Category Results for: Spotlight On

 

Spotlight On: Dusted Valley

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Dusted Valley Vintners, located in Walla Walla, Washington, was founded in 2003 by brothers-in-law Chad Johnson and Corey Braunel who are co-owners and co-winemakers. Both Chad and Corey are originally from Wisconsin and are proud cheese-heads. In fact, they bring a bit of Wisconsin to Dusted Valley by using barrels made from Wisconsin oak to […]

Filed under: American Wine, Cabernet Franc, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Malbec, Red Wine, Shiraz/Syrah, Spotlight On, Viognier, Washington State Wine, White Wine, Wines Over $25 |

 

Spotlight On: Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, located in Napa, California, was founded by Warren Winiarski in 1970. Bitten by the wine bug when he spent a year studying in Italy, Warren and his family moved to California in the early 1960s to pursue his winemaking dream. He gained experience working for Souverain Cellars and then Robert Mondavi […]

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Spotlight On: Boudreaux Cellars

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Boudreaux Cellars, located just outside Leavenworth, Washington, was founded by owner/winemaker Rob Newsom in 2001. A Louisiana native, Newsom has lived on the property that is home to both his log home and Boudreaux Cellars since 1981. He began making wine in his garage in 1998 and started building the winery facilities in 2001. Boudreaux […]

Filed under: American Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Spotlight On, Washington State Wine |

 

Spotlight On: Townshend Cellar

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Townshend Cellar, located north of Spokane in Colbert, Washington, was founded in 1998 by owner/winemaker Don Townshend. An engineer by background and trade, Don first got hooked on the wine business while doing an engineering job for Preston Premium Wines in Pasco in 1979. He moved to the Green Bluff area near Spokane where Townshend […]

Filed under: American Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Red Wine, Spotlight On, Washington State Wine |

 

Spotlight On: Barrister Winery

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Barrister Winery, appropriately named for its two attorney/winemaker founders, is located in a 100 year-old brick building in the historic Davenport Arts District in downtown Spokane, Washington. Greg Lipsker and Michael White founded Barrister in 2001 after getting their feet wet as home winemakers under the name Greg Michael Cellars. Their first release was in […]

Filed under: American Wine, Cabernet Franc, Spotlight On, Washington State Wine |

 

Spotlight On: Quilceda Creek

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Quilceda Creek, located in Snohomish, Washington, was founded in 1978 by the Golitzin family. Generally considered the premier winery in Washington State, Quilceda Creek remains a small, family-owned and operated winery. Their flagship wine, the Quilceda Creek Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, has received three 100-point ratings in the last four years from Robert Parker’s Wine […]

Filed under: American Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Red Wine, Spotlight On, Washington State Wine, Wines Over $25 |

 

Spotlight On: Pedroncelli Winery

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Pedroncelli Winery, located in Geyserville, California, in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County, was founded in 1927 by John Pedroncelli, Sr. Today, Pedroncelli is still a family-owned business, now in their fourth generation. Winemaker John Pedroncelli, Jr. has more than 40 vintages under his belt at Pedroncelli Winery. We first visited Pedroncelli Winery in […]

Filed under: American Wine, California Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Merlot, Red Wine, Sangiovese, Spotlight On, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |

 

Spotlight On: Lionheart Wines

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Lionheart Wines, located in Half Moon Bay, California, was founded in 2005 by owner/winemaker Leon C. Glover III. Leon has had the dream of making wine since he was a boy and admired his father’s extensive wine collection. Due to high start up costs and the knowledge required to start a winery, he put his […]

Filed under: American Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wine, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Shiraz/Syrah, Spotlight On, White Wine, Wines Over $25 |

 

Spotlight On: Stephenson Cellars

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Stephenson Cellars, founded in 2001 by owner/winemaker Dave Stephenson, is a small winery located in the Walla Walla airport complex in Walla Walla, Washington. Dave Stephenson moved to Walla Walla in 1999 and began his career in the wine industry. Studying enology and viticulture textbooks and working at other wineries in Walla Walla prepared him […]

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Spotlight On: Kim Crawford Wines

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Kim Crawford Wines, located in New Zealand, was founded in 1996 by owner/winemaker Kim Crawford and his wife Erica. In the beginning, Kim Crawford Wines was one of New Zealand’s first “virtual wineries.” They sourced their grapes from growers across New Zealand, made the wine at other wineries, and managed their sales and marketing from […]

Filed under: Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, New Zealand Wine, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Spotlight On, White Wine, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |