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Serious Grape: A Mixed Case of Interesting Reds and Whites for Fall

Good call on making the baker's dozen! I love Touriga Nacional, it has a very unique spiciness. St Amant and Barreto come to mind as two CA wineries that make Touriga.

Also, since many of these varieties are Iberian in origin, you can find a bunch of US wineries that produce them on the TAPAS web site: http://www.tapasociety.org/

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Serious Grape: Back to the Barrels? An Old-Fashioned Proposal

I'd have to agree with the previous commenters, as much as I really love the notion (and by the way, I think it may be legal for producers in CA to do this - for example, some micro-breweries have refillable "growlers". But I suspect this is at the producer location only, not the retailer.)

A barrel weighs several hundred pounds full, so you would need a large enough truck to make that delivery safely, and a forklift at each end to move it - you either have to take the 'lift with you or there has to be one available. Kind of leaves the smaller retailers out of the picture...

From Serious Eats

Serious Grape: Back to the Barrels? An Old-Fashioned Proposal

I'd have to agree with the previous commenters, as much as I really love the notion (and by the way, I think it may be legal for producers in CA to do this - for example, some micro-breweries have refillable "growlers". But I suspect this is at the producer location only, not the retailer.)

A barrel weighs several hundred pounds full, so you would need a large enough truck to make that delivery safely, and a forklift at each end to move it - you either have to take the 'lift with you or there has to be one available. Kind of leaves the smaller retailers out of the picture...

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From Serious Eats

Serious Grape: A Mixed Case of Interesting Reds and Whites for Fall

Good call on making the baker's dozen! I love Touriga Nacional, it has a very unique spiciness. St Amant and Barreto come to mind as two CA wineries that make Touriga.

Also, since many of these varieties are Iberian in origin, you can find a bunch of US wineries that produce them on the TAPAS web site: http://www.tapasociety.org/

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Serious Grape: Back to the Barrels? An Old-Fashioned Proposal

I'd have to agree with the previous commenters, as much as I really love the notion (and by the way, I think it may be legal for producers in CA to do this - for example, some micro-breweries have refillable "growlers". But I suspect this is at the producer location only, not the retailer.)

A barrel weighs several hundred pounds full, so you would need a large enough truck to make that delivery safely, and a forklift at each end to move it - you either have to take the 'lift with you or there has to be one available. Kind of leaves the smaller retailers out of the picture...

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Serious Grape: Back to the Barrels? An Old-Fashioned Proposal

I'd have to agree with the previous commenters, as much as I really love the notion (and by the way, I think it may be legal for producers in CA to do this - for example, some micro-breweries have refillable "growlers". But I suspect this is at the producer location only, not the retailer.)

A barrel weighs several hundred pounds full, so you would need a large enough truck to make that delivery safely, and a forklift at each end to move it - you either have to take the 'lift with you or there has to be one available. Kind of leaves the smaller retailers out of the picture...

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Website: http://www.twistedoak.com/

Location: Calaveras County, CA

About: Owner, Twisted Oak Winery

Favorite foods: Bacon. Just about anything, except things with dairy in them don't love me. And bacon.

Last bite on earth: Bacon.