Updates: The Golden Palate!

by Tobin Sharp

Our staff competition is well under way so we thought it a good time to give you an update on our recent "battles" and the top wines from those nights.

On March 27th, reigning champ "Golden Boy" Zach Korhonen took on the "Duchess of Deutschland" Beate Martin and ended up with a Golden Palate first: a complete shutout.  Zach won 12-0.  The top wines of the night (both from Zach) were: #1. Groundwork 2012 Mourvedre $19.95 [227430] & #2. Bonn Anno 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon $19.95 [204590].

On April 3rd, Patty Quick took on yours truly (Tobin Sharp) and in a highly-contested match, Patty came through in the end to win 8-6.  The top wine of the night was selected by Tobin, Vignerons de Maury 2012 Nature de Schiste $17.99 [333389], while there was a tie for the 2nd place wine between Hewitson "Ned & Henry's" 2012 Shiraz/Mourvedre $19.98 [379936], selected by Tobin, and Heartland "Spice Trader" 2012 Shiraz/Cabernet $13.95 [382619], selected by Patty.

Our next match will be on Friday, April 17 and will feature last year's runner-up in the overall competition, Dan Williams, competing against relative newcomer Kendall White... this could be a David v. Goliath moment or more akin to Bambi v. Godzilla.  Who knows?  As always, keep an eye on our winebar page to find out about upcoming tastings.