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Curveball Spinning Red 3pk$33.99
Lot #3 (Retail: $90)
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Curveball Spinning Red 6pk$63.99
Lot #3 (Retail: $180)
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Curveball Spinning Red 12pk$123.99
Lot #3 (Retail: $360)
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For every bottle sold, we donate 100 days worth of clean water to folks who need it!
We've Sold Out!
And the bounty is awarded - way to go, thieves!
Wine #1
- 3 28-Jan-2012
Lot #3 (Retail: $90)
$33.99
Curveball Spinning Red 3pk
Curveball Spinning Red 3pk
Lot #3 (Retail: $90)
Score: 91pts from our Chief Thief who rates this wine a "stellar everyday libation!"
CHIEF LARCENIST: "A brilliant ruby red color, a nose of cherries with tangy-spicy notes and a slight smokiness about it. This is about as close to a version of Chianti as I've ever seen in California. Juicy, fresh, fruity, balanced, some pleasant acidity and a great finish. There's not a lot more I could say except...buy it! For this kind of investment, you should be buying by the case! I'm so impressed with Paul Hoffman's work. Every one has been a home run and a great bang for your buck!" CELLARTHIEF TRANSLATION: Whip out the shotgun for this one, because it's all about the "bang for your buck." Yeah, we noticed someone went ahead and pillaged the vintage from this wine: don't let it fool you. Kind of like a first-growth champagne, sometimes the coolest, most interesting wines are those sans year-restrictions. The result of this kind of blend is a mix of grapes you never - ever - see together, and that means flavors and intricacies that hit us like we're on the receiving end of a curveball. Bam.
- Retail: $90
- Lowest Online Price w/Shipping: $86
Big Bomber!
Wines that will almost make you go weak in the knees
With each sip, your teeth turn a deeper shade of red and your appetite starts roarin' for a big steak. These wines are mostly unruly in their youth (who isn't) though they are fun in their extra bit of danger (again, who isn't). Put them down in the cellar for a while and these wines will mature and shed the exuberance of youth without losing their fiery spirit.
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Light & Fruity
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Ripe & Juicy
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Rich & Jammy
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Big Bomber
Hoffman Family Cellars
Paul J. Hoffman - Owner
Region: Sonoma, CA
Every vintage in winegrowing, along with life in general, Mother Nature challenges us with an ever changing climate. These challenges are reflected in the temperature, sunlight, rainfall, along with many other factors affecting how wine is grown and ultimately made. We approach these "Curveballs" with an open mind and willingness to take the best of the vintage and "spin" those elements together from California's greatest grape growing regions. Appellations, varietals, fermentation/aging methods, and opinions from a panel of friends with uniquely different tastes are all combined to make our premium blends, Spinning White and Spinning Red. Typically people expect table wines and blends to come from leftovers, however, we take on the challenge to make our cuvee's first, given the lots most suitable for a blend. For our "Spinning" series, we strive to make the best of the vintage while keeping stylistically consistent and value oriented reflecting mother nature's gifts and the California spirit of everyone involved.
Established:
2006
Other Wines Made:
Atmosphere Single Vineyard wines that are out of this world (Syrah, Marsanne-Roussane, Fume Blanc, Cabernet), if you are lucky to get your hands on these gems! Also a Curveball Spinning White that is just as swirl-licious as the Curveball Red you are thiefing today! Then there's a delicious 401K Chardonnay and a Headbanger Sonoma Zinfandel that will ROCK YOUR WORLD.....more to come!
Chef Charlie’s Recommended Dishes!
A duck-billed cap, some shin guards, a leather mitt...
- Cheese:
- The sharp kind, yellow, hard, and with so many flavors, you wonder how long its been sitting out on the counter...sorry, "aging."
- Meat:
- Ballpark Franks? Sausages, TriTip, a rack o'lamb or anything dripping with juiciness to match the ruby hue in your glass.
- Seafood:
- Something hearty like salmon, otherwise, run, run, far away. Save the seafood for the Curveball Spinning White, please!
