Porter Creek Vineyards HEALDSBURG 8779 Westside Rd. tel. (707) 433-6321 www.portercreekvineyards.com info@portercreekvineyards.com 22 ac – 48,000 bt “In 1977 George Davis purchased a 40 acre lot located in northwestern Russian River Valley and named the winery after a nearby satelite river” PEOPLE Impressed with the potential of the area, he planted Chardonnay …
Littorai Wines SEBASTOPOL 788 Gold Ridge Rd. tel. (707) 823-9586 www.littorai.com info@littorai.com 8 ac – 48,000 bt ‘‘A visit to Littorai will make you understand the significance of this winery: besides crafting wines of absolute quality, among the very best in California, the commitment to vineyards and environment is highly commendable, with painstaking attention …
Coturri Winery Glen Ellen CA 6725 Enterprise Rd. tel. (707) 525-9126 www.coturriwinery.com 7ac – 9,000 bt PEOPLE The Coturri estate was founded by Harry “Red” Coturri and his sons Tony and Phil in 1975 and the winery was bonded in 1979. Originally from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, winemaking was handed down in …
Storybook Mountain Vineyards Calistoga (CA) 3835 CA-128 (707) 942-5310 www.storybookwines.com 38 ac – 60,000 bt In 1883 two German brothers of the name Grimm, unrelated to the gruesome fairy tales, established the Grimm Vineyards and Wine Vaults and hence a winemaking tradition in the upper Napa Valley. PEOPLE The vicissitudes of Prohibition …
Folded Hills – Snail Award 2323 Old Coast Hwy. Buellton, CA 93427 (805) 694-8086 www.foldedhills.com There couldn’t be a better estate to represent the marriage of sustainable viticulture and extreme value in the final product. Across the board, the wines from this estate have impressed our tasting panel with their focus and approachability. …
Lieu Dit 300 N. 12th Street, Unit 4A Lompoc CA 93436 lieuditwinery.com 0 ac – 30,000 bt Coin Prize – awarded to wineries whose wines represent excellent value. PEOPLE Eric Railsback and Justin Willet became friends after college while working in Santa Barbara’s wine industry. Justin began his own wine brand, Tyler, when …
Tablas Creek Vineyard 9339 Adelaida Rd. Paso Robles CA 93446 (805) 237-1231 tablascreek.com 100 ac – 300,000 bt Bottle Prize – awarded to wineries whose wines represent benchmarks in quality. PEOPLE Robert Haas, who passed away this March at the age of ninety, left behind what is, perhaps, the greatest contribution of Rhône …