Fort Ross-Seaview AVA

10/19/2014

It couldn't have been a more beautiful day today on the coast for the Wine Festival. Thank you to all who came. We'll post photos soon!

10/17/2014

Williams Selyem - PRECIOUS MOUNTAIN VINEYARD
www.williamsselyem.com

Wineries can not only create some great wines, they can also do so much more to support their local communities. The Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction, which benefits local Sonoma County charities, raised $4 Million at the end of August this year. The WS auction lot item, a three-night stay for four & private dinners at Blackberry Farm in Tennessee, sold for $100,000! Read the entire article here: http://bit.ly/1rMMtMQ

Get your tickets here by Friday October 17 for the Grand Tasting, & join us in this experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com

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It was plenty hot at the Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction on Aug. 31, and it wasn’t just the temperature. Vintners raised a record $4 million, more than double the $1.5 million haul of last year. By the end of the three-day Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, a total of $5 million had been raised for local char…

10/17/2014

Wild Hog Vineyard
www.wildhogvineyard.com

Interested in organic wines? Well, Daniel & Marion Schoenfeld are dedicated to farming & gardening without the use of chemical additives, insecticides, or herbicides. They have been certified by California Certified Organic Farmers since 1981. They even have a permanent cover crop of clovers & grasses grown between the rows to hold & feed the soil and provide an environment for beneficial insects!

Get your tickets here by Friday October 17 for the Grand Tasting, & join us in the experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com

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Williams Selyem - PRECIOUS MOUNTAIN VINEYARD

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Wild Hog Vineyard, making premium Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon wines since 1990.

10/17/2014

WesMar Winery ~ HELLENTHAL VINEYARD
www.wesmarwinery.com

WesMar Winery is the result of the combined efforts of Kirk Wesley Hubbard & Denise Mary Selyem, & of course their dog Zoey! The couple learned about wine making & the wine business from Ed Selyem, Denise's father from Williams & Selymen Winery in the mid 90's. They left in 2000 to start their own winery: WesMar Winery.

Get your tickets here by Friday October 17 for the Grand Tasting, & join us in the experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com

UP NEXT:
Wild Hog Vineyard

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10/16/2014

Tin Barn Vineyards - CORYELLE VINEYARDS
www.tinbarnvineyards.com

TBV are local ~ "San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition" & international "Sunset International Wine Competition" wine competition winners. We share with you a link from their FB page as an insight to the workings of the minds that make award winning wines.

Get your tickets here by Friday October 17 for the Grand Tasting, & join us in the experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com

UP NEXT:
WesMar Winery- Hellenthal Vineyard

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The Great Explainer reminds us that our divisions of life are artificial and arbitrary.

10/16/2014

Siduri Wines - HIRSCH VINEYARDS
www.siduri.com

Siduri is the Babylonian Goddess of wine. Siduri is also the realized dream of two wine lovers - Dianna & Adam Lee. A passion for Pinot Noir led them to produce a small quantity of Pinot from a 1994 vintage. Come taste for yourself what they're prouducing now!

Get your tickets here by Friday October 17 for the Grand Tasting, & join us in the experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com

UP NEXT:
Tin Barn Vineyards - Coryelle Vineyards

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Jon Bonne' called Adam Lee of Siduri "California's Bete Noire" of the low alcohol wine set. In partial response, Adam chose to wear his Brain Ferry "Bete Noi...

10/15/2014

The national recognition for our Wine Festival stars keeps pouring in. Congratulations to Backyard for receiving a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand! There are still a few luncheon tickets available where you can sample Chef Marianna's fare paired with a first-rate wine from our AVA.

It's that time of the year: The 2015 stars for the annual Michelin Guide are set to be revealed next Tuesday, and as is tradition, Michelin's anonymous inspectors unveiled their Bib Gourmand picks ...

10/15/2014

Martinelli Winery - THREE SISTERS VINEYARD
www.martinelliwinery.com

The Martinelli Family looks forward Mr. Robert Parker's thoughts on their wines...come up on Saturday October 18 to sip coastal cool wines on beautiful bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Fort Ross, & gather your own thoughts.

Get your tickets here by Wednesday October 15 for the Grand Luncheon, or by Friday October 17 for the Grand Tasting, & join us in the experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com

UP NEXT:
Siduri Wines- Hirsch Vineyards

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10/15/2014

Special rates at the FLAMINGO RESORT & SPA for guests of the Wine Festival. $199 for a Superior King or Dbl-Dbl. By advance reservation only. Call 707 545 6430 and reference the Fort Ross-Seaview Wine Festival.
http://www.flamingoresort.com/

Wine Country Conference Resort and Spa 4 Star Accomdations, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Ca (800) 848-8300

10/15/2014

Introducing the 4th wine paring during our Grand Luncheon ~ the 2012 FORT ROSS VINEYARD LATE HARVEST CHARDONNAY (FORT ROSS VINEYARD & WINERY - SONOMA COAST), to be paired with Marianna Gardenhire ~ Pastry Chef-Proprietor Backyard, Forestville: Cheesecake, Candied Pumpkin, Toasted Pepitas, and Crisp Meringue.

FORT ROSS VINEYARD, the closest vineyard to the ocean in California, clings to the steep slopes of the Wild Sonoma Coast. The cool Maritime climate slowly and evenly ripens the grapes. www.FortRossVineyard.com

Get your tickets here by tomorrow, Wednesday October 15, & join us in the experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com

NEXT UP:
Flamingo Resort & the rest of the 7 participating wineries.

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10/14/2014

Learn more about our Oct 18 Wine Festival Grand Luncheon chefs ~ here's our 4th one...

Meet Chef Marianna Gardenhire ~ Chef and Pastry Chef-Proprietor Backyard, Forestville. She's excited about their NEW website, so check it out below!

Chef Gardenhire will present CHEESECAKE, CANDIED PUMPKIN, TOASTED PEPITAS, and CRISP MERINGUE paired with 2012 Fort Ross Vineyard Late Harvest Chardonnay.

Join us! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com

http://www.backyardforestville.com/

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