After a long day of meetings, I’m unwinding with a glass of our 2022 Estate White, reflecting on how fun work research can sometimes be. The task? Finding the perfect pairing recipes for this crisp, dry, and utterly delicious wine. With notes of pear, honeysuckle, a touch of citrus, and layers of oyster shell, it’s a wine made for food. …
I wish I had a nickel for every time I see people’s eyes light up when they taste this August White blend. Here is the story of our August White…and why it’s the ultimate summer wine! So often, they’ll say, “I’ll try the Chardonnay.” Sorry, we don’t make a chard. “Ok, then I will have the Sauvignon Blanc.” Sorry, …
It was 9:00 am on a Tuesday morning in June. The task at hand – tasting twenty-two library wines ahead of our release of Angela Osborne x Folded Hills Library Wines. Tough work, but someone has to do it! We were so excited to sit down and taste the wines Angela had made for Folded Hills from 2016 …
Angela is back! This is the story of Angela Osborne and Folded Hills. Then and now. In 2014 and 2015 we planted grapes at Folded Hills. This was the first time anyone had planted grapes this far south on the Central Coast. The next step? Find a winemaker. We had interviewed a few folks and no one had …
I am a rosé snob. I’m just going to call it. I hate most American rosés. I like a crisp, dry, refreshing Provençal style rosé. Until we got into the wine business, I never knew why I didn’t like American rosés… Because rosés are typically the least expensive wine that a winery sells, there is often not much thought or …
“The barn…often had a sort of peaceful smell—as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world.” – E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web If you have ever driven by the Estate Tasting Room and Farmstead, you would have seen the iconic old 1916 barn on the property. Barns are fascinating to me. They are homes to animals, big and …