Saturday, January 19, 2008

#23 a Luddite Vineyards Carignan

The new Onkyo 705 AVR receiver is in the house. And what pairs better with setting up a complex technological system than a wine from a Luddite? We visited the Luddite tasting room last fall and were very impressed by his wines. I have tried repeatedly (now 4) to order more. But in true Luddite fashion both phone calls and emails go unreturned. It wont stop my pursuit of his wines however.

Carignan is most often a blending wine but this bottling can easily stand on its own. Its a big broad wine with solid fruit and excellent structure. This wine experience kept me company during a long evening of battling Onkyo hum. Both the wine and the receiver hookup makes Luddite-ism quite attractive! I actually think Luddite wines are awesome... Check out this quote "A staff member told me that Luddite Vineyards of Sonoma sold half its microproduction Pinot Noir rose to the shop and the other half to the French Laundry." Buy em while you can...

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