cuvée Blanc. One of the oldest wines in our portfolio, it dates back to the mid 1990’s and was created by our founder Ned Simes. In the…