Blanc De Blancs Review From Unfiltered, Unfined Blog

Last week several wine writers stopped by the facility in Hopland as part of a Mendocino Wine Country tour. The following is an excerpt from Ben Weinberg's blog UnfilteredUnfined.com who had some great things to say about the less traveled wine region of Mendocino County...  

Weinberg’s Wine Notes #142 - Wine On The Road in Mendocino County 

'After visiting wineries in California’s Lodi, Amador County and Sierra Foothills appellations. I continued on my north-of-Napa journey all the way to Mendocino County.  Mendo is full of laid-back farmers, an impressive green movement, and a whole lot of wine grapes.  This time I was the guest of the Mendocino Winegrape and Wine Commission, and after we toured a bunch of wineries I ended up at the Alsace Festival in Boonville.'

'Just as with my prior visits in Lodi, et al, many of the local wineries in Mendo make less than 2,500 cases of wine across all of their varietals, and not all or even most are nationally distributed.  But these regions have been treated with such meticulous care that it’s hard not to appreciate what many of these pioneers are doing.  If your local wine store doesn’t carry a particular bottle, rest assured that all should be available on each winery’s individual website.'

'...and finally ended up at Terra Savia, another of Mendocino’s organic wineries (they also make olive oil).  There I got to try the best sparkling wine of the tour, a Blanc de Blancs that was all about yellow apples, passion fruit and white peach, with a fine bead and a long finish. 

We'd like to thank Mr Weinberg for taking the time to stop by and write about us and our wonderful region of Northern California. 

Check out UnfilteredUnfined.com