What is a Rhône White Wine?

[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]People in the wine world talk about life-changing tasting moments.  I recently experienced one of those wine tasting moments.  That taste that has the potential to reshape life—or at least a palate. Andy and I were in St. Louis this spring with our wine team getting excited about the 2016 August White Rhône blend releasing in May.  I confessed to …

2017 Wine Awards and Tasting Notes

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1629″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]It’s November first!  Time to give thanks for all our blessings and to share some exciting news! We have some industry scores that we want to shout to the rooftops! We have had some amazing reviews from Robert Parker, Antonio Galloni,  and Wine & Spirits Magazine and now we are …

Super Bloom on Grass Mountain

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2738″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] POPPIES IN SANTA YNEZ VALLEY Have you noticed the bright red and orange patches covering some of our mountain tops in the Santa Ynez Valley? They are bold patches of poppies exploding on the hillsides! So why are the blooms so prolific this year, even after a lackluster El …