Niner Wine Estates’ esteemed winemaker, Amanda Cramer, demonstrated her exceptional winemaking talent at the 2010 San Francisco International Wine Competition by winning two double-gold medals, best Bordeaux blend, and the distinction of “Winemaker of the Year.” Producing estate-grown wines for Niner Wine Estates since 2004, Cramer studied enology and viticulture at UC Davis before receiving ...
Thomas Cook, a court-appointed receiver in possession of Paso Robles’ Martin and Weyrich Winery’s vats, barrels, bottles and accounts receivables, has told a San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge he’s sold the company’s inventory and other assets, collecting about $2 million. This is less than half of the $4.5 million David and Mary Weyrich ...
When The Hunt Family decided to pursue their dream, they were uncertain where they would choose to build their vineyard. The Hunts spent exhaustive days and weekends traveling to various premium wine regions from Oregon, Washington, and throughout the state of California. They finally narrowed their decision down to the Central coast to San Luis ...
Niner Wine Estates has announced that they will host five wine-related educational programs in their new, state-of-the-art Hospitality Center on the West Side of Paso Robles. Running mid June to mid October, the classes will cover a wide range of subjects for wine and food enthusiasts of every level. Led by a selection of talented ...
The 28th Annual Paso Robles Wine Festival, the area’s premier Wine Country Weekend, hosted 4,400 wine enthusiasts from across the country on Saturday, May 22. A new early evening time-slot (3 – 7 p.m.), expanded Winemaker Seminar and wines from 97 Paso Robles wineries set the tone for area’s annual celebration in the Downtown City ...
David spent years looking for the perfect venue for his wines and eventually settled on a uniquely beautiful property of over 550 acres in the foothills and mountains of Creston. This area met David’s criteria for topography, soil composition, unparalleled beauty, and ideal terroirs – its varied elevations and mineral soil composites mirror some ...
David Hunt, the owner and winemaker is blind, but he plays the piano and names most of his wines after musical terms. David says that blindness makes his palate and nose extra-sensitive. A blend of Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine invites you in with a scrumptious nose of cherry, plum, strawberry, clove, ...
At Hunt Cellars, they specialize in “memorable wines.” Winemaker David Hunt is quite well known in the wine community for his amazing barrel work, and once you’ve tasted one of his bottles, it’s not uncommon to wonder if you should drink anything other than Hunt Cellars wine. This is not your typical Zin. Dark fruit ...
Hunt Cellars is an extraordinary place. They produce boutique quantities of almost all red wines that win a disproportionate number of awards. Red Velvet is a favorite of winemaker David Hunt. Rich aromas of cherry and plum meld with notes of coffee, oak, sweet spice, vanilla, and a hint of smoke. The palate echos the ...
Paso Robles Wine Festival, May 21 – 23, and ReCORK America – made local by Sustainability in Practice (SIP)™ Certification join forces to capture and recycle natural corks, for local agricultural awareness. Originally implemented by the Central Coast Vineyard Team (CCVT) during the 2009 Wine Festival, this program serves as a natural progression to ...
The Beverly Hills Wine Festival™ 2012 is the most prestigious wine festival in all of the united states....
On 2/18/12, meet the winemakers and taste Alsace-style white wines from around the world, including Riesling, Gewurztraminer,...
