10/4/2009 - Tom Simoneau's Favorite Gold Medal Winners
"So much wine, so little time, my favorites from this year’s Sonoma County Harvest Fair. I’m Tom Simoneau with today’s wine minute here to say WOW! 1214 wines entered, 1089 medal winners, here are my gold medal favorites. Gloria Ferrer’s non-vintage Brut, $20. Benziger Family Winery 2006 Dry Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, $50. Clos du Bois 2007 Russian River Chardonnay, $18. J. Keverson 2007 Russian River Zinfandel, $35. Kenwood Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Jack London Vineyards, $50. Miro 2006 Dry Creek Petite Sirah, $23. Murphy-Goode Winery 2005 Alexander Valley Claret, All In, $45, gold. Rodney Strong 2007 Chalk Hill Chardonnay, $20. Taste all the winners this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Fair Grounds in Santa Rosa."
MORE RAVES FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE:
OPENSALON.COM: J. keverson brings together great wine & bocce ball
WINE WHORE BLOG: I have zinned ... J. Keverson Dry Creek Old Vine
WANNABEWINO.com: Goldilocks finds her wine
WINE WHORE BLOG: My new best friend: Starkey's Court
WANNABEWINO.com: Wine from California
12/15/08 - WINE SPECTATOR AWARDS 89 PTS TO OUR 2007 CHARDONNAY
Vol. 33 no. 14: "Smooth and creamy, with ripe, up front Golden delicious apple, pear and hints of citrus give this a fresh, vibrant flavors, with a lingering finish. Drink now through 2011.150 cases made. --JL"
Recently, our 2005 Jane's Vineyard Sangiovese was in a blind tasting with 3 Italian and 3 American made wines and we came in 2nd with a score of 8.714 out of 10. Hosted by The Italian Flavor Consortium, the blind tasting took place at San Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club. Wines included
2004 Monferrato DOC Infinito by Poderi Rosso Giovanni
2005 Jane's Vineyard Sangiovese by J. Keverson
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon by PB Hein Vineyards
2006 Perbacco Maremma Toscana IGT by Azienda Agricola La Carletta 2006 Azzurreta Toscana IGT Super Tuscan by Tenuta Carlina S.a.s.
2006 Super Tuscan by Picchetti Winery
10/6/08 — From the 2008 Harvest Fair Weekend broadcast with Tom Simoneau....
Sunday, October 7, 2008
10/1/08 — Bloggers are talking....
About our Sangiovese:
thewinebloggers.com
rjwine.com
About our Zinfandel:
thewinebloggers.com
rjwine.com
2/18/08 — REVIEWED IN THE PINOTFILE
2006 J. Keverson Labyrinth Vineyard Russian River ValleyPinot Noir 14.5% alc.
"The wine leads off with sweet oak, blackberry jam, a leafiness and a hint of alcohol. Blackberries, dark cherries, tar, blood orange and vanilla carry the medium-weighted flavors. The textural impression is soft and clean and the finish has zingy acidity."
6/25/07 - AS HEARD ON TOM SIMONEAU: THE WINE GUY
I’m Tom Simoneau with today’s wine minute here to introduce you to J. Keverson. J. Keverson is not a he, it’s a them. John Hazlewood, Kevin Tompkins, Scott Broome and Eric Ulicny are four friends who, several years ago, started gathering for weekly bocce ball games. Games ended with meals, meals served with wine, wine made in their garage… get the picture? Even the name J. Keverson has a story. Unsuccessful at choosing a name not already being used or so close to another winery name, law suits were threatened. J. Keverson is a combination of all four names. And the wines are a combination of their hard work. Look for the J. Keverson 2005 Old Vine Zinfandel all cherry, ripe raspberries, and cola, 4 wine stains, $30. The J. Keverson 2005 Sangiovese shows spicy with raspberry fruit, watermelon, and oak, 4 wine stains, $26. From bocce to winemaking, J. Keverson, it’s not just wine... it’s their wine.