Tongue Dancer Wines

Tongue Dancer Wines All intellectual whimsy comes from our hearts, our heads, and always after we drink a bottle of this stuff! I do it for the sheer love of the Burgundy grape.

In my 29+ years of tinkering (yes, you could call it that) with the Burgundy grape, I’ve come to love and appreciate the subtle nuances, such as texture, taste, weight and movement that it imparts in the glass and on the palate. So, while I was making wine for my brand ‘MacPhail Family Wines’, I was getting offers from amazing vineyards that I couldn’t pass up. ‘Tongue Dancer Wines’ came about as

a result of these relationship and amazing fruit. After a bit of alchemy and intuition, I have learned how to let this fruit guide me and carry me through its process, and the result is a wine with heightened aromatics and intense flavors. The wine is rich, has texture, and carries weight – all of which I refer to has having great “mouth-feel”. Yes, making wine this way demands more focus, and each lot is always touched with as much attention and fervor as the next one. We end up with something that is lush and luxurious, and meant to be just a great bottle of wine. I’ve been in this business for almost 30 years, and those who know me well can say I am a bit obsessive and passionate about what I do – and what I do is make Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. I am committed to it. I am practicing what I try to teach my daughters, and that is follow – and trust – your gut, and let your passions be your guide. It is with the understanding that although I am a simple man, my desires run deep, and I simply want to keep exploring the wine’s depth and breadth. It’s this visceral desire that inspired my wife and I to embark on this leg of our wine-journey. This is not an arrogant expression of mastery, as I am the forever-student with the vines as my teacher. Why “Tongue Dancer Wines”? We wanted to create an image of taste - and as hard as that is sometimes, we think this label captures what we’re trying to convey. This wine will surely dance on your tongue. To family and good friends, " ~ James MacPhail

We have 6 cases left. Thank you, , for luvin' this wine! Stop the presses, spring/summer 2026 just got better. Tongue Da...
06/12/2026

We have 6 cases left.

Thank you, , for luvin' this wine!

Stop the presses, spring/summer 2026 just got better. Tongue Dancer Wines (TDW) has introduced a new rosé, and it’s magnificent. “The Sly One,” a cheeky moniker from TDW, has previously been used for select Pinots and Chardonnays, but now the family has expanded it to rosé as well. It’s also their first rosé from Anderson Valley and hopefully not their last — it’s that good. Like all of their rosé wines, it’s made with 100% Pinot Noir and uses the saignée method — a winemaking technique of “bleeding off” a portion of juice after a brief period of skin contact (just six to eight hours in this case). We have been smitten with TDW’s Pinots from Anderson Valley, so when a rosé from this appellation arrived, we had high expectations, and these expectations were exceeded. It’s truly one of the finest rosé wines that we have ever tasted.

BevX Score: 5 Stars / 97 points

https://bevx.com/wine/tongue-dancer-wines-the-sly-one-rose-25/

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06/12/2026

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We are thrilled to welcome an incredible lineup of rockstar winemakers to this year’s Bacigalupi Vineyard Designate Tasting Event "Meet the Makers Seminar"

This unique seminar-style tasting will showcase 12 wines crafted from Bacigalupi Vineyard grapes, each made by a different winemaker. The result is a rare opportunity to experience how individual winemaking philosophies shape wines from the same vineyard.

Together, we'll explore the critical decisions that influence a wine's character, including vineyard blocks, clones, soil composition, fermentation choices, barrel programs, aging techniques, and more.

We're also proud to support Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area with a portion of ticket sales and proceeds from the silent auction benefiting this incredible organization and the life-changing work they do.

Space is limited and this event is expected to sell out.

Saturday, July 18th from 11am-2pm
Grand Cru Custom Crush 1200 American Way, Windsor
Ticket price includes wine seminar and lunch to follow

We're pouring! James has been pouring at this event since 2004 (with his 2002 Toulouse from MacPhail Wines days), and s...
06/07/2026

We're pouring! James has been pouring at this event since 2004 (with his 2002 Toulouse from MacPhail Wines days), and since WE have 'Rambling Fox' from AV, we'll be side by side with MFW on Saturday.

The link below takes you to our Events Page with all the details.

See you there!

Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired. — Martha Graham

This is a subtle and nuanced version of the 2023 & 2023. Fermented & aged in a big Amphorae !
05/21/2026

This is a subtle and nuanced version of the 2023 & 2023. Fermented & aged in a big Amphorae !

Tongue Dancer Tolmasoff Vineyard Chardonnay 24 is our Beverage of the Week. The wine formerly known as “Magnolia Montrachet,” a nod to the Montrachet Chardonnay clone grown in this great Dry Creek vineyard… — https://icont.ac/51hVK

Well, good morning to YOU! 💥
05/21/2026

Well, good morning to YOU! 💥

Although I have never really heard someone explicitly say it, I get the feeling that it is somehow “not cool” to say you like Chardonnay, particularly if you are male. I do not know if …

This wine is such a changing darling! Thank you BevX for taking the time to taste what she’s all about. 🦊😋
05/09/2026

This wine is such a changing darling!

Thank you BevX for taking the time to taste what she’s all about. 🦊😋

Tongue Dancer Pratt Vineyard Chardonnay 24 is our Beverage of the Week. The 2024 vintage represents the seventh release of Tongue Dancer Wines’ Pratt Vineyard/Irwin Lane Chardonnay, or simply the “Flying Barrel”… — https://icont.ac/51hop

05/05/2026

This is Geoff Bedrogian. He and his wife Marla are the owners of 'Vineyard eleven' Vineyard here in Russian River. They are the stewards of the land that grows amazing grapes - for us, as well as for their own brand (below). If you get the chance to visit them at their tasting room, you'll love it. They are both wonderful people who truly care about what they do.

We are grateful for our relationship with them.

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Just picked up our most recent etched 3.0 liters. Pretty gorgeous, right?
04/28/2026

Just picked up our most recent etched 3.0 liters. Pretty gorgeous, right?

04/26/2026

Tongue Dancer Wines Vineyard eleven Pinot Noir 24 is our Beverage of the Week. We are pleased to see the 2nd vintage of TDW Vineyard Eleven Pinot Noir. Like its predecessor, this Pinot goes to 11... https://icont.ac/51gU9

Pretty wild.
04/22/2026

Pretty wild.

Same rows, different story…2025 vs 2026 — and this season is already sprinting ahead.
Stronger growth, fuller canopies, and a head start we’re not taking for granted.
Nature set the pace… we’re just keeping up.

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