HHaaeeggeerr0088__FFMM..iinndddd ii 77//3300//0088 22::5555::3366 PPMM This page intentionally left blank a comprehensive winery guide for consumers and connoisseurs university of california press | berkeley los angeles london HHaaeeggeerr0088__FFMM..iinndddd iiiiii 77//3300//0088 33::2277::4499 PPMM University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © by John Winthrop Haeger Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data John Winthrop Haeger, 1944- Pacifi c pinot noir : a comprehensive winery guide for consumers and connoisseurs / John Winthrop Haeger. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-520-25317-9 (pbk : alk. paper) 1. Pinot noir (Wine)—California. 2. Pinot noir (Wine)—Oregon. 3. Wine and wine making— California. 4. Wine and wine making—Oregon. I. Title. TP557.H343 2008 641.2‘223—dc22 2008013577 Manufactured in the United States of America Th e paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z.- (r ) (Permanence of Paper). Cover photograph: Sea Smoke Vineyards, Santa Rita Hills, California. Photo courtesy Kirk Irwin. HHaaeeggeerr0088__FFMM..iinndddd iivv 77//3300//0088 22::5555::3377 PPMM To our memories of Bryce Bagnall Michael Bonaccorsi Jimi Brooks Duane Cronin Reginald Oliver and Don Talley Passionate growers and crafters of American pinot noir who recently passed from the scene HHaaeeggeerr0088__FFMM..iinndddd vv 77//3300//0088 22::5555::3377 PPMM This page intentionally left blank contents acknowledgments xi about this book xiii maps xxi introduction xxv icon key xli A to Z Wineworks Belle Glos Acacia Winery Belle Pente Vineyard and Winery ADEA Wine Company Belle Vallée Cellars Adelaida Cellars Benton-Lane Winery Adelsheim Vineyard Beran Vineyards Alma Rosa Winery and Vineyards Bergström Wines Amity Vineyards Bethel Heights Vineyard Ancien Wines Bouchaine Vineyards Andrew Rich Wines Brandborg Vineyard and Winery Anne Amie Vineyards Breggo Cellars Arcadian Winery Brewer-Clifton Archery Summit Estate Brick House Wine Company Argyle Winery Broadley Vineyards and Winery Au Bon Climat Brogan Cellars August West Wines Buena Vista Carneros B. Kosuge Wines Byron Vineyard and Winery Babcock Winery and Vineyards Calera Wine Company Baileyana Winery Cambria Winery and Vineyard Beaulieu Vineyard Cameron Winery Beaux Frères Campion Wines vii HHaaeeggeerr0088__FFMM..iinndddd SSeecc44::vviiii 77//3300//0088 22::5555::3377 PPMM Capiaux Cellars Francis Tannahill Carabella Vineyard Freeman Vineyard and Winery Casa Carneros Th e Gainey Vineyard Castle Rock Winery Gary Farrell Wines Chalone Vineyard Gloria Ferrer Champagne Caves Chateau St. Jean Goldeneye and Migration Chehalem Wines Greenwood Ridge Vineyards Clos de la Tech Gundlach Bundschu Winery Clos Du Val Wine Company Gypsy Dancer Estates Clos LaChance Winery Halleck Vineyard Cobb Wines Hamacher Wines Cooper Mountain Winery Hamel Wines Copain Wine Cellars Handley Cellars Costa de Oro Wines Hanzell Vineyards Cristom Vineyards Hartford Family Winery Cuvaison Estate Wines William Hatcher Wines David Bruce Winery Hirsch Vineyards Davis Bynum Wines Hitching Post Wines Davis Family Vineyards Husch Vineyards De Loach Vineyards Inman Family Wines Dehlinger Winery Iron Horse Vineyards Dierberg Vineyard and Th ree Saints J. 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Carrière Domaine Alfred J Vineyards and Winery Domaine Carneros Joseph Swan Vineyards Domaine Drouhin Oregon Kazmer & Blaise Domaine Serene Keller Estate Winery DuMol Wine Company Ken Brown Wines DuNah Vineyard and Winery Ken Wright Cellars Dusky Goose Kosta Browne Dutton-Goldfi eld Wines La Crema Winery Edna Valley Vineyard La Rochelle Winery El Molino Winery Lachini Vineyards Elk Cove Vineyards Laetitia Vineyard and Winery Emeritus Vineyards Lane Tanner Wines Erath Vineyards Winery Lange Estate Winery Esterlina Vineyards Lazy River Vineyard Etude Wines Lemelson Vineyards Evesham Wood Winery Littorai Wines Th e Eyrie Vineyards Londer Vineyards Failla Wines Richard Longoria Wines Fess Parker Winery and Vineyards Loring Wine Company Fiddlehead Cellars Lynmar Winery Flowers Vineyard and Winery Mahoney Vineyards Flying Goat Cellars and Fleur de California Foley Estates Vineyard and Winery Marimar Estate and Lincourt Vineyards Maysara Winery Fort Ross Vineyard Melville Vineyard and Winery Foxen Vineyard and Winery Merry Edwards Wines viii . HHaaeeggeerr0088__FFMM..iinndddd SSeecc44::vviiiiii 77//3300//0088 22::5555::3377 PPMM Miner Family Vineyards Sanford Winery Miura Vineyards Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards Morgan Winery Scherrer Winery Mount Eden Vineyards School House Vineyard Nalle Winery Schug Carneros Estate Navarro Vineyards Scott Paul Wines Th e Ojai Vineyard Sea Smoke Cellars Olivet Lane Vineyard and Shea Wine Cellars Pellegrini Family Vineyards Siduri Wines Orogeny Vineyards Silvan Ridge Winery Ortman Family Vineyards Sineann Panther Creek Cellars Skewis Wines Papapietro Perry Winery Sokol Blosser Winery Patricia Green Cellars Sonnet Wine Cellars Patton Valley Vineyard Soter Vineyards Patz & Hall Wine Company St. Innocent Winery Paul Hobbs Wines Stephen Ross Wine Cellars Paul Lato Wines Stevenson-Barrie Peay Vineyards Stoller Vineyards Penner-Ash Wine Cellars T. R Elliott Pey-Marin Vineyards Talisman Wines and Pey-Lucia Vineyards Talley Vineyards Pisoni Vineyards and Winery Tandem Winery and Lucia Tantara Winery Ponzi Vineyards TAZ Vineyards Porter Creek Vineyards Testarossa Vineyards R. Stuart & Co. Th omas Fogarty Winery Radio-Coteau Wine Cellars Tolosa Winery Raptor Ridge Winery Torii Mor Winery Red Car Wine Company Tudor Wines Rex Hill Vineyard Varner Rhys Vineyards and Alesia Wines W. H. Smith Wines Rivers-Marie Walter Hansel Winery Roar Wines Westrey Wine Company Robert Mondavi Winery Whitcraft Wines Robert Sinskey Vineyards White Rose Vineyard Rochioli Vineyard and Winery Wild Horse Winery and Vineyards Rodney Strong Vineyards Willakenzie Estate Winery Roessler Cellars Willamette Valley Vineyards RR Winery Williams Selyem Rusack Vineyards Windy Oaks Estate Saintsbury Yamhill Valley Vineyards omitted with regret contact information vintage notes pinot terminology index . ix HHaaeeggeerr0088__FFMM..iinndddd SSeecc44::iixx 77//3300//0088 22::5555::3388 PPMM