2011 Blackbird Vineyards "Contrarian"Purchased by Michael Polenske in 2003, Blackbird Vineyards (a former walnut orchard first planted with 5, 717 Merlot vines in 1997) is now an ultra premium label in its own right. Fittingly, the word 'Merlot' is French patois for 'little blackbird.' An early harbinger of Blackbird's potential arose when Mia Klein of Dalla Valle fame created a Blackbird Vineyard designate for her highly acclaimed 1999 Selene Merlot (no less than 95% of the fruit in the

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The biggest part of their vineyards are planted on the Côte du Py

a collaboration between Idlewild and Ruth Lewandowski Wines

100% free run juice and high quality methods (i

Revana’s daughter

He founded his artisanal project L'Arco in Negrar

Founded in 1729

The estate is currently divided into: 50 hectares of vineyard

it is fermented and aged in neutral demi-muid

aging 2 ½ years on the lees before disgorging like a true Champagne)

young Henry Hagen arrived on the West Coast in the throes of continental expansion and the Gold Rush

For her estate vineyards