California Guitar Trio & Medalla Real Carmenere

Tonight, I'm featuring an acoustic guitar trio, namely the California Guitar Trio. But first, the wine. Start with a 2007 Medalla Real Carmenere, D.O. Colchagua Valley. It’s a Chilean red, deep and dark in color, with a bouquet of dark fruit and spice. Stong notes of blackberry, currents, and black cherries with a bit of vanilla and oak on the palate. Concentrated, long finish. It’s unfiltered so you may want to decant it…or not. Excellent red. I’m really growing attached to Chilean reds.


The California Guitar Trio are three guys who’ve played together for at least fourteen years and studied guitar together even longer, having met and studied with Robert Fripp in England. Their musical repertoire ranges from classical pieces like Toccata in fugue in D minor by Bach to Walk Don’t Run by the Ventures. Quite diverse. For you equipment nuts, they favor Breedlove guitars. Take a break from football, open the wine, and enjoy them.

Bach’s Toccata in Fugue in D Minor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdEAccE7BMs

Tubular Bells: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2OCF1ar0kk

The Marsh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znwxYVVogJo

Bohemian Rhapsody: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNNcMDZn2Qk

Train to Lamy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN7nA-jZc7A

Walk Don’t Run: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7xWUTEguIA

Classical Gas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g01fVqSBww

Blockhead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnCvyUrlN5Q

Live with FPR-TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G55p4AKSYpQ

Eve: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMs31TT39Y0

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w3fD54bNvU

Cheers!