Category Archives: Winery Profile

Winery Profile: Domaine Sigalas

Posted on May 1, 2013 by stevie

Who: Domaine Sigalas   What: Greek Grandmaster of Santorini’s Singularity   Where: Santorini, Greece   Why: Because Paris Sigalas kicked things off in 1991, making wine with friends Christos Markozane and Yiannis Toundas in the basement of his beach house … Continue reading →

Winery Profile: Dashe Cellars

Posted on April 30, 2013 by stevie

Who: Dashe Cellars   What: Self-Assured Zinfandel with an Old World Soul   Where: Sonoma, California   Why: Because Michael Dashe started his (unofficial) career by reconditioning an old refrigerator and making homemade beer in it… when he was 15. … Continue reading →

Winery Profile: Quinta do Feital

Posted on April 29, 2013 by stevie

Who: Quinta do Feital   What: Spanish Expat Prioritizing Top Quality in Portugal   Where: Vinho Verde (Minho), Portugal   Why: Because Marcial Dorado is a Spaniard, but he’s working on the opposite side of the Minho River, in Portugal’s … Continue reading →

Winery Profile: Julien Sunier

Posted on April 29, 2013 by stevie

Who: Julien Sunier   What: Fresh Face Spurring the Swell of Beaujolais   Where: Beaujolais, France   Why: Because this native Burgundian was set to inherit a hair salon from his parents, but he decided to dabble in wine instead … Continue reading →

Winery Profile: Valdespino

Posted on March 27, 2013 by stevie

Who: Valdespino   What: Heritage of Jerez, Showing Off Sherry’s Splendor   Where: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain   Why: Because they’re one of the oldest, most traditional bodegas in Jerez, and they make some of the most old-school, thrillingly refined … Continue reading →

Winery Profile: Pewsey Vale

Posted on January 7, 2013 by stevie

Who: Pewsey Vale   What: Archetypical Aussie Rieslings Made to Age   Where: Eden Valley, Australia   Why: Because in 1847, the same year that the now-famous Barossa Valley’s first commercial vineyards were cropping up, Englishman Joseph Gilbert (originally from … Continue reading →

Winery Profile: Belle Pente

Posted on December 19, 2012 by stacey

Who: Belle Pente Winery and Vineyard (Pente rhymes with “want”)   What: Swapping High Tech for Low Tech and PCs for Pinots   Where: Yamhill-Carlton AVA (Willamette Valley), Oregon   Why: Because 20 years ago, Jill and Brian O’Donnell packed … Continue reading →

Winery Profile: Niepoort

Posted on October 11, 2012 by stevie

Who: Niepoort   What: Inquiring Mind with a Passion Beyond Port   Where: Douro, Portugal   Why: Because Dirk Niepoort represents the fifth generation to run his family’s famous estate in the Douro. Because rather than let all that tradition keep … Continue reading →

Winery Profile: Clos Roche Blanche

Posted on August 13, 2012 by stevie

Who: Clos Roche Blanche   What: Free-Thinking Radical, Dedicated to the Dirt   Where: Touraine (Loire Valley, France)   Why: Because Clos Roche Blanche’s winemaker Didier Barrouillet will come right out and tell you that he thinks the concept of … Continue reading →

Winery Profile: Domaine Michel Lafarge

Posted on July 13, 2012 by stevie

Who: Domaine Michel Lafarge   What: Sense and Sensibility in the South of the Côte d’Or   Where: Volnay (Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France) – holdings include vines in Volnay Premier Crus Clos des Chênes, Caillerets, Clos du Château des Ducs, Mitans; Pommard … Continue reading →