2 Chateau St. Jean 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon
3 Meeker Winemaker’s Handprint 2005 Merlot
4 Hartebeest 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
5 Bluxome Street Winery 2010 Pinot Noir
6 Ridge 2009 Lytton Springs
grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
grape: Merlot
grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
grape: Pinot Noir
grape: Zinfandel
1 The Four Graces Dundee Hills 2006 Pinot Blanc
region: Napa, California
region: Sonoma, California
region: San Francisco, California
region: Sonoma, California
grape: Pinot Blanc
winery: Treasury Wine Estates
winery: Meeker Vineyard
region: Walla Walla Valley, Washington
winery: Weir Vineyard
winery: Ridge Vineyards
background: Barry Sheridan ’82, P’14 serves as Vice President of Marketing for Treasury Wine Estates, responsible for a wine brand portfolio totaling 14 million cases under several dozens labels including Chateau St. Jean.
background: Vintner Brian Mascia ’04. The Meeker Vineyard tasting room, located in the 105-year-old Geyserville Bank building, was cited by The Wall Street Journal in 2001 as one of the most enjoyable wine tasting experiences in all of Napa and Sonoma Counties.
background: Vinter Chris Nelson ’95 crafts palate-friendly, age-worthy Pinot Noirs and distinct Sauvignon Blancs. All fruit for wines is sourced from cool climate regions within 100 miles of San Francisco.
background: Veteran winemaker Paul Draper ’54 excels at both Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. His Zinfandels pHCXQT RWTKV[ QH ɆCXQT and structure over sheer alcoholic weight and residual sugar.”
region: Willamette Valley, Oregon winery: The Four Graces background: Anthony Van Nice ’93, General Manager. Four Graces has been named one of the top 15 most popular pinots served in restaurants nationwide.
winery: Buty Winery background: Caleb Foster ’86 and his wife, Nina Buty Foster, are winemakers of 19 vintages in Washington, New Zealand and South Africa. Buty Winery won a 2011 Winery of the Year award from Wine & Spirits.
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