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 …
“Making Friends is Our Business” – August A. Busch, Jr. Have you ever noticed how easy it is to make friends when you show up with a bottle or two of organically grown, hand-crafted wine? If you have ever tried our August Red wine, you’ll know why we call this well-balanced blend our “crowd pleaser.” Andy and I always …
“What should we plant?” When we decided to plant grapes at Folded Hills, we chose the western face of the hillside overlooking the Nojoqui Valley. While the California sun bathes the hillside, the magic is the glorious coastal fog that blankets and teases the grapes in a diurnal dance. Folded Hills is the southernmost winery on the Central Coast, so …
It’s a new year, a new decade, and a new YOU! You are eating cleaner and healthier, but still want to enjoy a delicious glass of wine occasionally. Look for the same cleaner and healthier characteristics in your wine! Folded Hills can help you with that! Our award winning Folded Hills wines are vegan, have no residual sugars, fewer than 1 gram of carbs, no commercial additives, and just a pinch of sulfur to preserve the wine.
A moment of gratitude can change a meeting, a day, a company culture. Out of respect for our team’s busy work days, we try to keep our staff meeting frequency and length to a minimum. It doesn’t always work. One day during a long company meeting someone’s iPhone alarm went off at 11:11 am. Embarrassed, Lindsay said, “I’m so sorry. …