Below are the June, 2009 Featured Wines for the Wines by Jennifer Wine Club.

 

White Wine 2006 Montinore Estate Gewürztraminer Willamette Valley, Oregon Montinore Estate is a family-owned and -operated winery in the northern Willamette Valley that produces Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Müller-Thurgau using only their own estate-grown grapes. All 230 acres of these grapes are farmed using the strict methods of biodynamic farming. This means that instead of applying chemical pesticides and herbicides, you might find them spraying chamomile or diluted milk on the grapes. Yep, sounds crazy, but it consistently produces some of the best fruit we’ve tasted. And to make sure the vines have the richest, healthiest soil possible, they are interplanted with nitrogen-rich cover crops and the skins, seeds and clippings are returned to the soil each spring as compost. Straw gold color introduces an intense aroma of rose petal, lychee and grapefruit with hints of orange rind. On the palate, the wine bursts with rose and lychee flavors evolving to rich pink grapefruit and mandarin orange. The finish is dry leaving the impression of fresh citrus and rose petals. This off dry white pairs beautifully with pork, creamy cheeses and Thai food.

Red Wine York Creek Vineyards "Cuvee One" Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley, CA   York Creek Vineyards runs up and over the crest of the mountains to the west of the town of St. Helena, in a lush and beautiful area long known as "Spring Mountain." Wine grapes have been grown here for more than one hundred years, and the winery has vines in both Napa and Sonoma counties. At least twenty-four tree species are native here and are depicted on the classic label. York Creek is both an urban winery and, in its unique way, an estate winery. All the grapes are grown on the York Creek estate in Napa Valley, but all the wine is made in downtown San Francisco, in a building across the street from Anchor Brewing. Don't let the lack of vintage and varietal fool you, this is a wonderful, rich red wine, perfect for hamburgers or other rich food. It is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, and it shows in the taste, but also contains several other varieties such as Merlot and even some Port grapes.

Wines by Jennifer is also proud to announce our new "Cellar Club", featuring a new wine each month suitable for long-term aging. Call the shop and ask for Jennifer for all the details on this exciting new Club, or visit our Featured Cellar Club Wine page for details on this month's selection.