Wine Tasting At DomaineLA With Me AGAIN

WHEN: THURSDAY, ARPIL 2ND, 6-9PM
WHERE: DOMAINELA
$$$: ONLY $10 FOR THREE GLASSES
WHO: YOU + ME + UR FRIENDS + MY FRIENDS
PLUS SPINNING MY PERSONAL VINYL

NOTES:
- NO RESERVATIONS/TICKETS REQUIRED
- I THINK SHIRTS/SHOES ARE REQUIRED THO
- JUST COME, OK?

HERE'S A FACEBOOK INVITE THING TOO IN CASE THAT'S YOUR THING

WINE TASTING AT DOMAINELA WITH ME

UPDATE: THIS IS NOW ONLY $10!!!!

WHEN: THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 5-8PM
WHERE: DOMAINELA
$$$: ONLY $10 FOR THREE GLASSES
WHO: YOU + ME + UR FRIENDS + MY FRIENDS

NOTES:
- NO RESERVATIONS/TICKETS REQUIRED
- I THINK SHIRTS/SHOES ARE REQUIRED THO
- JUST COME, OK?

HERE'S A FACEBOOK INVITE THING TOO IN CASE THAT'S YOUR THING

I'm so excited to kick off DomaineLA's new Thursday night tastings this Thursday! DomaineLA is one of my favorite wine stores in LA and I couldn't think of a better place to host my first legit tasting. I'll be serving up three of my favorite natural wines from Italy, France and Spain. It's the best $10 you could possibly spend in Los Angeles. Where could you possibly get three really awesome glasses of wine for $10? Plus listen to dope vinyls I will be curating? Plus get a celebrity sighting? (The celeb is me btw, don't get your hopes up, that was a joke). 

ANYWAY, BEST $10 EVER. AND I REALLY HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT!

Flyer made by my main squeeze, Ben Blascoe. Inspired by a Breakfast At Tiffany’s poster. He chose the adjective “friendliest” for the record. I am super friendly for sure, but the adjectives I chose were much crasser. 

Un Saumon Dans la Loire 'La Boutanche' Sauvignon Blanc

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Photo by Antoin Huynh

'La Boutanche' Sauvignon Blanc
Price: $14.99
Year: 2013
Region: Loire, France
Retailer: DomaineLA

Ah, June! The beginning of my favorite season, summer. With all its bikinis and white wine, what is not to love? And there isn't a better way to kick off the estival months than with a beautiful Sauvignon Blanc. #sauvignonblancyaall

I'm blinded with love over this bottle of Sauv Blanc. First of all, the La Boutanche label features what looks like a trout in a varsity jacket pouring a bottle of wine on its head. I'm sorry but if you see a label with a fucking trout in a fucking varsity jacket and you don't buy it, well, I mean, I don't want to say you're an idiot, so I will say that we have very different esthetic predilections. And you're an idiot! IT'S A TROUT! IN A VARSITY JACKET! IT'S THE COOLEST LABEL I'VE EVER SEEN.

Secondly, holy shit, this may be my new favorite Sauvignon Blanc of ALL TIME. It could not be easier to drink. So bright all over and so smooth going down. The palate on this bad boy is so fresh and citrus-y, with a crisp clean finish. It tastes like white cotton crew-necks hang-dried in a lemon orchard's summer breeze-- right before really cool Trout-Guy throws it on and rolls a pack of cigarettes into the sleeve, and you fall in love with him next to the gazebo in the downtown square during the Thursday night Street Fair in your hometown.

So, what I'm saying is, this wine is your summer fling. After drinking it, you're going to want to dance and make-out and drink more. And then fantasize about it all night. And wonder if you should text it tomorrow. 

Good thing you can guiltlessly take it to bed any damn night you damn well feel like. 

Tasting Notes: Super citrus on the bouquet and palate, with a nutty hint on the back end. Lovely brisk finish. Just so, so easy to drink. It's a joy. Perfect for fish and salad, definitely perfect for hot afternoons/evenings/whatevers.

Ross Test: Delicious, but more acidic than you'd expect. Although I love it, I love it enough to tell you to keep it in the glass and savor those butterflies.

Special thanks to Whitney Adams, who works at DomaineLA and is the best wine blogger/my favorite somm, for picking this out for me. It's awesome not only because the wine is fucking awesome, but because it's imported by Selection Massale. I love both DomaineLA and Selection Massale for their great range of small scale vintners that you definitely can't pick up at the grocery store (which sucks when you're stuck at Ralph's in a pinch, but makes the wines all the more special).