Woodworth Vineyards Pinot Noir Wins A Top Award
Temecula, CA (PRWEB) March 20, 2011
Woodworth Vineyardâs 2008 Pinot Noir won a Gold Medal at the 9th Annual Pinot Noir Summit and finished third in its judging category. Itâs the only Pinot Noir still wine grown and produced in the Temecula Valley wine region.
Woodworthâs 2008 Pinot Noir achieved scores of 93 and 94 from judges who tasted more than 360 competing wines from the United States, France, Italy, Australia and New Zealand.
âWeâre obviously ecstatic that a panel of judges including sommeliers, wine makers, wine writers, chefs and wine lovers, determined that our Pinot was among the best,â said Marlene Woodworth, who owns the winery with her winemaker husband, Gary. âIt was even more exciting that we won while competing against traditional Pinot Noir strongholds such as Carneros in Napa, Santa Barbara and Russian River.â
Southern California is generally considered too hot to grow Pinot Noir. Woodworth Vineyards, however, enjoys a unique micro-climate with warm days and very cool nights coupled with coastal fog in the mornings, an ideal environment for Pinot.
âPinot Noir lovers spoke out loud and clear at the 9th Annual Pinot Noir Summit,â Barbara Drady, Pinot Noir Summit organizer and wine evangelist. âIn an unmistakable statement of preference, they embraced wines of elegance and varietal authenticity rather than burly Syrah-like Pinots, the muscular Pinot Noirs made popular by a few influential reviewers and their publications.â
Described as the âmost romantic of wines,â the 2008 Pinot Noir from Woodworth has notes of bright cherry and little bit of spice followed by a big berry taste accentuated by soft tannins and a lingering finish with smoky hints of tobacco. Gary and Marlene Woodworth produce all of their wines in small batches. Only 140 cases of the 2008 Pinot Noir were made. Video of wine expert and chef Patrick Bartlett discussing Woodworth Vineyards Pinot Noir.
The Woodworths purchased 45 acres in De Luz in 2000. Eight acres are planted with grapes, including nearly 3 acres devoted exclusively to Pinot Noir. The Pinot vines were grafted onto Syrah, Carmenere and Cabernet Sauvignon root stock over the last five years. Woodworth Vineyards also produces Chardonnay, Syrah, Merlot, a White Merlot (Golden Maggie), a blend of Chardonnay and Muscat (Sweet Sophie) and a red blend (Black Dog).
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A Sexy Pinot
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (PRWEB) August 26, 2006
âThe word to describe this wine is sexy.â Those were the words of acclaimed Australian-born sommelier Matt Skinner to describe Craggy Rangeâs 2003 Te Muna Road Vineyard Pinot Noir, on Saturdayâs episode of legendary chef Gordon Ramsay âs show âThe f wordâ.
Tasting the wine with Ramsay, he said a prerequisite for successfully matching wine with food was sexy wine. Looks like Craggy Rangeâs Martinborough Pinot Noir fits the bill perfectly.
This is yet another Craggy Range wine to be applauded by the worldâs wine press. Their 2002 Le Sol (Syrah) was given 94 points by leading wine critic Robert M. Parker Jr., while their 2005 Te Muna Road Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc recently got a score of 90 in Wine Spectator magazine.
Craggy Range, single vineyard single minded.
For further information:-
Lucy Chambers
Brands and Communications Manager
Craggy Range Vineyards Ltd
Ph: 06 873 7126
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