Danielle & Nick's Wedding!

Danielle and Nick, have asked Early Wines to provide wine for their wedding!  With three kits (Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, and Old Vine Red Zinfandel) it's a busy time in the basement cellar.  It's exciting to provide such a special edition Early Wines vintage!! 

Christmas 2012

Santa made an unexpected visit to Early Wines this year!  Workshop Elves started with a bourbon barrel head found in Louisville, KY for authenticity, then outsourced artistic license to a wood carver in Asheville, NC to make this exquisite, one-of-a-kind gift.

Que Syrah Syrah!

Just in time for the holiday's, Early Wines has released a rich California Syrah.  This latest release benefits from the longest aging in our oak barrel to-date: two months in hungarian oak, with a handful of French oak chips added in the final weeks for extra character.  The sleek new label features Earl from his Thanksgiving photo-shoot.  Be sure to see the Label Archives for the backstory.

Christmas Taste Test Results:
1st   Dascomb Cellars 2004 ($28)
2nd  Early Wines 2012 ($11)
3rd   Blackstone 2010 ($10)
4th   Alexander Valley Vineyards
        2008 Vinters Selection($15)
5th   Maycas Del Limari
        2008 Reserva Especial ($20)

Happy Birthday Benjamin!

Benjamin is Earl's best friend, so what better way to celebrate Benjamin's first birthday than with a special release of Early Wines?!  This limited release (only two bottles were made) is packed with organic grape juice - only the finest for the distinguished tastes of the neighborhood's youngest wine connoisseur.

Merry Christmas!!!

The holiday season is in full swing and Earl is getting excited to share good times and good wine with friends and family.  We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

California Grapes

Picked up our fresh California grapes this morning and went straight to work crushing and pressing them.  Two lugs (72lbs) of Cabernet Sauvignon and 1 lug (36lbs) of Merlot were picked up from Washington Winemakers and mechanically crushed/destemmed on site.  Back home we went to work pressing the grapes to get a beautiful rose-color.  It will be a few months until the wine is ready to drink, but after some "lessons learned" from Harvest Fest, we have high hopes for this batch!!

Yo Ho Ho and a Bucket of Grapes

The First Annual Harvest Festival was indeed an Event!  Our neighbor, Benjamin set (perhaps) a new world record for youngest grape stomper, nearly 108lbs of grapes were manually destemmed and quality inspected by our guests, and Early Wines "Rin Zin Zin" came in 1st place in the latest Double Blind Taste Test!!!

Final Results:
1st   Early Wines "Rin Zin Zin" ($9)
2nd  Truett-Hurst ($20)
3rd   Montoya ($14)
4th   Bonterra ($10)
5th   Ravenswood ($7)