On May 15, 11:06*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> On May 15, 12:42*pm, lleichtman > wrote:
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> > On May 15, 8:53*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
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> > > I bought a number of cases of Flora Springs wine during a tasting trip
> > > to Napa a few years back. *We were invited to dinner at the winery by
> > > John Komes and he recounted a number of great stories about the early
> > > days of the winery as he opened bottle after bottle of various
> > > vintages including the just bottled 2002. *I opened one of my last
> > > remaining bottles that I bought during that trip last night to
> > > accompany Allen Brothers Dry Aged NY Strip steaks. *2002 Flora Springs
> > > Anniversary Cabernet Napa Valley-deep dark inky purple with aroma of
> > > fresh crushed blackberries and a touch of vanilla. *Smooth and supple
> > > on the palate with an abundance of cassis, blackberry, blueberry and
> > > cloves finishing with a bit of oaky vanilla. *The wine has aged
> > > beautifully and was delicious. "A". *During that trip I bought 2002
> > > Trilogy, Rutherford Reserve, Wild Boar and Holy Smoke as well as the
> > > 25th Anniversary and all have drank beautifully over the past few
> > > years.
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> > This is one winery I will buy on most wine lists if they are
> > reasonable prices. The Trilogy and Wild Boar are always good for me.
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> John Komas told us a funny story about how Wild Boar got it's name.
> Flora Springs bought a property in the Pope Valley and sent a crew
> over to replant some old vines and clear some of the property for
> planting. *One of the crew members came back and told John that a wild
> boar was roaming the property so John instructed them to shoot the
> boar and have a pig roast which they promptly did. *A few days later a
> neighboring farmer came to the work site and asked the crew if they
> had seen his hog which had escaped from it's pen...hence the name Wild
> Boar.

Pretty funny story.