GIFT IDEAS

This gift basket contains 6 imported 12oz beers chosen personally by our beer experts and an assortment of gourmet food items.

Note: Food and beer items are subject to change depending on availability and season. Items will be replaced with something of equal or greater value.

This basket contains a 750mL bottle of Jacks Daniels Single Barrel Whiskey and assorted gourmet food items.

Note: Food items in basket are subject to change depending on availability. Replacement items will be of equal or greater value than the original item. This basket may/may not contain Jack Daniels promotional items depending on availabilty. There is no additional charge for any promotional items included in the basket.

This basket contains a 750mL bottle of Lorina Lemonade and a high end selection of gourmet food items.

Note: Food items in basket are subject to change depending on availability. Replacement items will be of equal or greater value than the original item.

This basket contains a 750mL bottle of Patron Silver Tequila, a 375mL of Patron Citronge Orange, a 1L of Tres Agaves Maragarita mix, and assorted gourmet food items.

Note: Food items in basket are subject to change depending on availability. Replacement items will be of equal or greater value than the original item. This basket may/may not contain Patron promotional items depending on availability. There is no additional charge for any promotional items included in the basket.

ROCK GARDEN 2013 PINOT NOIR SANTA MARIA VALLEY 750mL
The Pinot Noir comes from Santa Maria Valley, located in the northwest corner of Santa Barbara County. This area is very cool and wind swept, with a mix of sandy and clay soils. Pinot Noir does very well here, and it is not common for the Pinots from the region to receive scores above 95 points! We are not able to divulge the vineyard source of this Pinot Noir, but most producers from this vineyard sell their wines in the $30-$50 range, so pedigree is not lacking in this wine.

This may well best be described as a Cabernet drinker's Pinot Noir, as it possesses a lovely ruby/garnet color, and delivers heady aromas of raspberry, mixed black fruits, and underbrush, along with nice, big flavors of cola, black cherry, a hint of earth, and herbs. This is a rich yet fresh Pinot Noir, with good weight on the mid-palate, and a savory finish.

We had no idea that our own Rock Garden wines would be so well received. So first off, a BIG thank you to all our customers who keep coming back for more of our special finds! We keep searching for wines that over-deliver for the money, and we won't hesitate to turn down wines that simply just won't cut it! Fortunately, we've been in business for so long and made so many friendships and partnerships that some wineries will offer us wines for the Rock Garden labels that do just that...they over-deliver!

ROCK GARDEN 2013 CABERNET SAUVIGNON PASO ROBLES 750mL
For the past several years, Paso Robles has delivered some of the best values in Cabernet Sauvignon, so it only made sense for us to look there! This comes from two different vineyards in Paso's Westside. One vineyard has limestone soils that promote freshness and vibrancy in the wine, while the other has clay soils that give richness and that textbook "juicy" factor typical from the region.

Aged in 30% new oak (a combination of French and American), this Cabernet has a dark garnet color, almost opaque, with a purple hue. Right off the bat this shows a nose of kirsch, blackberry, black cherry, violets and a hint of anise. Juicy on the palate, with blueberry, cherry, plum, creme de cassis, and red fruits hiding in the back ground, the wine’s velvety tannins give support to the lengthy, full-bodied finish.

We had no idea that our own Rock Garden wines would be so well received. So first off, a BIG thank you to all our customers who keep coming back for more of our special finds! We keep searching for wines that over-deliver for the money, and we won't hesitate to turn down wines that simply just won't cut it! Fortunately, we've been in business for so long and made so many friendships and partnerships that some wineries will offer us wines for the Rock Garden labels that do just that...they over-deliver!

BLUEGRAY
WINE SPECTATOR 91 POINTS - "Firm and focused, this red makes an impression through energy rather than weight. Cherry, black olive, licorice and garrigue flavors mingle on a lithe frame, with well-integrated tannins and balsamic acidity. Offers a fresh, spicy finish. Drink now through 2021."

LA MONTESA
If anyone embodies the promise and spirit of "The New Spain", it is Alvaro Palacios. Born into a wine family in Rioja, he now makes wine in three different appellations: Priorat, Bierzo, and his hometown of Alfaro in Eastern Rioja. Alvaro's flagship Priorat wine, L'Ermita, is one of the highest rated wines to come out of Spain, and he was voted "Winemaker of the Year" in the 2008 edition of the Wine Report. Following his great successes in Priorat and Bierzo during the 1990s, and the death of his father in 2000, Palacios assumed responsibility for the family's property and winery in Rioja, Palacios Remondo.

Palacios is deeply committed to organic viticulture and natural winemaking practices, such as use of organic fertilizers in the stone-covered, clay soils. All wines are unfiltered and clarified only with egg whites, no exogenous yeasts or commercial compounds are added to the wines and sulfites are kept to minimum levels. Total respect for his vineyard and its surrounding environment results in wines – La Montesa, Propiedad, Placet Valtomelloso and La Vendimia - that express the true nature of the estate's soils.

WINE ADVOCATE 92+ POINTS - "2012 was one of the driest and warmest years on record (the third driest August since 1961, the fourth warmest since 1961). The 2012 Rioja Crianza la Montesa is a blend of 80% Garnacha, 15% Tempranillo and 5% Mazuelo (Cariñena) from grapes grown in the La Montesa estate in Alfaro, Rioja Baja where the red Garnacha reigns over Tempranillo. The wine is getting lighter and more ethereal, but this ripe 2012 has a heady nose of cherries in liqueur but also black and sour cherries, unnoticeable oak plus just a pinch of dark spices. The palate is soft and silky, with ultra-fine tannins, great acidity and balance. Again, a great showing for La Montesa. This wine is a true bargain; typical Rioja at unbeatable prices. They are transforming their trellised vines to head-pruned. Hard to beat as a great value."

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