Winemaker Jeffrey Stambor Visits Joe Canal's Iselin

I love my job! I know I just said that a few days ago! On the heels of a visit from winemaker David Moreau, Jeffrey Stambor, winemaker for Beaulieu (pronounced Bull-U) stopped in today. This was by appointment, and boy were we excited to meet him.


Jeffrey walked our staff through a tasting of the 2009 BV Napa Cabernet (in stock for $18.99), 2009 BV Rutherford Cabernet (coming soon - the 2008 is in stock for $25.99), 2008 BV Tapestry Reserve red blend (in stock for $38.98 in the Bottle Club), 2009 BV George de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet and a new product not yet in the market. Jeffrey was nice enough to lead our staff through this tasting two separate times so we didn't leave our customers in the store stranded with no help while we were all enjoying his delicious wines.


After the tasting, Jeffrey signed 12 bottles of BV Tapestry. This is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot and made mostly with French oak. I enjoyed the character of this wine with notes of dark fruit, clove, licorice and leather. It has warm, earthy aromas and this blend is drinking fantastic right now. Wouldn't this make a great gift for mom or dad for Mother's Day or Father's Day? Hurry! He only signed 12 bottles and they are only available in the Iselin store! They are on sale in the Bottle Club for only $39.98.


And, of course, we couldn't let Jeffrey leave without getting him to make one of our new video shelf talkers. I asked Jeffrey about both the Napa & Rutherford Cabernet's. Click below to watch us!