Where to find Dacalier Wines

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin

Our production of the 09 De La Terre is 300 cases, but we are now expanding into Southern California focusing on restaurants and wine shops that cater to artisan wines.  We will update this page as we get more placements.   By supporting these restaurants and wine shops you’re supporting the artisan winemaker and we thank you for that.

In Southern California:

Gingergrass Restaurant
2396 Glendale Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Tel: (323)-644-1600

Side Door
3801 East Coast Highway
Carona Del Mar, CA 92625-25801
tel: (949) 717-4322

Union Kitchen & Tap
1108 S. Coast Highway 101
Encinitas, CA 92024
tel”: (760)-230-2337

In Northern California:

123 Bolinas
123 Bolinas Road
Fairfax, Ca 94930
tel: (415) 488-5123

Vine and Barrel Wines
113 Petaluma Blvd North
Petaluma, Ca 94952
tel: (707) 765-1112

Napa Valley Wine & Cigar
161 Silverado Trail
Napa, Ca 94952
tel: (888) 842-9463

In San Francisco

Amelié Le Bar á Vin
1754 Polk Street
(between Clay & Washington)
San Francisco, Ca
tel: (415) 292-6916

Cask Spirits
17 3rd Street
(3rd & Market)
San Francisco, Ca
tel: (415) 424-4844

Credo
360 Pine Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-3203
tel: (415) 693-0360

Ferry Plaza Wine Merchants
One Ferry Building, Shop 23
San Francisco, CA 94111
tel: 415-391-9400

Fish & Farm
339 Taylor Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
tel: (415) 474-3474

Fresca-Fillmore
2114 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115-2224
tel: (415) 447-2668

Fresca-Noe Valley
3945 24th St
San Francisco, CA 94114
tel: (415) 974-5599

Kezar Bar & Restaurant
900 Cole Street
(Cole & Carl)
San Francisco, Ca
tel: (415) 681-7678

Marlowe
330 Townsend Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
tel: (415) 974-5599

Pasion
737 Irving Street
San Francisco, CA 94122
tel: (415) 742-5727

Sauce Bistro
131 Gough Street
San Francisco, Ca
tel: (415) 252-1369

Venticello Ristorante
1257 Taylor Street
(between Clay & Washington)
San Francisco, Ca
tel: (415) 922-2545

Vin Debut
9 West Portal Avenue
San Francisco, Ca
tel: (415) 420-7268

In Hawaii – Kauai

The Beach House Restaurant
5022 Lawai Road
Koloa, Hi 96756-9618
tel: (808) 742-1424

Winery Direct:

Dacalier Wine Co.
918 Enterprise Way; Suite G
Napa, CA 94558 US
tel: (415) 509-2433

Cheers!
-dave

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Sign of the Sun

Posted on May 1, 2011 by admin

Its about time that we had some nice weather here in Northern California and I cannot think of a better day to release the first vintage of our white Rhone blend called Cote Du Soleil. Cote Du Soleil is French for Sign of the Sun.

Our beautiful Viognier blend is ready to be a part of your backyard social event or private patio sipper.   Its color is a beautiful golden hue with a lovely nose of tropical fruits and honeysuckle.  The palate is full of nectarine, peach and fresh apricots.   The 5% Chardonnay adds a creaminess to the finish that definitely leaves you wanting more.

Only 100 cases produced, so this will disappear before the sun sets on the summer of 2011.

To find out more and to purchase our latest release please click here:  Cote Du Soleil

cheers,

Dave, Erica, Lisa & Eric

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And so the 2010 Journey Begins

Posted on September 30, 2010 by admin

Today our harvest season begins for Dacalier.   We will be bringing in 3 tons of grenache from the Tejada Vineyard in Lake County for rosé.    The sugars will be right around 22 brix and the flavors are unbelievable.    Grenache loves the heat, and we got more than we bargained for in September.   The fruit is ripe and ready for rosé, but it isn’t quite ready for to be pulled for grenache noir.  We plan to let the remaining 4-5 tons hang for a couple more weeks.

Our Mourvedre is at a higher elevation in Lake Cty called Shannon Ridge.   This fruit is taking its sweet time and we may be picking for rosé in November…(Boy i hope not).    We dropped fruit and pulled leaves in the last couple of weeks with hopes that the sugars would rise and the flavors would begin to appear.

Our viognier comes from Clarksburg AVA.   Its a beautiful Viognier with tropical notes galore on the nose and palate.  We will bring in 5 tons of Viognier this year with a two pronged goal of a white blend as well as grenache/viognier co-fermentation project similar to a French Côte-Rôtie. We tried this last year and that barrel clearly stands out from the rest of the grenache we brought in last year.

We have two other lots of fruit that will be coming in for 2010.   Black Sears Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon at the top of Howell Mountain as well as Beckstoffer/George III Cabernet Sauvignon in Rutherford.    We will be bringing in a ton of each for special project that won’t be seen until 2013, so stay tuned for more on this.

This is always the most stressful and honestly the most fun time of year for us.   We plan to keep you updated here on the blog as well as our Dacalier Fan Page on FaceBook, so please sign up and stay tuned.

Cheers,

dave

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Dacalier will be pouring at Crush Barrel Wine Market on 9/25

Posted on September 21, 2010 by admin

Dacalier Wine Co. will be pouring our 2008 De La Terre at the Crush Barrel Wine Market on September 25th.  Think of it as a farmers market but it’s all about wine.  You talk with winemakers, taste their wine and if you like, you purchase it on the spot…It’s like the Wine Country coming to you.

Event information:

Location: Fort Mason Center, Herbst Pavilion Marina Blvd. and Buchanan St. (99 Marina Blvd. San Francisco 94123)

When: September 25th, 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Live Music: Pocket Change is a Bay Area, Marin County based funk/rock party band dedicated to shake everybody’s booties, can perform a wide variety of popular song titles from the late 70′s to 90′s funk era.

Ticket Price: $48 Advance, $55 at the door (4pm to 9pm)

Limited Half Day Pass: $25 (7pm to 9pm only)

Designated Driver Pass: $10 (4pm to 9pm does not include wine credit or wine tasting)

Included: Unlimited Wine Tasting, Cupcake Tasting, Smart Energy Cocktail Shots, Organo Gold Gourmet Coffee sample tasting, and $10 wine credit towards purchase*

Hope to see you there

-dave

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Dacalier Pouring at Walnut Creek Wine Walk

Posted on September 15, 2010 by admin

Tonight we will be pouring at two different locations for the Walnut Creeks Fall Wine Walk. Our Premiere Rose will be poured at Changes Salon & Day Spa on Broadway. Our De La Terre will be poured at Cruise Adventures Unlimited on Locust.

The event runs from 6pm to 9pm. Hope to see you there.
click Here for more information

Cheers,
dave

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