In 2008, Robert Hall Winery achieved Certified Sustainability in Practice (SIP) tm standards which entailed an independent third party audit of the vineyard and wineries practices by our industry peers. As true stewards of the land, environmental sustainability is practiced to conserve our earth’s natural resources. Grape(s): Sauvignon Blanc Winery: Robert Hall Region: Paso ...
Winery founder David Stare was the first vintner to plant Sauvignon Blanc in the Dry Creek Valley in 1972. Since then, the winery has built its reputation on perfecting the varietal through their flagship wine, Fumé Blanc. Now, they introduce this new Sauvignon Blanc focused on expressing the distinctiveness of the Dry Creek appellation. ...
Lockwood Vineyard is devoted to producing high quality estate grown and estate bottled wines. To that end, Lockwood Vineyard’s winery was built in the middle of its vineyard property, where every component of the winemaking process is controlled, from viticulture to crush to the final blend; Lockwood Vineyard’s wines embody the true definition of ...
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 ...
After harvest, the grapes selected for this wine were whole cluster-pressed, in order to avoid harsh phenolics. The must was then chilled to allow most of the solids to settle before being racked to the fermenter to give a more elegant mouthfeel. The clear juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks (70%) and oak barrels ...
Vineyard diversity forms the cornerstone of our winemaking philosophy. Sonoma County’s vast array of growing conditions allows us to satisfy our desire to define varietal type by discovering varietal-specific growing conditions. To ensure a measure of control in this regard, we farm multiple vineyards within ten separate estate-owned properties that total approximately 200 vine ...
Organic farming practices in a small-scale vineyard are about 120 percent of the costs of a conventionally farmed vineyard. However, in spite of the costs, their organic farming practices will continue as they believe that organic farming ensures the highest possible quality fruit. They have been fortunate to find a “natural” (and generally cooperate) ...
Five senior centers, five high schools, three high school programs and eight nonprofit organizations have been selected as...
Golden State Overnight (GSO) has announced its sponsorship of two upcoming Family Winemakers of California wine tasting events...