Other suggestions
- A duck-billed cap, some shin guards, a leather mitt....
- Whatever you'd eat while cheering on the San Francisco Giants!
CellarThief Rule-Of-Thumb:
Making good wine is a skill. Fine wine is an art. - Robert Mondavi
Quick Info
Our Chief Thief drinks ALOT of wine and she gives this one her Steal of a Deal approval.
The Bounty
Help us sell out and we'll all make an even bigger difference together!
75 extra days of clean drinking water!
We're a bunch of sell outs and we are proud of it...but, we're even more proud that selling out means make an even bigger difference. Almost 1 Billion people on the planet don't have clean drinking water - that's 1 in 8 people on the planet. Not having clean drinking water leads to terrible illness and death - in fact 42,000 people die every week from a lack of clean, safe water with 90% of those deaths being children 5 years old or younger. If you help us sell this wine out, the Bounty is awarded! We'll tag on another 50 days of clean water for every bottle of wine sold! That totals 5 months of clean water per bottle of wine - that can make a difference! Thanks for buying through CellarThief and let's go thieves - let's drink well and make a difference in the process!
Help us sell this out by telling your friends and picking up a few bottles.
Thanks - You're Darn Cool!
We've Sold Out!
And the bounty is awarded - way to go, thieves!
Wine #2
- 3 28-Jan-2012
Lot #3 (Retail: $180)
$63.99
Curveball Spinning Red 6pk
Curveball Spinning Red 6pk
Lot #3 (Retail: $180)
Score: 91pts from our Chief Thief who rates this wine a "stellar everyday libation!"
CHIEF LARCENIST: "A brilliant ruby red color, a nose of cherries with tangy-spicy notes and a slight smokiness about it. This is about as close to a version of Chianti as I've ever seen in California. Juicy, fresh, fruity, balanced, some pleasant acidity and a great finish. There's not a lot more I could say except...buy it! For this kind of investment, you should be buying by the case! I'm so impressed with Paul Hoffman's work. Every one has been a home run and a great bang for your buck!" CELLARTHIEF TRANSLATION: Whip out the shotgun for this one, because it's all about the "bang for your buck." Yeah, we noticed someone went ahead and pillaged the vintage from this wine: don't let it fool you. Kind of like a first-growth champagne, sometimes the coolest, most interesting wines are those sans year-restrictions. The result of this kind of blend is a mix of grapes you never - ever - see together, and that means flavors and intricacies that hit us like we're on the receiving end of a curveball. Bam.
- Retail: $180
- Lowest Online Price w/Shipping: $175
Big Bomber!
Wines that will almost make you go weak in the knees
With each sip, your teeth turn a deeper shade of red and your appetite starts roarin' for a big steak. These wines are mostly unruly in their youth (who isn't) though they are fun in their extra bit of danger (again, who isn't). Put them down in the cellar for a while and these wines will mature and shed the exuberance of youth without losing their fiery spirit.
-
Light & Fruity
-
Ripe & Juicy
-
Rich & Jammy
-
Big Bomber
Hoffman Family Cellars
Paul J. Hoffman - Owner
Region: Sonoma, CA
Every vintage in winegrowing, along with life in general, Mother Nature challenges us with an ever changing climate. These challenges are reflected in the temperature, sunlight, rainfall, along with many other factors affecting how wine is grown and ultimately made. We approach these "Curveballs" with an open mind and willingness to take the best of the vintage and "spin" those elements together from California's greatest grape growing regions. Appellations, varietals, fermentation/aging methods, and opinions from a panel of friends with uniquely different tastes are all combined to make our premium blends, Spinning White and Spinning Red. Typically people expect table wines and blends to come from leftovers, however, we take on the challenge to make our cuvee's first, given the lots most suitable for a blend. For our "Spinning" series, we strive to make the best of the vintage while keeping stylistically consistent and value oriented reflecting mother nature's gifts and the California spirit of everyone involved.
