Friday night flights at Snaps Coffee House and Wine Bar featured the wonderful varietals of Munari Vineyard and Winery.
Al Munari himself was there to pour flights of his ’07 Marsanne-Roussane, ’07 Tempranillo, ’07 Grenache, ’06 Cabernet Sauvignon, and the ’07 Merlot. While many of the Copper wine connoisseurs ohhed and ahhed over the wonderful selection, the ‘piece de resistance’ was the Albeno Munari ’08 Muscat Canelli. An amazingly light, yet sweet and refreshing desert wine that leaves a delicate, yet deliciously decadent, aftertaste.
When Al Munari purchased Stevenot Winery, he sold the name and renamed the vineyard/winery after his grandfather Albeno Munari. When creating the label for his line of wines his father, a golden eagle admirer, suggested that Al might want to consider the use of the eagle in his design…hence the beautiful golden eagles on the label. Al also pointed out the importance of the ‘vineyard-winery’ stamp at the bottom of each label, “Not many vineyards are wineries. The majority of the wines we make are from our own vines.”
While chatting with the crowd and serving his delicious wines Al told stories of his vineyard and some of his life. One such story is that his grandmother Anne, the wife of the wineries namesake, is still alive and well at the age of 95, and could possibly be the oldest licensed driver in the state of California. When she was 14 years old her father had broken his hip and needed to be transported to doctor visits and meetings, so Anne was given a drivers license and given the honor of shuttling her father from place to place. Al also shared that he and his grandmother share the same birth date exactly 45 years apart.
Danny Burton entertained the crowd on his acoustic guitar taking requests and receiving rounds of applause. Drifter’s Grill and Panini’s provided creative and scrumptious appetizers that complimented the wines. And of course, Snaps owners Randy and Sue provided a wonderful evening for all.
By, Charity Maness
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