Dry Creek Vineyard was founded by David S. Stare in 1972. Dave arrived in California with a dream to build a winery modeled after a chateau from the Loire Valley of France. As the first new winery in Dry Creek Valley following Prohibition, Dry Creek Vineyard paved the way for a whole new era of winemaking in Sonoma County.
The fruit for this wine comes from a single west side Paso Robles vineyard. When we first tasted the fruit at crush, we decided to try a different presentation than is normal for this varietal. Instead of cold settling and aging in stainless steel, we decided to ferment and age in oak. Two yeasts we ...