Established:
2006
Other Wines Made:
Atmosphere Single Vineyard wines that are out of this world (Syrah, Marsanne-Roussane, Fume Blanc, Cabernet), if you are lucky to get your hands on these gems! Also a Curveball Spinning White that is just as swirl-licious as the Curveball Red you are thiefing today! Then there's a delicious 401K Chardonnay and a Headbanger Sonoma Zinfandel that will ROCK YOUR WORLD.....more to come!
Chef Charlie’s Recommended Dishes!
A duck-billed cap, some shin guards, a leather mitt...
- Cheese:
- The sharp kind, yellow, hard, and with so many flavors, you wonder how long its been sitting out on the counter...sorry, "aging."
- Meat:
- Ballpark Franks? Sausages, TriTip, a rack o'lamb or anything dripping with juiciness to match the ruby hue in your glass.
- Seafood:
- Something hearty like salmon, otherwise, run, run, far away. Save the seafood for the Curveball Spinning White, please!
Other suggestions
- A duck-billed cap, some shin guards, a leather mitt....
- Whatever you'd eat while cheering on the San Francisco Giants!
CellarThief Rule-Of-Thumb:
Making good wine is a skill. Fine wine is an art. - Robert Mondavi
Quick Info
Our Chief Thief drinks ALOT of wine and gives this one her Steal of a Deal approval.
The Bounty
Help us sell out and we'll all make an even bigger difference together!
75 extra days of clean drinking water!
We're a bunch of sell outs and we are proud of it...but, we're even more proud that selling out means make an even bigger difference. Almost 1 Billion people on the planet don't have clean drinking water - that's 1 in 8 people on the planet. Not having clean drinking water leads to terrible illness and death - in fact 42,000 people die every week from a lack of clean, safe water with 90% of those deaths being children 5 years old or younger. If you help us sell this wine out, the Bounty is awarded! We'll tag on another 50 days of clean water for every bottle of wine sold! That totals 5 months of clean water per bottle of wine - that can make a difference! Thanks for buying through CellarThief and let's go thieves - let's drink well and make a difference in the process!
Help us sell this out by telling your friends and picking up a few bottles.
Thanks - You're Darn Cool!
We've Sold Out!
And the bounty is awarded - way to go, thieves!
Wine #3
- 1 28-Jan-2012
Lot #3 (Retail: $360)
$123.99
Curveball Spinning Red 12pk
Curveball Spinning Red 12pk
Lot #3 (Retail: $360)
Score: 91pts from our Chief Thief who rates this wine a "stellar everyday libation!"
CHIEF LARCENIST: "A brilliant ruby red color, a nose of cherries with tangy-spicy notes and a slight smokiness about it. This is about as close to a version of Chianti as I've ever seen in California. Juicy, fresh, fruity, balanced, some pleasant acidity and a great finish. There's not a lot more I could say except...buy it! For this kind of investment, you should be buying by the case! I'm so impressed with Paul Hoffman's work. Every one has been a home run and a great bang for your buck!" CELLARTHIEF TRANSLATION: Whip out the shotgun for this one, because it's all about the "bang for your buck." Yeah, we noticed someone went ahead and pillaged the vintage from this wine: don't let it fool you. Kind of like a first-growth champagne, sometimes the coolest, most interesting wines are those sans year-restrictions. The result of this kind of blend is a mix of grapes you never - ever - see together, and that means flavors and intricacies that hit us like we're on the receiving end of a curveball. Bam.
- Retail: $360
- Lowest Online Price w/Shipping: $350
Big Bomber!
Wines that will almost make you go weak in the knees
With each sip, your teeth turn a deeper shade of red and your appetite starts roarin' for a big steak. These wines are mostly unruly in their youth (who isn't) though they are fun in their extra bit of danger (again, who isn't). Put them down in the cellar for a while and these wines will mature and shed the exuberance of youth without losing their fiery spirit.
