Honda Vineyards & Winery
La Honda Winery
Salinian Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Great QPR and very drinkable. — 5 years ago
La Honda Winery
Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay 2016
Smooth buttery Chardonnay with notes of apple and vanilla — 6 years ago
Château Rieussec
Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2017
Ok I am a fan of rieussec especially the 2015 vintage; this one doesn’t stand up anywhere close to the 2015. This 2017 vintage wine is “interesting” as it delivers gewurtz like rose petals mixed in with pineapple and kumquat notes. Clashing with chocolate molten cake (my bad for trying to pair). If you have to try one, try 2015! Unless you can get hold of 2001. Cheers and merry Christmas from Bahia Honda — 7 years ago
La Honda Winery
Santa Cruz Mountains Sequence Pinot Noir 2015
Delicious and great price! (20 bucks on sale). Tasted of that Santa Maria spice to me I was fooled into thinking it was from SB. Sandalwood , cinnamon with cranberry and pomegranate fruit- Santa Cruz Mtns pinot - — 8 years ago
Honda Shoten
Tatsuriki Yokawa Junmai Daiginjo Sake
Tatsuriki Yokawa Yoneda Junmai Daiginjo / Honda Shoten / Hyogo, Japan
— 9 years ago
La Honda Winery
Exponent Xy Santa Cruz Mountains Red Blend 2013
This is very nice indeed. I know most Americans don't like or understand blends, but this is done very well. Fruit forward without being obnoxious, tempered oak influence. Great value. — 11 years ago
Honda Shoten
Tatsuriki Nihon No Sakura Kinpaku Junmai Daiginjo
This was sharper on the palate, more alcohol and I think it’s silly when they include gold flakes in the drink. It’s supposed to be somehow restorative; I don’t even think that’s based in pseudo-science; it’s just a fad/marketing thing. In any case, it imparts no flavor which this same had a lot of, but it didn’t match the others which were higher quality imho. — a year ago
Osborne
Amontillado La Honda En Rama Saca Especial
Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com
One of the best #amontillado that I have ever had in my life. — 5 years ago
Domaine Clos des Rochers
Grand Premier Cru Moselle Luxembourgeoise Auxerrois Blanc 2017
La Honda Winery
Lone Hawk Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Amazing vertical — 8 years ago
Azienda Agricola Fontodi
Flaccianello della Pieve Colli Toscana Centrale Sangiovese 2001
Can’t compete with the prose that@Bill Bender and @Michael Meyer have already laid out in their notes, but will agree that this was tremendous. Purchased on release and in perfect shape - great fill and not even a drop of wine on the side of the cork. Very classy despite being decanted for an hour in a cheap carafe in a cooler in the back of a Honda Fit on a 90 degree day. 🍷 — 9 years ago
Honda Vineyards & Winery
Fermier Cabernet Franc 2023
medium thick. Good flavor. — a year ago
Honda Shoten
Tatsuriki Jingu Junmai Daiginjo
Tatsuriki Jingu Junmai Daiginjo This was an excellent recommendation and was served in a wine glass as well as a “normal” sale glass. I preferred the normal glass. Less nose but more on the tongue. The markup was rational but it’s steep. — 2 years ago
Honda Shoten
Tatsuriki Kome No Sasayaki Daiginjo Sake
From Hyogo prefecture. Honda Shoten Tatsuriki Daigingyo. Ripe melon and golden pear on the nose.
This nihon-shu has a viscous quality. Yellow plum, ripe honeydew melon, apricot with a spicy cinnamon finish. We had duck soba with local Matsutake mushrooms and green onions charred in duck fat with this sake. — 6 years ago
Sami-Odi
DW-Old Barossa Valley Syrah
2013 Sami-Odi Syrah DW-OLD
Thought I’d open something from my favorite Australian producer, @fraser_mckinley, in honor of the start of the Formula 1 Season in Melbourne. (Nice start for my man Max Verstappen and the new Red Bull partnership with Honda). My first and only bottle of the 2013, decanted for 3 hours. 14.4% alcohol. It appears a deep, dark, black hole in the Zalto stem. Nose of dark berries, clove-and-cinnamon and dried fruits, with some forest floor and floral notes in the background. On the palate, rich dark fruits with a cedary tannin. Wonderful acidity. Full-bodied, fresh, rich and complex. Lengthy finish. My recollection is that Fraser told me that 2013 was a difficult year with the entire first fruit being destroyed by frost, and then there was a second set. Always amazes me that these challenging years always seem to produce the most memorable vintages. I’m a big fan of Fraser’s work. — 7 years ago
Honda Vineyards & Winery
Fermier Kerner
これは旨かったです！ — 8 years ago
La Honda Winery
Santa Cruz Mountains Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Awesome. Refreshing. Citrus. Love finding new local favorites! Highly recommend — 10 years ago
Honda Vineyards & Winery
Fermier Cuvée Japon Red Blend 2012
Name: fermier cuvée Japon
Cépage: Yamabudou/
Vivid red purple to black color.
Scents was started of vanilla, butter toast, red lily, rose, and cherry. Then spicy nuance of cinnamon, chocolate, ink and black pepper made it complex and exotic.
Powerful vibrant acidity and delicate sweetness, smooth tannin.
Very interesting taste!
— 11 years ago
Norman
This was all part of our Sake Day 2025 experience. We only tasted 60ish sakes out of an estimated 450, so a small fraction of what was available. While I attempted to rinse the glass with water and stay hydrated it’s difficult to fairly rate in this environment and I use it solely as a time to try a wide variety and interact with the brands. Ok. Would not search out — 9 months ago