Last week Nicole and I spent some time up in Sonoma County to demo SanTasti for some barrel tastings. Needless to say, we had a lot of fun pouring the new SanTasti for everyone at Harvest Moon and Hop Kiln wineries. The weekend was an overall success for both of the wineries with hundreds of people coming out to sample the wines. These barrel tasting events are a bargain for the weekend wine warriors. For about 20 bucks you get to go around to all of the participating wineries and taste a couple of wines out of the barrel and what’s behind the bar and in the bottle. On top of that, the wineries usually provide food that pairs with what is being tasted out of the barrel. It’s a great deal for those on a budget and usually a great time to join a wine club or two to take advantage of some special offers.

We poured SanTasti for a lot of people over the weekend and we were very excited to see that people are really starting to understand the value of our product and a cleansed palate as they were grabbing four packs left and right. We really appreciate the support and enthusiasm from all the tasters over the weekend who gave us the opportunity to show them the who, what, why, and how’s of SanTasti. It’s all a part of the educational process of highlighting how SanTasti is not water, it’s a palate cleanser.

One of our new SanTasti friends took this picture of Nicole and I. if anyone else has any SanTasti sightings please send them in to info@santasti.com. Thanks William, it was a pleasure meeting you too!

Nicole Chamberlain and Andrew Macaluso with SanTasti in Sonoma

A quick heads up. I spent the weekend at Harvest Moon right next to the barrel of 2007 Zinfandel. This Zin was coming out fantastic out of the barrel. It is a four vineyard blend from vines within two miles of Harvest Moon in the Russian River Valley. The fun part was tasting the 07 out of the barrel and then trying the 06 out of the bottle. SanTasti really came in handy hear when tasting out of the barrel because unfinished wines are… well, unfinished for lack of a better word. I’m really looking forward to the 07 Zin. They will be bottling in July and releasing the vintage in October if my mental notes are correct.

To wind it up I’d like to say check back often for more blog posts. More of us will be posting in the near future. Lastly, for those who have signed up for the newsletter, it’s coming soon. I promise.

Thanks all you SanTastians,

-Andrew