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Coturri Winery
Harry “Red” Coturri purchased the property which would become Coturri Winery in 1961. It has always been farmed using sustainable methods, and in 1991 the vineyards were certified organic by the CCOF. Starting 2004, conversion to biodynamics is underway.In 1979, Coturri Winery was officially bonded and since then had been handcrafting limited production wines in [...]
Continue reading...Araujo Estate
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
Since 1971, some of California’s most ageworthy and intensely flavored Cabernet Sauvignons have been made from grapes grown at the Eisele Vineyard, located on a benchland near the northern end of the Napa Valley, just east of Calistoga. Protected by the Palisades Mountains to the north and cooled by westerly breezes from the Chalk Hill [...]
Continue reading...Robert Sinskey Vineyards
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
RSV pursues purity from dirt to bottle, crafting inimitable wines that capture the unique relationship of vine and vineyard. Saveur magazine wrote that Sinskey has “seen the future of wine” in that they farm all two hundred of their acres organically and biodynamically, growing beautifully expressive, healthy fruit that needs little in the way of [...]
Continue reading...Frog’s Leap Winery
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
John Williams founded Frog’s Leap in 1981 on a spot along Mill Creek known as the Frog Farm. An old ledger revealed that around the turn of the century, frogs were raised on the property then sold for $.33 a dozen, destined no doubt, for the tables of Victorian San Francisco gourmets.Today, Frog’s Leap makes [...]
Continue reading...Tres Sabores
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
Our small, family owned ranch on the western Rutherford Benchland of California’s Napa Valley produces organically certified Zinfandel, Cabernet, Petite Syrah, and Petite Verdot grapes, olives, Meyer lemons, and exotic pomegranate cultivars. Tres Sabores: the “Three Flavors” in any wine: those of Terroir, Artisan, and Varietal has made single vineyard wines since 1999. Single vineyard [...]
Continue reading...Benziger Sonoma Mountain Estate
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
It takes a heart afire to nurture roots in rocky, sun-drenched soil through all forces of nature to a fruitful harvest. But to craft wines of uncommon character with a distinct sense of place commands the enthusiasm of an entire team devoted to a singular passion. At Benziger that team is a family, and their [...]
Continue reading...Ceago Vinegarden
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
Ceago Vinegarden is owned by Jim Fetzer, former President of Fetzer Vineyards. Jim grew up with his ten brothers and sisters in the vineyards of Mendocino County. The Fetzers built their family business into an internationally recognized and respected winery. The family started on the “home ranch” (now “Kathleen’s Vineyard”) producing just a few dozen [...]
Continue reading...Patianna Organic Vineyards
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
Patti Fetzer Burke is producing wine from her Patianna Organic Vineyard, a 126-acre property nestled alongside the Russian River in Mendocino County. Patianna’s inspiration comes from the tenets of biodynamic farming and the traditions of the Fetzer family; exceptional quality in wine is achieved because the land, the farmer and the winemaker operate in harmony. [...]
Continue reading...Evesham Wood Winery
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
Evesham Wood is a small, subterranean winery producing 3,500 cases annually from four Burgundian and Alsatian varieties grown on our 13 acre estate vineyard, “Le Puits Sec”, in the Willamette Valley’s Eola Hills and other nearby vineyards. All “Le Puits Sec”and “La Grive Bleue” designated wines are made from certified organically grown fruit. “Le Puits [...]
Continue reading...Cayuse Vineyards
By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
Cayuse Vineyards owner and vigneron, Christophe Baron grew up among the vineyards and cellars of his family’s Champagne house, Baron Albert in France. Educated and trained in Burgundy, he first came to Washington State and the Walla Walla Valley in the 1990s as an intern. During a return visit in 1996, he discovered an area [...]
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By Adam Morganstern - Mar 18, 2008
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