Transport yourself to Napa, California with these two Spottswoode wines. To my taste, year in and year out, this is the best cabernet made in the Napa Valley. You may know the names of others more famous like Screaming Eagle, but I have yet to speak with a person who ever tasted one.  Spottswoode is a family owned and operated winery on the west side of St. Helena. They bottle four wines: cabernet sauvignon (mixed with some cabernet franc); Sauvignon blanc; Albarino (a white originating in northwestern Spain) and a Rhonesque mix. This is the flagship wine of the property. It’s a great year and a wine fit for celebrating an important event. As with ...

Warre’s vintage port is from one of the great port years in the last century. Why it’s so inexpensive (relatively) is a mystery to me. The wines are bottled with an additional dosage of brandy, so the alcohol content is higher than normal table wine. They are sweet, intense, mouth filling and a wonderful way to end a special meal. Really good served with traditional cheeses, nuts and dried fruit. This wine if fully mature. Sometimes opening them is tricky because they have very long corks (after all Portugal traditional produced most of the wine corks in Europe so why not waste a little). The old way of opening the bottles was to use the heated ...

The Margaux is from famous Bordeaux producers. This has stored perfectly and is fully mature at this point. I recommend you open and decant at least two hours before you plan to enjoy. Personally, I have found that double decanting the wines helps even wines of this quality. Margaux was founded in the 1400’s and is famous to us as a wine that Thomas Jefferson enjoyed and imported for his cellar. It was determined to be in the top tier of Bordeaux wines in the 1855 classification of Bordeaux (called first growths) and has remained in that elite group ever since. Wine is composed primarily of cabernet sauvignon with merlot, petit verdot and petit ...

Enjoy some time in the Gaslamp District with a two night stay at the Hilton Gaslamp Hotel, three blocks from Petco Park. End your day by corking your 2005 Rieussec. Produced in the Bordeaux region of western France, it’s composed mostly of Semillon and sometimes with some Sauvignon Blanc grapes. It’s sweet. The sweetness results from an unusual process. Late in the year, the grapes that will become sauternes of this quality become infected with a fungus (Botrytis cineria - which in other circumstances destroys fruit). On these grapes, however, its destruction is a gift. The effect of the infection is that the grape loses fluid so that when ...

Enjoy a relaxing 5 night stay on the north shore of Lake Tahoe at this cozy 3 bedroom condo that accommodates up to 7 guests. Located in Incline Village just steps from the Championship Golf Course and 1 mile from the lake, this home is fully stocked with everything you need to enjoy all of the amenities of Lake Tahoe. Incline Village is only 30 miles from the Reno airport, and major ski resorts such as Diamond Peak, Mt Rose, Northstar-at-Tahoe, Squaw Valley, and Heavenly. Travel dates are based on availability. Food, beverage, travel and transportation not included. See the property here https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/19934119?preview_for_ml=true&...

This package includes a one-night stay for two in a Superior Guestroom. A treasured San Diego landmark, the hotel is situated in the lively, historic downtown Gaslamp Quarter and carries the distinction as one of California's most iconic hotels, welcoming guests for over 100 years. This hotel provides the ideal location to explore the city. End your day of exploration by popping the cork on the 2003 Siro Pacenti Brunello. Brunello is a small wine region lying in the southern part of Tuscany, southwest of Siena. The vineyards lie around the town of Montalcino which is famous both for these wines and also as the redoubt to which the final defenders ...

A Two night Stay in a Deluxe Casita with breakfast for two in the modern American bistro, Twenty6. Nestled beneath the beautiful Santa Rosa Mountains, offering championship golf courses, an award-winning spa, 41 pools and five outstanding restaurants, this luxury desert retreat offers the ultimate Palm Springs getaway. Excludes holidays. Expires 11/30/21 Embrace the evening sipping the Girardin Puligny Montrachet, a premier cru white burgundy that is fully mature and worth trying. Wine kindly donated by SDCBF Board Member, Allen Snyder.  

Enjoy the photographic artistry of Anthony Ghiglia with three signed prints of beautiful ocean scenes to adorn your home or office. Each is 18"x24", matted and ready to frame and include 'Orange Jewelious' in La Jolla, 'Evening Sets' from Black Beach and 'Marshall Islands'. To view more of Anthony's work, visit https://anthonyghigliaprints.com/

You and up to 7 guests will enjoy 5 nights at this unique 3 bd/2.5 ba home that provides all the comfort and amenities guests desire right here in San Diego, CA. The home has multiple levels and panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, Sea World, Mission Bay and the hillside homes of La Jolla and Bay Park. Holiday periods excluded. Guest responsible for $275 cleaning fee. Visit https://www.sandiegocoastrentals.com/vacation-rentals/punto-di-vista/  for more information. Generously donated by Mitch Perlman. In addition to this great San Diego rental, you will receive a 2009 bottle of Produttori di Barbaresco “Asili.” This great wine is ...