it for you, and do it well. Another question: how often do you see Shafer Hillside Select Cab, decanted and served at, what amounted to US$90/btl.? Though the report was posted a few months ago, no Search can turn up its URL...

Thank you. I’d think about a Kahuku Corn Chowder, provided that the OP isn’t in some spot on Earth, where the temp might preclude a corn chowder. We did this fairly recently with a Shafer Red Shoulders Ranch Chard,...

Your in Calistoga so you’ve lots of great choices. here are a few. Chateau Montelena – http://www.montelena.com Shafer Vinyards – http://www.shafervineyards.com/tours.html Arroyo –...

“interestingness of the food” == Manresa Manresa absolutely pursues the small plate multi-course intellectual style. Link: http://www.sweetandsourspectator.org/archives/2005/03/shafer_hillside_1.html

think I prefer Angelini. Read on. We split a 375ml carafe of the 2001 Shafer Merlot (a wonderful rendition for anyone who hates Merlot, which is normally me). We had the farro salad and mixed bean salad to begin, followed by...

Dough. Excellent frozen custard, quite happily reminiscent of Custard Beach’s wondrous concoction. Amazingly (given NYC’s blue laws), Shake Shack also offers half-bottles of wine, from $12 to $24 (for Shafer...

if you are willing to come into torrance: THE DEPOT has good room feel – its in an old train depot that was restored. crazy chef shafer - huge portions just like him- mixture of asian/american food. fun space for birthday:...

overall Luna Park is pretty good. Shafer Merlot for $40 when it retails for at least $30 for example. The real bargains at Luna Park are with the non-Cal wines, same goes at the Last Supper Club. The markup at Delfina although...

pretty laid-back and fun — the big plus is that they pour an amazing array of big-ticket wines, the sort of things you’re not likely to see again in your lifetime (i.e. Leroy Corton, Shafer Hillside, Cos...

The South Bay actually has a wealth of good places, both traditional and modern – following are a few of the latter. I highly reccommend The Depot in Old Torrance for classy California/Asian food. Chef Michael Shafer is...

2000 was indeed not the best vintage, as I stated above in my tasting note, but I have found that some of the heavy hitters, ie Insignia, Opus, Colgin, Shafer HSS, Herb Lamb, etc. Seems like the big dogs have come out OK after...

My wife is going to a tasting event on Thursday (Oct 29), a fundraiser for the arts, featuring many Napa wineries. She asked my advice on which tasting stations she should be sure not to miss. There are many big name wineries...

and the tasting fee is $35. Skip that tasting and get a glass of it at a restaurant. If you like Cabs I would recommend someplace like Shafer where you will have a much better experience and get more than just one wine to taste.

Thank you for the help...definitely have been reading up on Ms. Lorraine’s posts. It seems as if, while the tasting fee is quite high, the Shafer tasting is definitely worth it if you can get in? What other wineries nearby...

Minor spelling correction: It’s Shafer, and it’s an excellent winery. One of Napa’s finest. I love the 1.5.