Archived Wines

2006 Broken Compass

I could go into all different stories of why this wine was made, but the truth be known, I get bored easy and I like to play, and play I did. A little from here, a little from there, just a touch from this vineyard and just a bit more from that vineyard! The blend is from select barrels and...

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2006 California Cuvée Syrah

The opportunity for a winemaker to blend wines from different AVA's to create a wine that shows all the nuances of each, but without having any of them be the dominant is a true experience. The majority of the blend comes from Fess Parker's and Ventana vineyards. Both of these vineyards remind me...

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2006 Fess Parker's Vineyard Syrah

In 2006 Mother Nature dealt some interesting cards in Santa Barbara with rain, cold, and no sun at times. Some might see this as a potential problem. I saw it as an opportunity to produce a wine that showed the more elegant, almost Côte Rôtie side of Syrah. I had a better hand of...

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2006 Preston Vineyard Marsanne

The opportunity for a winemaker to produce a wine from a grape varietal that has fascinated him for such a long time is one thing. But to try and produce a wine that shares characteristics with the great wines of amazing wineries such as Chave, Chapoutier, and Domaine Des Remizieres, from...

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2006 The First Date Rhône Blend

In 2005 we started to approach white wine production with a different thought pattern, due to the influence of our then harvest intern Xavier Gerard of Condrieu. As we were about to start fermentation of the 2005, he noticed that I wanted to ferment the juice cold and told me it will only make a...

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2006 Vin De Pays Des Collines Rhodaniennes Viognier

Boules (bools) or Petanque (pe' tônk) n. 1. A light hearted game played between two players, whose main objective is to throw their boules closest to the cochonnet. 2. A wine created by François Villard and Jeff Cohn just for the pure enjoyment of working with friends who share the...

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