"I Should Have Drank It By Now" Party

On Saturday, August 17, 2013 The Hilltop Winery hosted two-dozen of their friends and family in an effort to thin out the cellar of bottles of wine that should have already been consumed.

Everyone did their best to thin out the 4,000+ bottles that are housed in a cellar, on top of a hill, buried in a backyard!

The outdoor wood fired pizza oven was once again a major hit with the attendees.  Pizza’s made to order was a nice touch to a perfect evening of wine and fellowship.

The sunset was spectacular and we have the pictures to prove it!

The following wines were tasted:

White

  • 1991 Chalone Vineyard Chardonnay
  • 1997 Batar Agricola Querciabella
  • 2005 Chassagne-Montrachet
  • 2006 Staglin Chardonnay
  • 2006 Jayson Chardonnay
  • 2006 Les Corbins Meursault
  • 2007 Macon-Chaintre White Burgundy (two bottles)
  • 2008 Bjornstad Chardonnay
  • 2008 Hubert Lamy Saint Aubin
  • 2009 La Follette Chardonnay, Sangiacomo Vineyard
  • 2009 Luis Felipe Edwards Chardonnay

Rose


  • 2005 Stagliano Rosato di Sangiovese (three bottles)
  • 2011 Bandol La Bastide Blanche

Red

  • 1974 Sterling Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 1985 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 1985 Chateau Olivier Graves Leognan
  • 1986 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 1987 Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
  • 1988 Chateau Bouscaut Pessac-Leognan
  • 1990 Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Bosquet des Papes
  • 1990 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
  • 1994 Talley Pinot Noir
  • 1994 Maya
  • 1995 Chateau Marguex, Premier Grand Cru Classe
  • 1996 Rubino della Plazzola
  • 1997 Turkey Flat Shiraz
  • 1998 Spottswode Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
  • 2000 Maya
  • 2001 Serpico Del Feudi Di San Gregorio
  • 2003 Duckhorn Merlot, Napa Valley
  • 2003 Clos du Val Pinot Noir, Carneros Vineyard
  • 2003 Fess Parker Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County
  • 2007 Pets Petite Sirah
  • 2007 Roc Du Bel Air Bordeaux Superieur
  • 2008 Darioush Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 2010 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon

Dessert Wine

  • 2005 Chateau De Cosse, Sauternes

For a complete slideshow of the event go HERE.