Nov 24, 2019 | Winemaker Stories
Gore Family Vineyards roots dig back seven generations into the early days of California’s gold rush. More than 150 years later, we still find comfort when digging into that same soil that greeted our forefathers when they arrived. It’s a connection that inspires us...Jun 8, 2017 | Uncategorized, Winemaker Stories
Eric Ross Winery was the first winery to take the leap of faith with Locals Tasting Room in Geyserville over fifteen years ago. Locals was, and still is, a cutting edge concept where many wineries and their wines could be tasted under one roof and, for Eric Luse of...May 28, 2017 | Winemaker Stories
Bill Pesonen learned about wine early…like really early before he was old enough to drink it and long before he even thought about making wine. Bill’s parents were early appreciators of wine and discovered Napa Valley when legendary characters like Louis Martini were...May 3, 2017 | Peterson, Peterson Winery, Winemaker Stories
Fred Peterson may have been a doctor if he had been a bit more focused on academics. Advice from his advisor at UC Santa Cruz to take some time away from school and figure out what he wanted to study, led to an offer of a job in a classmates family vineyard in...Apr 21, 2017 | Winemaker Stories
Hunter Vogel grew up on an almond farm in the San Joaquin Valley. He understands farming and convinced his father to plant grapes when he was old enough to understand the value of making wine and felt this area of the Northern Central Valley could be planted to...Apr 7, 2017 | Uncategorized, Winemaker Stories
When Dick Handal pours his Venturi Family Blend of Syrah and Petite Sirah and explains, with a slight Brooklyn accent, that he started making wine during his thirty eight years in South America but bought his first vineyard in Northern California in the Asti area of...