Archive for: Syrah

Wines of the Week: Charles R. Vineyards

Wines of the Week: Charles R. Vineyards

  Charles R. Vineyards is tuck away in a far corner of the Livermore Valley, but don’t let the location fool you, because it couldn’t be a more welcoming...

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Wines of the Week: Hunt Cellars – Paso Robles, Ca

Wines of the Week: Hunt Cellars – Paso Robles, Ca

  At Hunt Cellars, they specialize in “memorable wines.” Winemaker David Hunt is quite well known in the wine community for his amazing barrel work, and once...

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Hunt Cellars 2006 Serenade Syrah

Hunt Cellars 2006 Serenade Syrah

   At Hunt Cellars, they specialize in “memorable wines.” Winemaker David Hunt is quite well known in the wine community for his amazing barrel work, and once...

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Scott Sisemore: Stay-at-home Dad, Winemaker Extraordinaire

Scott Sisemore: Stay-at-home Dad, Winemaker Extraordinaire

Scott Sisemore isn’t your typical winemaker. In 2006, after 17 years of working in the industry for well know wineries like Ravenswood and Rosenblum Cellars,...

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Griffin Creek 2007 Syrah / Southern Oregon

Griffin Creek 2007 Syrah / Southern Oregon

The stylistic vision for this wine focused on fruit, lush and jammy characters, structure, and oak complexity, ripe tannins, and a soft juicy mouthfeel. This Syrah...

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Hunt Cellars 2003 “Serenade” Syrah Raging Bull Vineyards / Paso Robles

Hunt Cellars 2003 “Serenade” Syrah Raging Bull Vineyards / Paso Robles

David Hunt, the owner and winemaker is blind, but he plays the piano and names most of his wines after musical terms. David says that blindness makes his palate...

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Hunt Cellars 2004 “Serenade” Syrah / Paso Robles

Hunt Cellars 2004 “Serenade” Syrah / Paso Robles

Alas, David lost his sight in 1989, so his expressions of art come in the form of his winemaking. Despite his blindness, David can still appreciate the beauty of...

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Hunt Cellars 2005 “Serenade” Syrah / Paso Robles

Hunt Cellars 2005 “Serenade” Syrah / Paso Robles

David spent years looking for the perfect venue for his wines and eventually settled on a uniquely beautiful property of over 550 acres in the foothills and mountains...

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Le P’tit Paysan 2006 Syrah / Russian River Valley

Le P’tit Paysan 2006 Syrah / Russian River Valley

Le P’tit Paysan (the “little redneck”) is winemaker Ian Brand’s own label. The fruit came from the Windsor Oaks Vineyard in the Russian River...

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