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October 2017 Wine Reviews

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October 01, 2017 Heir Apparent 2013 Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
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October 02, 2017 Lang & Reed 2013 North Coast Cabernet Franc
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October 02, 2017 Hensteeth Winery 2012 Verlander Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
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October 02, 2017 Heir Apparent 2013 Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
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October 02, 2017 Brack Mountain 2014 L'Oliveto Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
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October 03, 2017 Lang & Reed 2013 North Coast Cabernet Franc
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October 03, 2017 pureCru Wines 2012 MC Signature Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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October 04, 2017 pureCru Wines 2012 MC Signature Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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October 04, 2017 VinRoc Wine Caves 2015 Napa Valley Chardonnay
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October 05, 2017 Grand Horse 2012 Lodi Zinfandel
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October 06, 2017 Vampire Vineyards 2012 TRUEBLOOD Carneros Napa Valley Chardonnay
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October 07, 2017 Piedra Creek 2010 San Floriano Vineyard Red Wine
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October 08, 2017 Vineyard 36 2012 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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October 09, 2017 Derbes 2009 Russian River Valley "Les Pinots"
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October 10, 2017 Peterson 2012 Bradford Mountain Vineyard Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
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October 11, 2017 Samuel J. Anderson Cellars 2007 Ladi's Vineyard Sonoma Valley Syrah
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October 12, 2017 Grand Napa 2014 Napa Bridge Vineyards Napa Valley Red Wine
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October 13, 2017 La Chertosa 2014 "The Winemaker Remembrance" Reserve Barbera
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October 14, 2017 Apriori Cellar 2014 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
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October 15, 2017 James Blake 2011 St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon
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October 16, 2017 Adelante 2015 Mendoza Malbec
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October 17, 2017 Brothers in Arms 2012 Killibinbin 'Scream' Metala Vineyards Shiraz
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October 18, 2017 Bernardus Winery 2011 Marinus Vineyard Carmel Valley Red Wine
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October 19, 2017 Bonterra Vineyards 2007 The McNab Red Blend
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October 20, 2017 Bougetz Cellars 2014 Russian River Valley The Cairn Pinot Noir
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October 21, 2017 Apriori Cellar 2014 Napa Valley Proprietary Red
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October 22, 2017 Knez 2014 Cerise Vineyard Anderson Valley Chardonnay
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October 23, 2017 Deerfield Ranch 2010 "@" Merlot
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October 24, 2017 Grand Napa 2013 Oakville Red Wine
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October 26, 2017 Scott Harvey Wines 2013 Amador County Mountain Selection Zinfandel
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October 27, 2017 Barlow Vineyards 2013 Calistoga Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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October 28, 2017 Dolin Malibu Estate Vineyards 2012 Malibu Coast The Blue Note Red Blend
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October 29, 2017 Romeo Vineyards 2006 Sempre Vive "Eugenia" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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October 30, 2017 Bougetz Cellars 2014 Russian River Valley The Cairn Pinot Noir
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October 30, 2017 Kitfox Vineyards 2015 Treasure Hunter Crimson Coil Mendocino County Zinfandel
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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.