Winterfest in March, April’s Barrel-tastings, May’s Run For The Rosé’s ($1 from each bottle sold goes to Cancer research), and September Barrel Auction are just a handful of the events happening there. Clovis Point 2007 Archaeology 56% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot, 6% Syrah, whew! MORE >>

Conceived as a marriage between the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot grapes, this Italian "SuperTuscan" has evolved over the years from a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon to more Merlot, which yields more plush, supple, luxurious wines. Isn't this art incredibly gorgeous? Yet before the art there is the wine. MORE >>

It's allowed me to meet interesting people with broad tastes and vastly different backgrounds. He had originally bought a case to commemorate the birth of his 2nd son, and I thought it was very generous of him to show up with this wonderful Bordeaux blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. MORE >>

It's become my practice to taste and blend our wines in June of the year following harvest. Tasting for blending is consuming; a labor-intensive labor of love. Petit Verdot from Hendry Ranch brought out dark fruits and filled in the early-finish, or what I consider the top of the throat finish, with a touch of heat and svelte. MORE >>

The 2009 Dark Garden, as you might have read below, is a big, robust and full Cabernet with 6% petit verdot for balance. The new barrels were tasted regularly alone, and compared to the full lot, to determine whether we could make a better wine by reducing or increasing the percentage of new oak in the final wine. We found none. MORE >>