{"id":2635,"date":"2014-06-24T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=2635"},"modified":"2014-06-04T15:49:53","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T22:49:53","slug":"dons-june-collector-series-top-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-june-collector-series-top-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s June Collector Series Top Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"thomas<\/a>For me June\u2019s Collector Series Top Pick is tougher than usual.\u00a0 We are offering three distinctly different wines this month with little in common, except quality.\u00a0 Variety is after all the spice of life and quality wines are exactly what most avid wine drinkers spend endless hours searching for as if shopping for wine were a quest for the Holy Grail.\u00a0\u00a0 Even though I am enamored of all three wines for different reasons, a choice has to be made.\u00a0 So this month\u2019s Top Pick goes to Thomas Alexander\u2019s 2010 Le Tigre, a rare California blend of Syrah and Grenache of just 175 cases that was bottled un-fined and un-filtered.\u00a0 This is a wine that manages to deliver rich California fruit along with the finesse and charm of Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape.\u00a0 In short, this wine\u2019s quality, singular expression and scarcity earn it this month\u2019s Top Pick.\u00a0\u00a0 Taste and see for yourself!<\/p>\n

Cheers!
\nDon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For me June\u2019s Collector Series Top Pick is tougher than usual.\u00a0 We are offering three distinctly different wines this month with little in common, except quality.\u00a0 Variety is after all the spice of life and quality wines are exactly what most avid wine drinkers spend endless hours searching for as if shopping for wine were […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDon\u2019s June Collector Series Top Pick | Wine Blog from The International Wine of the Month Club<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Thomas Alexander Le Tigre is a wine that manages to deliver rich California fruit 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