21 new Snail wineries in Slow Wine 2020! 04/10/2019 0 comments The Slow Wine 2020 guide shows 21 new wineries that received our Snail Award! A Snail winery is one “…that we particularly like for the way it interprets Slow Food values (sensory perceptions, territory, environment, identity).” Their wines represent the terroir, have a good...
VILLA CREEK CELLARS 27/09/2019 0 comments Villa Creek Cellars – Snail prize PASO ROBLES 5995 Peachy Canyon Road tel. (805) 238-7145 www.villacreek.com wine@villacreek.com 60 ac – 30,000 bt ‘‘When Cris and JoAnn Cherry began planting grapes on their 60-acre property, they decided to never farm with chemicals” PEOPLE Cris and JoAnn Cherry are restaurateurs turned winemakers. In 1996...
VESPER VINEYARDS 26/09/2019 0 comments Vesper Vineyards – Snail prize ESCONDIDO 298 Enterprise St. tel. (760) 749-1300 www.vespervineyards.com info@vespervineyards.com 0 ac – 20,000 bt ‘‘Broomell has been a leading proponent of dry farming in the area, where most growers have favored irrigated vineyards in the past” PEOPLE Grower and winemaker Chris Broomell’s family has been farming in the...
SOLMINER 24/09/2019 0 comments Solminer – Snail prize LOS OLIVOS 2890 Grand Ave. tel. (805) 691-9195 www.solminer.com 5ac-9,600bt ‘‘David and Anna deLaski’s holistic approach to farming and winemaking is evident in their wines, which are among the best in the Santa Ynez Valley” PEOPLE David and Anna escaped from Los Angeles to find their pastoral paradise...
SKINNER VINEYARD AND WINERY 23/09/2019 0 comments Skinner Vineyard and Winery – Snail Prize SOMERSET 8054 Fairplay Rd. tel. (530) 620-2220 www.skinnervineyards.com 35 ac – 77,000 bt ‘‘After discovering an ancestral connection to a Gold Rush-era miner, rancher, and wine grower named James Skinner, Mike and Carey Skinner purchased property in the El Dorado Hills, along with a century-old stone...
PALMINA WINERY 18/09/2019 0 comments Palmina Winery – Snail Prize LOMPOC 1520 E. Chestnut Ct. tel. (805) 735-2030 www.palminawines.com tastingroom@palminawines.com 0 ac – 45,000 bt “The wines of Palmina are complex, full of character and highly-drinkable, perfect to go with food, and sourced from sustainably farmed vineyards” PEOPLE Steve Clifton uses all Italian grapes because he believes that...
