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Wine for Yo Mama

Free tasting | Saturday, May 11, 2019 | 4-6PM


WINE FOR YO MAMA! A Mother’s Day tasting MUST include the following: Wine, Wine, and Wine. We’ve got quite a mother line-up for all you moms including organic Cava, Riesling, Rosé, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Join Bill from Hogshead Wine Co. as he pours the following:

  • 2014 Mas Candí, Cava Brut Nature

  • 2014 Xabregas, Mount Barker, Riesling

  • 2016 Weingut Muller-Grossman Riesling 

  • 2018 Muller-Grossman Zweigelt Rose

  • 2017 Chop Shop Cabernet Sauvignon 

  • 2016 Brea Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Margarita, Paso Robles


2014 Mas Candi Cava Brut Nature

Who: Ramón Jané, Mercé Cuscó and Toni Carbó

What: Cava! A blend of Macabeu, Xarel-lo, and Parellada

Where: Catalonia, Spain

How: Traditionelle Method 

Farming Method: Biodynamic

Fun Fact: Are you stumped at how to pronounce the grape Xarel-lo? It sounds like ‘Cheryl-ooh’.

Tasting Notes: Tiny bubbles with zesty notes of grapefruit and mandarin oranges.


 2014 Xabregas Mount Barker Riesling

Who: The Hogan Family

What: Riesling

Where: Western Australia, Australia

How: It spends 11 months in tank.

Farming Method: Organic

Fun Fact: 75% of wines in Australia are sealed with a screwcap instead of a cork; in New Zealand 93% of wines are sealed with screwcaps!

Tasting Notes: This is a classic example of a bone dry Riesling. Full-bodied, petrol, lemon, and floral.


2016 Weingut Müller-Grossmann Riesling 

Who: Helma and Marlies Müller-Grossmann

What: Riesling

Where: Niederösterreich, Austria

How: Stainless Steel Tank

Farming Method: Organic practices

Fun Fact: Helma and Marlies are a Mother-Daughter winemaking duo!

Tasting Notes: A dry and full-bodied wine with notes of pine and apricot.


2018 Weinguit Müller-Grossmann Zweigelt Rosé 

Who: Helma and Marlies Müller-Grossmann

What: Zweigelt 

Where: Niederösterreich, Austria

How: This was fermented in stainless steel tank.

Farming Method: Organic practices

Fun Fact: Helma and Marlies are a part of an association called Women and their Vines that promotes friendship and community for female winemakers in Austria. Check them out: https://www.mueller-grossmann.at/11-frauen-und-ihre-weine/

Tasting Notes: Bright acidity with notes of fresh strawberries


2017 Chop Shop Cabernet Sauvignon

Who: Xander Oxman, Geoff McFarlene, and Brian Smith

What: 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot

Where: California, United States

How: This was aged in a mixture of French and American oak.

Fun Fact: A ‘Chop Shop’ has its roots in motor theft; it’s a place that dissembles stolen cars. 

Tasting Notes: Juicy and bold with notes of raspberries and cherries.


2016 Brea Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Margarita, Paso Robles

Who: Chris Brockway and Tim Elenteny 

What: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, and 5% Merlot

Where: California, United States

How: Aging for 20 months in used French oak barrels

Farming Method: Organic practices

Fun Fact: Los Angeles used to be a sea of vineyards in the 19thcentury; so much so that it was nicknamed ‘City of Vines’!

Tasting Notes: Edgy and silky with whimsical cranberry, cherry, and mushroom notes.