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December 2019 Wine Reviews

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December, 2019

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December 01, 2019 O Wines 2011 Columbia Valley Chardonnay
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December 02, 2019 Wind Gap 2013 Chenoweth Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
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December 02, 2019 Wind Gap 2015 'Soif' North Coast Old Vine Red
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December 02, 2019 Wind Gap 2014 Armagh Vineyard Sonoma Coast Syrah
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December 02, 2019 Wind Gap 2015 Woodruff Vineyard Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir
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December 02, 2019 Wind Gap 2016 Sceales Vineyard Sonoma County Old-Vine Grenache
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December 02, 2019 Wind Gap 2016 Gap's Crown Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
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December 02, 2019 Wind Gap 2013 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
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December 02, 2019 Wind Gap 2014 'Mi-Pente' Sonoma County Pinot Noir
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December 02, 2019 Wind Gap 2016 Gap's Crown Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
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December 03, 2019 Domaine Cabirau 2015 'First Things First' Maury Sec
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December 04, 2019 Retro Cellars 2013 Napa Valley Petite Sirah
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December 06, 2019 Château Peyfaures 2015 BAD WINE Bordeaux Supérieur AOC
Red Wine Classification Icon Red Blend
December 07, 2019 Spy Valley 2013 Marlborough Pinot Noir
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December 08, 2019 Wine Spies - Mystery Case C
Red Wine Classification Icon Red Blend
December 09, 2019 Cenyth 2016 Sonoma County Red
Red Wine Classification Icon Red Blend
December 10, 2019 Young Ridge 2010 Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 11, 2019 Tenuta Argentiera 2015 'Argentiera' Bolgheri Superiore
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December 12, 2019 Beaulieu Vineyard 2015 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon MAGNUM
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December 13, 2019 Ty Caton 2016 'enTycement' Lodi Zinfandel Blend
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December 14, 2019 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 2009 'Hawk Crest' Red Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 15, 2019 COHO 2015 Headwaters Napa Valley Red Wine
Red Wine Classification Icon Red Blend
December 16, 2019 Artesana 2017 Canelones Tannat Merlot Zinfandel Reserva
Red Wine Classification Icon Red Blend
December 16, 2019 Viluko Vineyards 2012 Sonoma County Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 17, 2019 Chamboulé 2015 'N.T.E.' Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
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December 18, 2019 Fattoria Poggerino 2015 'Bugialla' Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG
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December 19, 2019 Meyer Family Cellars 2015 'Fluffy Billows' Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 20, 2019 Annadel Estate Winery 2013 'Team Vino' Red Blend
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December 21, 2019 Topel Winery 2010 'Blend 2' Napa Valley Red
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December 22, 2019 Maroon 2014 'Maroon Vineyard' Coombsville Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 23, 2019 Deerfield Ranch 2014 'Sonoma Cuvee' Private Reserve Red
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December 24, 2019 Kitfox Vineyards 2016 Treasure Hunter 'Last Word' Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 25, 2019 O Wines 2011 Columbia Valley Chardonnay
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December 26, 2019 Cougar's Leap 2015 Black Rock Red Hills Zinfandel
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December 27, 2019 Greystone Wines 2018 Grey's Peak 'Barrel Fermented' Waipara Sauvignon Blanc
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December 28, 2019 Miro Cellars 2016 Rockpile Vineyard Sonoma County Reserve Petite Sirah
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December 29, 2019 Fleury Estate 2010 "Lauren Bryce" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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December 30, 2019 Bella Vineyards & Wine Caves 2013 Ru's Farm Russian River Valley 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.