Stone Tree Cellars

Goldschmidt Vineyards

Singing Tree Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2019

Peach, mango, full body balanced by bright acidity. Not a lot getting in the way here. — 4 years ago

Talley Vineyards

Stone Corral Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009

Stone fruits and silky mouth feel. Lighter than many Talleys, but delicious nevertheless.. — 5 years ago

Clos Saron

Stone Soup Syrah 2015

Purity purity purity. Farming and winemaking so deep in the soul of the earth you can feel and sense it at every turn. Every drop of this wine is blood sweat and tears. Not many can achieve such AND it’s delicious and not at all big or overripe. Well done. — 6 years ago

Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Brut Blanc de Blancs 1976

Minerals ,apricot stone fruits , golden raisin , caramel , nuts . Incredible depth and richness but with perfectly balanced acidity lingering notes of nougat , minerals and dried fruits . — 7 years ago

Ken, Steve and 5 others liked this

The Dreaming Tree

California Chardonnay

Not usually a fan of Chardonnay, but this was a pleasant surprise. Very bright, and doesn’t taste too rich. Excellent chilled. Strong notes of green apples and pears. — 7 years ago

Morgan liked this

The Dreaming Tree

Crush North Coast Red Blend 2012

One of my favs I love all of Dave Matthews wine — 10 years ago

The Dreaming Tree

Central Coast Chardonnay 2013

So good! Refreshing and light. — 10 years ago

The Dreaming Tree

Everyday Central Coast White Blend

Love it! Easy drinking white wine. — 11 years ago

Copain

Monument Tree Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2011

Tony McClung
9.7

Not yet released into the wild, but it's tasty. — 12 years ago

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Beau, Anthony and 4 others liked this

Saxum Vineyards

Heart Stone Vineyard Syrah Blend

Phenomenal balance Syrah character dominates, lush perfume and rich dark fruit. Crushed after a 30 min decant, could have used a lil more development time but too delicious to complain about how it was consumed — 4 years ago

Domaine William Fèvre

Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 2004

Popped and poured, and brought out to compare to the 2008. Similar color and brightness as the 2008, which is a good sign. Deeper and slightly more complex nose. Notes of citrus, sea breeze, some hazelnuts, some wet stone. In the mouth it has a bit more weight, and kind of an oiliness to it. Taste lingers for a while. Very nice and sad to later discover this was the last of a 6 pack I had - all of which were in good shape. — 5 years ago

Ron, Severn and 16 others liked this

The Dreaming Tree

North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon

Balanced Cabernet Sauvignon from Dave Matthews, light with grape flavor and low acid and tannin, at Dirty Water Pizza Co. In Back Bay, Boston — 7 years ago

Domaine Leflaive

Les Pucelles Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2000

Straw gold color. Caressing aromatic nose of lemon curd, river stone, spices and a little apricot. Really good balance of structure, fruit and acidity in the mouth. Lasting finish. Textbook white burg. — 8 years ago

Severn, Eric and 7 others liked this

Stone Brewing Co.

Enjoy By IPA 2017

Finest IPA in the land. #micdrop — 9 years ago

Shawn, Shay and 20 others liked this
Evan Bienstock

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@TheSkip a few starters:
The Captains Daughter from GreySail brewery
Heady Topper from The Alchemist
Prospect from Foley Brothers Brewery
Space Juice from Long Trail
Pliny The Elder Russian River Brewery

These may be hard to find depending on where you are.
Mark Flesher

Mark Flesher

@Evan Bienstock I'm taking your recs as well. I have had Pliny The Elder and it is good. The rest?....not too sure I can even get those here in TX but wouldn't mind doing a little trading!
Bill Bender

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Another reason you need to get your ass to San Diego @TheSkip that's a home town brew

Arianna Occhipinti

SP68 Bianco Terre Siciliane Albanello Muscat of Alexandria 2012

Floral nose, crisp with long stone fruit like finish
Very nice!
— 10 years ago

Clos Saron

Heart of Stone Sierra Foothills Syrah 2005

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik
9.6

Just an amazing expression of Terroir, totally naked and brilliantly balanced, including dusty tannins and dito minerality, Syrah spice and a meat stock infused finish. Note to Self - Clos Saron rules! — 12 years ago

Steve liked this

Rombauer Vineyards

Carneros Chardonnay 2020

Founded in 1982 by Koerner and Joan Rombauer and sits on a tree covered knoll overlooking the Napa Valley, with caves that extend for over a mile. Pale lemon with aromas of stone and tropical fruit with sweet oak spice and floral scents. On the palate flavors of ripe peach, melon and apple, with vanilla spice, rich & creamy. Long finish, well balanced with acidity, ending with mineral notes — 4 years ago

Josh, Tom and 6 others liked this

Domaine François Raveneau

Butteaux Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 1996

Medium gold, heavy in the glass. Awesome aged Raveneau nose. Notes of citrus, kimmeridgian white stone and light colored dirt, some honey, some spice. Great mouth feel, with acidity that powered up over 4-5 hours. Awesome with some angel hair pasta and shrimp, looking out over the Kohala Coast. — 5 years ago

Alex, Jan and 22 others liked this

Crocker & Starr

Stone Place Cabernet Sauvignon

G
9.6

2009 is perfect! And, I love these tiny bottles! — 6 years ago

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Standing Stone Vineyards

Finger Lakes Saperavi 2017

Finger. Lakes. Saperavi.

If this ain’t American winemaking in the 21st century we don’t know what is! 🇺🇸🍷🇬🇪🍇

At least, that’s what we were thinking before reading up on Standing Stone and founders Marti & Tom Macinski. They actually first planted this fascinating Georgian grape here in ***1994*** (just 3 years after Georgia left the USSR, for those keeping score at home) intended for blending.

Increasingly impressed by the quality of the grapes, they offered their first varietal Saperavi in 2010 - as “The Dark Red”, since the grape name was as yet unrecognized by the federal government. Once it was, they became the first American winery to release a wine labeled Saperavi.

Fine tuned to the cold, high mountains of Kakheti in eastern Georgia, it makes sense why it would thrive in the Finger Lakes! The name Saperavi literally means “ink”, a sensible name for a grape with pitch-dark skin AND flesh! 🖤

Marti and Tom sold the winery and retired in 2017. But their enduring legacy may just be budding. We’ve heard of Saperavi planting projects underway in New York, Virginia, and Oregon.

Saperavi’s runaway affinity for the Finger Lakes may have been a bit of a happy accident, but the Macinskis deserve every bit of credit for thinking outside the box, putting it in motion, and bringing it to fruition! 🙌🙌🙌
— 6 years ago

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Weingut Josef Leitz

Dragon Stone Rheingau Riesling

RCB
9.0

Nice wine. Fruity, just off dry. Would get it again. — 8 years ago

Cornerstone Cellars

Stepping Stone Cabernet Franc 2013

Nice smooth. Nutmeg. Blackberry, figs. — 8 years ago

Hartford Court

Stone Côte Vineyard Chardonnay 2013

Bergundian complex with heavy fruit — 10 years ago

Trimbach

Cuvée Frédéric Emile Alsace Riesling

2009. Stone cold killer. — 10 years ago

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Quivira Vineyard and Winery

Fig Tree Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2014

A mouthfull of yellow grapefruit with lovely acidity, minerality and a citrus peel finish. Fantastic! Year in year out this wine is a classic — 11 years ago

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