Mick Farrell

9.2

Viva Italia... in La Jolla!!! 🇮🇹 — 5 years ago

with Stacey, Richard and 20 others

Morgan

9.1

At George’s in La Jolla. Nice once it opened up. $62 — 6 years ago

Bill Bender

9.6

This is my 1000th wine on Delectable and I wanted to post something that meant something special to me. @Steve Anderson brought this to an incredible tasting we attended last night at a beautiful cellar in the home of @Scott Kahn who graciously hosted many of our local tasting group among wives, neighbors and other friends of his. It was an exemplary night that I had to cut much shorter than I preferred because I had to pick up my teenage daughter from a friend's house. It was a perfect storm of many important elements impacting my life both past and present. First and foremost I am a Father and even though my daughter called me much earlier than I wanted on an evening of wine involving first growths, Napa giants and Burg greats....I left because I was needed. My daughter just recently started living with me and we've been through a lot in the last year. The men I was with are almost all parents who totally get the importance of my daughter in my life....they are exceptional Dad's who have raised special kids. I respect them immensely and that is why I am honored that wine brought me together with a group that I would not likely have become friends with without it. Wine does that. It bridges gaps. It creates memories. It develops community. Delectable has done that for me as well. I have never been much of a social media guy but something about this app drew me in. Yes it was the wine...but it's the people that make this "place" truly special. I've made legit friends here and I'm better for it. I spent an amazing weekend in Chicago this summer with @Roman Sukley and @DAG...those 2 couldn't have been more generous, gracious or cool. I've also developed a synergy with @Ron R @TheSkip @Martin G Rivard @David A Lentine @Kimberly Anderson and many others I've never met but I feel like I know somehow. These people know who they are.....but back to the wine. Montelena has a special place in my heart. When I passed the bar in '93 I brought a '87 Montelena to dinner that night. Just me and my Mom. She grew up on a dirt road in a small rural town in North Carolina. Not wine country. By the time we shared the Montelena she had become a pretty ardent Chardonnay fan but did not seem to take to reds. Wine was fairly new to me but I was always trying to get her engaged with my love of red wine. Unsuccessfully. That night we shared a meal and memories at the La Valencia hotel in La Jolla and enjoyed that bottle. She was proud of me and said so. Without reservation. I was the first person on either side of my family to graduate college and now I was a lawyer. The moment touched her and it has stayed with me always. She said "you're my only child and I'm so proud of the man you've become and now you're a lawyer. I can't believe it. More than that I can't believe how much I loooooove this wine. I'm actually more impressed with that!" My Mom had a sense of humor too 😉 and right there a lifetime memory was created over a bottle that now had meaning beyond the wine. When she passed suddenly in '05 I had dinner with her husband. I brought a '90 Ausone and a '91 Montelena. We toasted my Mom. I have no recollection of the $500 Ausone but the Montelena is still one of my top 10 wines of all time. Each wine is its own experience and those you share it with enhance that experience immeasurably. Cherish each glass....and @Steve Anderson thank you for granting my request by bringing that bottle. You know now why I chose it. — 8 years ago

Marguarite Clark

9.0

This 2013 Vallin Syrah - not released yet - was delicious. Big flavors from Santa Ynez. Lucky to be one of the first to taste this at recent wine dinner at Bijou French Bistro, La Jolla. — 9 years ago

Olivia Pires

8.9

Good kick! Drank at The Marine Room in La Jolla. — 10 years ago

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

9.3

Magnum; Served at a Christie's Wine Dept event, La Jolla Scripps Forum — 11 years ago

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

9.6

2009, magnum; Served at a Christie's Wine Dept event, La Jolla Scripps Forum — 11 years ago

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

9.3

Served at a Christie's Wine Dept event, La Jolla Scripps Forum — 11 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.1

Smooth and layers of fruit. Very elegant. Great with a picnic at the Wedding Bowl in La Jolla where we got married on this day, 23 years ago. — 6 years ago

Christina Mnatzaganian

9.0

Suchhhh a good Tempranillo! Medium and smooth, a bit deep. From La Jolla wine shop! — 6 years ago

Steve Bachmann

9.4

Had this in a restaurant in La Jolla and the producer happened to come over as he was in the restaurant. This is the 2014, second year made, with fruit from Pisoni vineyard. Absolutely delicious. Sweet black cherry, good structure, long finish, some good grip/light tannins. — 7 years ago

I LIKE THIS GRAPE

9.2

Paired this with a view of the Pacific in La Jolla- bone dry, nice fruit, 11%alc - perfect afternoon — 8 years ago

Olivia Pires

9.0

Had at Nine-Ten in La Jolla. Pairs incredibly with lamb. — 8 years ago

Caleb Warren

9.6

At the marine room in la jolla on 11/6/15, for the conference at Carlsbad. This wine is beautiful, dark but bright and red. Blackberries and big juicy grapes in the nose. Followed by a lush velvety fruitiness! — 9 years ago

Dan Blackwell

9.1

The 2011. Really surprising how enjoyable it was tonight with family at 910 in La Jolla. Vanilla, Cedar, soft tannins and a nice black fruit compote finish. I liked it more than I expected. — 9 years ago

Christine Chapin

9.0

Delicious! — 9 years ago

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

8.9

Served at a Christie's Wine Dept event, La Jolla Scripps Forum — 11 years ago

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

9.5

Served at a Christie's Wine Dept event, La Jolla Scripps Forum — 11 years ago

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

8.9

Served at a Christie's Wine Dept event, La Jolla Scripps Forum — 11 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.0

Refreshing on a warm, muggy day in La Jolla. — 6 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.4

Reviving an old tradition of Christmas lunch at George’s Ocean Terrace since our daughter is at home. Beautiful day in La Jolla! The Wayfarer is slightly ripe for Fort Ross - Seaview AVA, but delicious and ready on pop and pour. Excellent. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! #CaliChristmas — 6 years ago

Brandy Wolters

9.0

Had at Piatti at La Jolla Shores — 8 years ago

J N

10

Great big wine @whisknladle in la jolla — 8 years ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.0

With Tim Storr. Great with salmon — 8 years ago

A Latos

9.0

I really enjoyed this wine. I picked it up at the Whole Foods grocery store in La Jolla. It is a local Chardonnay. It was delicious. Full bodied red with amazing fruit and dark berries. Very flavorful wine.
— 9 years ago

Ralf Swenson

9.5

New Year's Eve at Donovan's in La Jolla. Enjoyed this wine with salmon and a New York Steak. Very smooth Malbec, nice and rich flavor. — 9 years ago

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

10

Served at a Christie's Wine Dept event, La Jolla Scripps Forum — 11 years ago

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

9.5

Magnum; Served at a Christie's Wine Dept event, La Jolla Scripps Forum — 11 years ago

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

9.9

Served at a Christie's Wine Dept event, La Jolla Scripps Forum — 11 years ago