Benjamin Franklin said...

"The discovery of a great wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation. The universe is too full of stars."

We know that every great wine is born from superior vineyards and we thank our lucky stars to have paired with Napa's Stagecoach Vineyards and Alexander Valley's Van Ness Vineyards.

STAGECOACH VINEYARD, NAPA VALLEY
From the rocky, volcanic soils overlooking Oakville, acclaimed Stagecoach Vineyards provides us with superb, concentrated syrah clusters reflecting the complexity of this truly breathtaking site.

VAN NESS VINEYARD, ALEXANDER VALLEY
Closer to the Sonoma coast, Alexander Valley's Van Ness Vineyard sits at 1200 ft. elevation and was developed specifically for Palmeri. In the late 1990’s winemaker Kerry Damskey started talking to his neighbor, Denny Van Ness, about how his ranch in the Mayacamas Mountains above the Alexander Valley in California’s Sonoma County would be for Syrah grapes. Kate and Denny had never planned to grow grapes, but Kerry convinced them that their particular terroir might be perfect to allow him to make a luscious, full-bodied and food-friendly wine in the Rhone tradition. The idea that they could help create something special led the Van Ness’ to commission soil analysis of different parts of the ranch, seeking the just-right soils and exposures within the complex geology of the mountains. The results for a few places were very positive, so then the Palmeri team selected root stock and particular clones and the vineyard, just three acres in total, was planted in 2000 as four separate blocks to capture the best locations on well drained south facing slopes. Denny makes sure that the grapes are intensively farmed to Kerry’s specifications.

...Vineyards chosen to lead our Rhone revolution!