2003 Syrah, The "A" Barrel

 

We purchased this label off of the Internet. Donna picked it out. It is Monet's painting of the Garden at Givenchy

2006 Sangiovese

 

I picked this one out. It is a copy of Van Gogh's painting entitled "Irises".

2007 Rosé Tempranillo

 

This was another one that I put together.

2005 Red House Red

 

Named for one of my favorite Blues tunes.

The fine print reads, " An amusing blend of everything we could not use elsewhere".

2006 Tempranillo

 

Donna and I found this image on the Internet. She named the wine. It is probably our favorite label thus far.

2005 Cabernet

2005 Cabernet Franc

 

This label was commissioned by us from an artist named Allison Buckholtz. Our friend Jeff Hayes printed these lables on waterproof water bottle label stock.

We have also put up some of Allison's ideas that she used in developing this label for us. Her sketches are HERE, HERE and HERE.

2003 Redemption Red Table Wine

The inscription at the bottom reads, "Screw the French...Drink our stuff"

Donna found this art work in the Internet and liked it so much I bought her a lithograph of it from the author. We will frame it and hang it in one of the guest bedrooms. We bottled this on Saturday May 31, 2008 at the home of Fred and Marcia in Santa Cruz, CA who hosted a great party.

The wine itself is pretty good. This is the first batch of Cabernet that we rescued from the Barnes' vineyard. It had been watered a bit too much and had some PM which we picked around as best we could. Mike had the bright idea of adding 3.5 gallons of Petite Verdot to the barrel and some Liquigum to improve the mouth feel. In essence it is a bit weak for a cab but it has a nice smooth finish and the tannins and acid are pretty much spot on.