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THE CURRENT ISSUE
VOL 8, ISSUE 12 |
Mar 11, 2010
ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE:
Clos Pepe: A Grape named Pinot, a Vigneron, a Facilitator, a Dead Head, a Dog named Bud, and a Horse named Charlemagne Whole Cluster Fermentation: A Wild Card Kalin Cellars: Courting Unami Carr Vineyards & Winery: Urban Winery with a Wine Country Soul Benziger Pinot Noir Program Now Shines And there's more »
Clos Pepe: A Grape named Pinot, a Vigneron, a Facilitator, a Dead Head, a Dog named Bud, and a Horse named Charlemagne Whole Cluster Fermentation: A Wild Card Kalin Cellars: Courting Unami Carr Vineyards & Winery: Urban Winery with a Wine Country Soul Benziger Pinot Noir Program Now Shines And there's more »
The Clos Pepe story begins with a familiar ring. Stephen P. Pepe grew up in northern New Jersey in a second generation
Italian American family whose love of vino was ingrained in their heritage. Stephen dreamed of one day owning his own vineyard. Years of
education intervened as well as a successful career as a partner in an international law firm. Eventually his
new found discretionary income allowed him to collect and drink wines of the Cabernet Sauvignon persuasion,
but he was to soon develop a higher passion for the “infant terrible” of the wine kingdom, Pinot Noir. In 1990,
Stephen married Catherine Hagen, a seminal event that was to take the Clos Pepe story on an adventurous path to the fulfillment of Stephen’s dream.
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WINES REVIEWED IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF PINOTFILE
NV Angelica Sta. Rita Hills Mission Desert Wine
2009 Brewer-Clifton Clos Pepe Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2008 Ambullneo Vineyards Bulldog Pinot Noir
2008 Greg Linn Wines Rim Rock Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2008 Costa De Oro Estate Dijon Clones Gold Coast Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2008 Freestone Vineyards Ovation Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
2008 Freestone Vineyards Pastorale Vineyard Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
2008 Freestone Vineyards Pastorale Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
2008 Freestone Vineyards Quarter Moon Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
2008 Freestone Vineyards Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
2008 Freestone Vineyards Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
2008 Costa De Oro Estate Gold Coast Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2008 Paul Lato “Matinee” California Pinot Noir
2008 Greg Linn Wines White Hills Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Sauvignon Blanc
2008 Zito Family Tres Ninos Vineyard Zinfandel
2008 Costa De Oro Estate Reserva Oro Rojo Gold Coast Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2008 Paul Lato “Le Souvenir” Sierra Madre Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Chardonnay
2008 Clos Pepe Estate Clos Pepe Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2008 Clos Pepe Estate Clos Pepe Vineyard Vigneron Selection Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2008 Paul Lato “Duende” Gold Coast Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2008 Paul Lato “Suerte” Solomon Hills Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2008 Paul Lato “Sine Cera” Fiddlestix Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2008 Paul Lato “Lancelot” Pisoni Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
2008 Gypsy Canyon Trois Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2007 Greg Linn Wines Grangerville Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Greg Linn Wines Hudson Vineyard Carneros Pinot Noir
2007 Greg Linn Wines Le Bon Climat Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Greg Linn Wines Rancho Ontiveras Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Greg Linn Wines Rim Rock Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Kenneth Volk Vineyards Garey Ranch Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Kenneth Volk Vineyards Julia’s Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Kenneth Volk Vineyards Nielson Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Kenneth Volk Vineyards Sierra Madre Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Kenneth Volk Vineyards Solomon Hills Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Kenneth Volk Vineyards The Shivering Rooster San Luis Obispo County Pinot Noir
2007 Westrey Oracle Vineyard Dundee Hills Salud Cuvee Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Row Eleven Viñas 3 Three Vineyards California Pinot Noir
2007 Anaba J McK Vineyard Carneros Pinot Noir
2007 Anaba Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
2007 Russian River Vineyards Mendocino County Pinot Noir
2007 Capiaux Chimera Sonoma County Pinot Noir
2007 Fogdog Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
2007 Fogdog Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
2007 Varner Spring Ridge Vineyard Hidden Block Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir
2007 The Ojai Vineyard Clos Pepe Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2007 A.P. Vin Clos Pepe Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2007 Carr Vineyards & Winery Three Vineyards Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2007 Carr Vineyards & Winery Turner Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2007 Ovation Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
2007 Loring Wine Co Clos Pepe Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2007 Ambullneo Vineyards Big Paw Santa Maria Valley Chardonnay
2007 Ambullneo Vineyards Fang Blanc Santa Maria Valley Chardonnay
2007 Greg Linn Wines Grangerville Santa Maria Valley Chardonnay
2007 Signatera Benziger Giusti Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Signaterra Benziger Bella Luna Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Signaterra Benziger San Remo Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
2007 Copain Clos Pepe Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2007 Ken Brown Clos Pepe Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2007 Roessler Clos Pepe Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2007 Siduri Clos Pepe Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2007 Clos Pepe Estate Clos Pepe Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2007 Freestone Vineyards Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
2007 Clos Pepe Estate Clos Pepe Vineyard Vigneron Selection Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2007 Russian River Vineyards Limited Left Edge Selection Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
2007 Soliste Sonatera Vineyard T Block Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
2007 Ambullneo Vineyards Bulldog Pinot Noir
2007 de Coelo Benziger Quintos Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
2006 Charlie Clay Duelist Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
2006 Ambullneo Vineyards Howling Rim Rock Vineyard Syrah
2006 Gypsy Canyon Lot 2 Santa Rita Creek Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2006 Gypsy Canyon Santa Rita Creek Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2005 Mahoney Vineyards Las Brisas Vineyard Carneros Pinot Noir
2005 Whitcraft Winery Morning Dew Ranch Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
2004 Whitcraft Winery Aubaine Vineyard San Luis Obispo County Pinot Noir
1998 Kalin Cellars Cuvée Sonoma County Pinot Noir
1996 Kalin Cellars Cuvée Sonoma County Pinot Noir
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