-
Light & Fruity
-
Ripe & Juicy
-
Rich & Jammy
-
Big Bomber
Hoffman Family Cellars
Paul J. Hoffman - Owner
Region: Sonoma, CA
Every vintage in winegrowing, along with life in general, Mother Nature challenges us with an ever changing climate. These challenges are reflected in the temperature, sunlight, rainfall, along with many other factors affecting how wine is grown and ultimately made. We approach these "Curveballs" with an open mind and willingness to take the best of the vintage and "spin" those elements together from California's greatest grape growing regions. Appellations, varietals, fermentation/aging methods, and opinions from a panel of friends with uniquely different tastes are all combined to make our premium blends, Spinning White and Spinning Red. Typically people expect table wines and blends to come from leftovers, however, we take on the challenge to make our cuvee's first, given the lots most suitable for a blend. For our "Spinning" series, we strive to make the best of the vintage while keeping stylistically consistent and value oriented reflecting mother nature's gifts and the California spirit of everyone involved.
Established:
2006
Other Wines Made:
Atmosphere Single Vineyard wines that are out of this world (Syrah, Marsanne-Roussane, Fume Blanc, Cabernet), if you are lucky to get your hands on these gems! Also, a Curveball Spinning White that is just as swirl-licious as the Curveball Red you are thiefing today! Then there's a delicious 401K Chardonnay and a Headbanger Sonoma Zinfandel that will ROCK YOUR WORLD.....more to come!
Chef Charlie’s Recommended Dishes!
A duck-billed cap, some shin guards, a leather mitt...
- Cheese:
- The sharp kind, yellow, hard, and with so many flavors, you wonder how long its been sitting out on the counter...sorry, "aging."
- Meat:
- Ballpark Franks? Sausages, TriTip, a rack o'lamb or anything dripping with juiciness to match the ruby hue in your glass.
- Seafood:
- Something hearty like salmon, otherwise, run, run, far away. Save the seafood for the Curveball Spinning White, please!
Other suggestions
- A duck-billed cap, some shin guards, a leather mitt....
- Whatever you'd eat while cheering on the San Francisco Giants!
CellarThief Rule-Of-Thumb:
Making good wine is a skill. Fine wine is an art. - Robert Mondavi
Quick Info
Our Chief Thief drinks ALOT of wine and gives this one her Steal of a Deal approval.
The Bounty
Help us sell out and we'll all make an even bigger difference together!
75 extra days of clean drinking water!
We're a bunch of sell outs and we are proud of it...but, we're even more proud that selling out means make an even bigger difference. Almost 1 Billion people on the planet don't have clean drinking water - that's 1 in 8 people on the planet. Not having clean drinking water leads to terrible illness and death - in fact 42,000 people die every week from a lack of clean, safe water with 90% of those deaths being children 5 years old or younger. If you help us sell this wine out, the Bounty is awarded! We'll tag on another 50 days of clean water for every bottle of wine sold! That totals 5 months of clean water per bottle of wine - that can make a difference! Thanks for buying through CellarThief and let's go thieves - let's drink well and make a difference in the process!
Help us sell this out by telling your friends and picking up a few bottles.
Thanks - You're Darn Cool!
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If You Like It...Drink It!
We're often asked how to be sure you are drinking a "good wine". Well, it's pretty simple - are you drinking a wine that you like? At CellarThief, we always try to bring you wines that are interesting and delicious. But, the great thing about wine is that there is a great wine for every palate. So, don't get hung up on scores, prices or what your friend likes. The only measure of a good wine is a wine that you like to drink.
Wine Into Water!
Making A Difference
Every week, 42,000 people die because they lack access to clean water. 90% of those people are kids under 5 years old. We are proud to offer great wines at stellar prices. But, we also are excited to be able to make a difference through our efforts. Therefore, we have partnered with some wonderful people who are dedicating their lives to providing access to clean water for people worldwide. For every bottle of wine you purchase, we donate water - it's as simple as that. Further, we work closely with our wineries and suppliers to be able to donate additional water if we sell out of the wines we feature. We call this additional water "the bounty". So, please tell your friends about CellarThief so we can keep offering great wines at stellar prices and make a big impact in the process. Thank you and Cheers!