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Layer Cake One Hundred Percent Hand Crafted Cabernet Sauvignon

”Winemaking Notes When we set out to make Layer Cake Cabernet the goal was the same as the other Layer Cake red wines: find great vineyards that allow us to make a rich delicious wine that tastes like $50 but costs less than $20. We tasted fruit from vineyards in the best regions of California eventually settling on two main vineyards; one in Sonoma County’s Alexander Valley and one in sunny Paso Robles. The diversity of these two vineyards allows us to make a final blend that expres... Read More

Layer Cake One Hundred Percent Hand Crafted Puglia IGT Primitivo

WINEMAKER NOTES: Primitivo aka Zinfandel: DNA analysis shows Primitivo is genetically identical to Zinfandel. Carole Meredith of UC Davis the most important genetic academic in the world of wine has confirmed Primitivo & Zinfandel have identical DNA. Primitivo and Zinfandel however have not been officially defined as synonymous by the TTB. We presented Dr. Meredith’s findings with the Layer Cake Primitivo label and received the first-ever Certificate of Label Approval with Primitivo an... Read More
Best winter lagers

Best Winter Lagers to Celebrate National Lager Day

In order to celebrate National Lager Day, it helps to know what makes a beer a lager versus an ale. Not to blow your mind or anything, but all beers are either a lager or an ale and are made from a basic combination of water, malts, hops, and yeast. The difference is the type of yeast used and from this relatively small variant comes a whole slew of changes and differences that make these two beers very unique. Lagers – are made with bottom-fermenting yeast that work best at cooler tempera... Read More