Wine Competition List of Awards

San Francisco International Wine Competitions 2014, 2016, 2017,2018

• 98 Points / Double Gold Medal 2013 Petite Sirah, Lake County
• 93 Points / Gold Medal 2013 Zinfandel, Sierra Foothills
• 92 Points / Gold Medal 2012 Winemaker’s Red Blend, Sierra Foothills & Lake County
• 90 Points / Gold Medal 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles
• 89 Points / Silver Medal 2016 Barbera, Shenandoah Valley Amador County

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competitions 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019

• 95 Points / Gold Medal 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore Valley
• 95 Points / Gold Medal 2013 Syrah, Lake County
• 94 Points / Gold Medal 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore Valley
• 89 Points / Silver Medal 2016 Barbera, Shenandoah Valley Amador County
• 89 Points / Silver Medal 2015 Chardonnay, Lake County
• 89 Points / Silver Medal 2013 Sauvignon Blanc, Sierra Foothills

The Tasting Panel Wine Competition 2015

• 92 Points / Gold Medal 2012 Winemaker’s Red Blend, Sierra Foothills & Lake County
• 88 Points / Silver Medal 2012 Sauvignon Blanc, Sierra Foothills

Our grapes are all sourced from Northern California’s high elevation vineyards. Soils are rich in red clay soil, along with granite, rhyolite, sandstone and volcanic rock. Each varietal is slowly fermented using wild native yeast the grapes are crushed and within 48 hours the natural fermentation begins.  Our Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay are ‘stir-sir-lees’ for 8 months giving the wine a creamy smooth soft long finish, no ML, then aged for 20 months in seasoned French oak barrels, we cold stabilized, filter twice prior to bottling.  Our red wines are also fermented with wild native yeast then slowly aged in seasoned French oak barrels for 24 to 30 months prior to bottling and unfiltered at bottling to conserve color and flavor. We harvest all our fruit at or close to 24 Brix which is the natural sugar level accumulated in the grapes that we feel is the optimal ripeness to directly influence the quality and flavor.