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December 2014 Wine Reviews

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December 01, 2014 COHO 2010 Headwaters Napa Valley Red Wine
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December 02, 2014 Hendry Ranch Wines 2011 Napa Valley Pinot Noir
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December 03, 2014 Pahlmeyer 2011 Jayson Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 04, 2014 Peterson 2011 Bernier Zinyard Zinfandel
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December 05, 2014 Schug Carneros Estate 2012 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
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December 06, 2014 Pelerin 2010 Sierra Mar Vineyard Pinot Noir
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December 07, 2014 Familia Zuccardi 2011 Tito
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December 08, 2014 pureCru Wines 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 09, 2014 Ottimino 2011 Rancho Bello Vineyard Zinfandel
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December 10, 2014 One Hope NV Brut Sparkling Wine
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December 11, 2014 Grgich Hills Estate 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 12, 2014 St. Amant Winery 2013 Mohr Fry Zinfandel
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December 13, 2014 4 Foxes 2013 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
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December 14, 2014 Attilio Ghisolfi 2009 Attilo Ghisolfi Barolo
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December 15, 2014 En Tirage 1992 Methode Champenoise Extra Brut
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December 16, 2014 Sol Rouge 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 17, 2014 Bradford Mountain Winery 2012 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel
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December 18, 2014 Romeo Vineyards 2006 Sempre Vive Napa Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon
Red Wine Classification Icon Cabernet Sauvignon
December 19, 2014 Rickshaw Wines 2013 Pinot Noir
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December 20, 2014 Foyt Family Wines 2010 No. 77 Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 21, 2014 Leviathan Wine Co. 2011 California Red Wine
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December 22, 2014 von Strasser Winery 2013 Rudy Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
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December 23, 2014 Cultivate 2010 "The Feast" California Red Wine
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December 24, 2014 Mantra 2008 Zinfandel
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December 25, 2014 Dyer 2003 Diamond Mountain District Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Red Wine Classification Icon Cabernet Sauvignon
December 26, 2014 Peterson 2011 Bernier Zinyard Zinfandel
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December 27, 2014 Cornerstone Cellars 2011 Stepping Stone Napa Valley Cabernet Franc
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December 28, 2014 W3 - William White Wines 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 29, 2014 Fess Parker Winery 2011 Sta. Rita Hills Ashley's Pinot Noir
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December 30, 2014 Burgess Cellars 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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Please note for this summer, the Temperature Controlled Shipping and Ice Pack option is pre-selected in checkout or when shipping a locker. If you choose to not use Temp Controlled shipping or ice packs, you will have to manually uncheck those boxes.

    We strongly recommend selecting Temperature Controlled Shipping and Ice Packs Where Available. This isn’t a requirement, but if at any point it’s over 80 degrees between where you live and Sonoma County, you should be using Temp Controlled Shipping and Ice Packs.
    Temperature Controlled (TC) orders must be placed by Wednesday at 4 PM PST to be eligible for that week’s Friday shipment. While we do our best to process all orders received by the cutoff, if we have a lot of vendor check-ins, sometimes it won’t make that week’s delivery. Orders that miss the cutoff or require additional processing will ship the following Friday, which may add up to a week to your delivery timeline - but will ensure your wine is safe from the heat in transit. Once shipped, your order typically reaches your local delivery hub within 3–5 business days, followed by 1–2 business days for final delivery by your local carrier.
    You will be emailed when your order is shipping, when it’s in transit and when it’s out for delivery. If you have a mobile number with us, you will also be notified via text. You can always check your delivery status by visiting your tracking link in email, text or see live updates under each order in your Wine Spies account.
    Ice packs are HIGHLY recommended and protect your order after the temperature control truck delivers to your local carrier’s hub, which is normally UPS or FedEx. Once your Temperature Controlled order reaches the local carrier, ice packs are then inserted to preserve the wine temperature from the local carrier to your location. Ice packs last up to 48 hours but that time can be increased or decreased based on weather.
    Ice Pack Costs: Ice packs are an additional $10 for 12 bottle orders and $8 for 6 bottle orders.
    We HIGHLY ENCOURAGE the use of UPS or FedEx pickup locations. You can have your wine delivered to one of these locations, signed for and available for pickup. The good part about this is you don’t have to be present for your wine to be received and it’s also held in a temperature controlled location as opposed to sitting on a hot truck.
    If you are in the Western US (CA, NV, OR, WA, ID, MT, ND) you are normally a 2 day delivery window away, therefore TC truck selection is not available and it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to protect your order in transit with Ice Packs.
    Shipping Holds: If the destination in your location is forecasted to be over 100 degrees, we will be holding all shipments until temps cool in your area. Ice packs won’t survive very long over 100 which means your wine would be compromised. We evaluate the weather twice a week and will remove holds whenever possible.
    We appreciate your patience—our top priority is getting your wine to you in perfect condition. And as you know, if anything happens to your wine in transit, we have you covered. Just reach out to support and we will get taken care of.