Wine
Makers & Top Rated Wines Shine at
Santa Barbara Vintners Weekend
The
kick-off event for the weekend long Santa Barbara County spring
vintner's celebration was a 90+ Points top rated wine and dine
event held in the rotunda of The Fess Parker, a Doubletree by
Hilton Resort, overlooking the Santa Barbara harbor.
Douglas Margerum, Margerum Wine Company
Wines
poured at this event, as the sun was setting, included those which
had achieved 90+ Points during the period of time from 2004 to
2014 by a select panel of wine publications and wine critics.
To be eligible for participation each vintner was required to
provide a published review from these industry sources.
Ryan & Jessica Carr, Carr Winery
Qualifying
vintners participating included:
Alta Maria Vineyards 2012 Chardonnay 89-91 Points, Jeb Dunnuck,
Wine Advocate and 2011 Pinot Noir Reserva 90-92+ Points - Jeb
Dunnuck, Wine Advocate; Native9 2010 Pinot Noir Rancho Ontiveros,
93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate; Ampelos Wines 2012 Voignier
Phi Santa Barbara County, 90 Points - Stephen Tanzer, International
Wine Cellar, 2009 Syrah Sta. Rita Hills 'Gamma' 90 points - Stephen
Tanzer, Wine Spectator; Blair Fox Cellars 2010 Grenache Fox Family
Vineyard, 91 Points, Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate; 2010 Syrah Fox
Family Vineyards 93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, 2010
Petite Syrah Fox FamilyVineyards 90 Points - Jeb Dunnuck, Wine
Advocate; Margerum Wine Company 2012 Sauvignon Blanc Sybarite
Santa Ynez Valley 91 Points - Josh Raynold, Stephen Tanzer, International
Wine Cellar; 2010 Syrah Colson Canyon Vineyard Santa Barbara County
92 Points - Josh Reynolds, Stephen Tanzer, International Wine
Cellar; Buttonwood 2010 Cabernet Franc Santa Ynez Valley 91 Points
- Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's Int'l Wine Cellar, 2009 Merlot
Santa Ynez Valley 90 Points - Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's
Int'l Wine Cellar; Fess Parker Winery &Vineyard 2012 Ashley's
Chardonnay 94 Points Editors' Choice Wine Enthusiast and 91 Points
Stephen Tanzer, 2011 Ashley's Pinot Noir 91 Points - Stephen Tanzer
and 91 Points Anthony Galloni, 2010 Rodney's Vineyard Syrah 92
Points - Cellar Selection Wine Enthusiast and 91 Points Stephen
Tanzer and 91 Points - Anthony Galloni; Larner Vineyard &
Winery 2009 Elemental Red Wine G-S-M (Santa Ynez Valley) 90 Points
- Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast, Larner 2009 Estate Grown Syrah
(Santa Ynez Valley) 92 Points - Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast;
Foxen Vineyard & Winery Year's Best US Syrah & Top Scoring
Santa Barbara County Syrah - 2011 Syrah, Tinaquaic Vineyard (Estate),
Santa Maria Valley 94 Points - Wine & Spirits Magazine, 2012
Chardonnay, Bien Nacideo Vineyard, Block UU, Santa Maria Valley
91 Points - Wine & Spirits Magazine; Jaffurs Wine Cellars
2012 Grenache Blanc, Thompson Vineyard 91 Points - Josh Reynolds,
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, 2010 Syrah, Thompson
Vineyard 93 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate; Beckmen Vineyards
2012 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Viognier 90 Points - Jeb Dunnuck,
Wine Advocate, 2011 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Syrah, 93 Points
- Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advisor, 2011 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Clone
#1 Syrah 94 Points - Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advisor; Kaena 2011 Kaena
Grenache Santa Ynez Valley Tierra Alta Vineyard 92 Points - James
Laube, Wine Spectator, 2011 Kaena Syrah Ballard Canyon Tenth Anniversary
Tierra Alta Vineyards 92 Points - James Laube, Wine Spectator;
Longoria 2006 Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills, Fe Ciega Vineyard 92
Points - Joshua Green, Wine &Spirits Magazine, 94 Points Pattterson's
The Tasting Panel Magazine, 91 Points Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer,
International Wine Cellar, 2007 Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills, Fe
Ciega Vineyard 91 Points Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer, Int'l
Wine Cellar - 93 Points Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast; Melville
2012 Pinot Noir Estate Sta. Rita Hills 92 Points - Josh Raynolds,
Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar; Pali Wine Company 2011
Fiddlestix Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills 93 Points - E.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, 2011 Cargasachi Vineyard Pinot Noir,
Sta. Rita Hills 92 Points - E. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, 2011
Rancho la Vina Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills 92 Points - E. Robert
Parker, Wine Advocate; Refugio Ranch 92 Points - E. Robert Parker,
Wine Advocate, 2011 Escondrijo 92 Points - E. Robert Parker, Wine
Advocate, 2010 Barbareno 91 Points - E. Robert Parker Wine Advocate;
Sanford Winery & Vineyard 2010 Sanford Pinot Noir Sanford
and Benedict Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills 93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck,
Wine Spectator & 94 Points - The Wine Enthusiast, 2010 Sanford
Pinot Noir la Rinconada Vineyard 91 Points - Jeb Dunnuck, Wine
Spectator, 2010 Sanford La Rinconada Chardonnay 92 Points - Jeb
Dunnuck, Wine Spectator, 2010 Sanford Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills
90 Points - James Laube, Wine Spectator; Solminer 2012 Gruner
Veltliner John Sebastian Vineyard 92 Points - Antonio Galloni's
Vinous, Solminer 2012 Dry Riesling Rancho Sisquoc Vineyard 91
Points - Antonio Galloni's Vinous; Tantara Santa Maria Valley,
2011 Pinot Noir Solomon Hills Santa Maria Valley 92 Points - Antonio
Gollani, 2011 Pinot Noir Nacido Vineyard Adobe, Santa Maria Valley
92 Points - Antonio Gollani; Tercero 2009 Cuvee Christie SB 91
Points - Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's Int'l Wine Cellar, 2009
Syrah Larner Vineyard 91 Points - Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's
Int'l Wine Cellar, 2012 Viognier White Hawk 91 Points - Josh Raynolds,
StephenTanzer's Int'l Wine Cellar; Transcendence 2012 Pinot Noir
la Entcantada Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills 92 Points, 2012 Transcendence
Chardonnay Zotovich Vineyard - 91 Points, 2012 Transcendence Pinot
Noir "F" Street 91 Points.
Bacara Resort & Spa Appetizers
Appetizers
and desserts were provided by Bacara Resort & Spa, Fess Parker
"Rodney's Grill" Restaurant, Catering Connection, Blush
Restaurant & Lounge, Decadence Fine Cakes, Village Modern
Foods, Alfresco Picnic, and Global Gardens.
Rodney's Grill Crabcakes
The
annual weekend devoted to the best in wine included a golf tournament,
concert & picnic event, grand tasting, a bevy of sips and
competitions at specific wineries, and more. It was a delicious
weekend in Santa Barbara County, where food and wine lovers converged
to sample acclaimed wines and taste delicious bites with family
and friends.
For
additional information visit www.sbvintnersweekend.com
Bonnie Carroll
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