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August 2014 Wine Reviews

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August 01, 2014 Atlas Peak Vineyards 2007 Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon
Red Wine Classification Icon Cabernet Sauvignon
August 02, 2014 Healdsburg Ranches 2010 Russian River Valley Appellation Series Pinot Noir
Red Wine Classification Icon Pinot Noir
August 03, 2014 Famille Perrin 2011 L’Andeol Rasteau
Red Wine Classification Icon Grenache Noir
August 03, 2014 Deerfield Ranch 2009 @Cabernet Sonoma County Reserve
Red Wine Classification Icon Cabernet Sauvignon
August 03, 2014 Tenute Del Cabreo 2010 Il Borgo
Red Wine Classification Icon Sangiovese
August 04, 2014 Ravenswood Winery 2011 Single Vineyard Teldeschi Zinfandel
Red Wine Classification Icon Zinfandel
August 04, 2014 Chateau De La Bonneliere NV Marc Plouzeau Perles Fines Sparkling Brut Rosé
Sparkling Wine Classification Icon Brut Rosé
August 05, 2014 Gamble Family Vineyards 2011 Heritage Sites Napa Valley Red Wine
Red Wine Classification Icon Red Blend
August 06, 2014 Saddleback Cellars 2011 Clarksburg Viognier
White Wine Classification Icon Viognier
August 07, 2014 Hinojosa 2009 H Malbec
Red Wine Classification Icon Malbec
August 07, 2014 Onesta Wines 2011 Bechthold Vineyard Lodi Cinsault
Red Wine Classification Icon Cinsault
August 07, 2014 Freemark Abbey 2011 Napa Valley Merlot
Red Wine Classification Icon Merlot
August 08, 2014 Hispano Suizas 2012 Impromptu Sauvignon Blanc
White Wine Classification Icon Sauvignon Blanc
August 09, 2014 Atamisque 2011 Valle de Uco Malbec
Red Wine Classification Icon Malbec
August 10, 2014 Vina Robles 2008 Paso Robles Syrée Red Wine
Red Wine Classification Icon Red Blend
August 10, 2014 XYZin Wines 2011 Reserve Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel
Red Wine Classification Icon Zinfandel
August 11, 2014 Sensorium Wines 2009 Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon
Red Wine Classification Icon Cabernet Sauvignon
August 11, 2014 Domaine Michel & Stephane Ogier 2013 Heritages Cotes du Rhone Rose
Blush Wine Classification Icon Rosé
August 12, 2014 VC Cellars 2009 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel
Red Wine Classification Icon Zinfandel
August 13, 2014 La Crema 2012 Arroyo Seco Chardonnay
White Wine Classification Icon Chardonnay
August 14, 2014 Jacuzzi Family Vineyards 2010 Sonoma County Nebbiolo
Red Wine Classification Icon Nebbiolo
August 14, 2014 Racines de la Terre 2009 Graves de Vayres Bordeaux
Red Wine Classification Icon Bordeaux
August 14, 2014 Dionysus Winery 2008 Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Red Wine Classification Icon Cabernet Sauvignon
August 15, 2014 Foyt Family Wines 2011 No. 72 Sonoma County Meritage
Red Wine Classification Icon Meritage
August 16, 2014 Estancia Estates 2011 Stonewall Vineyard Pinot Noir
Red Wine Classification Icon Pinot Noir
August 17, 2014 Highway 12 Winery 2012 Special Release Sonoma Rosé
Blush Wine Classification Icon Rosé
August 18, 2014 Swanson Vineyards 2013 Napa Valley Rosato
Blush Wine Classification Icon Rosato
August 18, 2014 Feast It Forward 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Red Wine Classification Icon Cabernet Sauvignon
August 19, 2014 Marschall Groom Cellars 2011 Barossa Valley Shiraz
Red Wine Classification Icon Shiraz
August 20, 2014 Siduri 2012 Sierra Mar Vineyard Pinot Noir
Red Wine Classification Icon Pinot Noir
August 21, 2014 Juslyn Vineyards 2008 Spring Mountain District Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Red Wine Classification Icon Cabernet Sauvignon
August 22, 2014 Grgich Hills Estate 2009 Napa Valley Merlot
Red Wine Classification Icon Merlot
August 22, 2014 St. Amant Winery 2012 Speakeasy Red Blend
Red Wine Classification Icon Red Blend
August 23, 2014 Thumbprint Cellars 2012 Winemaker's Reserve Pinot Noir
Red Wine Classification Icon Pinot Noir
August 24, 2014 Geyser Peak Winery 2011 River Ranches Sauvignon Blanc
White Wine Classification Icon Sauvignon Blanc
August 25, 2014 Deerfield Ranch 2003 Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Red Wine Classification Icon Cabernet Sauvignon
August 26, 2014 Estampa 2009 La Cruz Red Blend
Red Wine Classification Icon Red Blend
August 27, 2014 Miro Cellars 2012 Silverwood Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Red Wine Classification Icon Cabernet Sauvignon
August 27, 2014 Dionysus Winery 2009 Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Red Wine Classification Icon Cabernet Sauvignon
August 28, 2014 Maroon 2009 Reserve Napa Valley Syrah
Red Wine Classification Icon Syrah
August 28, 2014 Della Costa Family Vineyards 2010 Dancing Lady Old Vine Zinfandel
Red Wine Classification Icon Zinfandel
August 29, 2014 Hendry Ranch Wines 2006 Napa Valley Red Wine
Red Wine Classification Icon Red Blend
August 30, 2014 Chateau St. Jean (OLD) 2008 Sonoma Valley Estate Vineyard Cabernet Franc
Red Wine Classification Icon Cabernet Franc
August 30, 2014 L'Attitude 39 2011 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
Red Wine Classification Icon Pinot Noir

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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.