Women’s Wine Competition Winner!
Congratulations to Lisa Amaroli and the entire winemaking and production team for receiving top honors at the International Women’s Wine Competition! 2014 Tribute won Best of Show Red! Only six Best of Show winners were selected, and more than 1,150 wines were judged.
Gold Winner at the SF Chronicle Wine Competition!
Excited to announce that Benziger 2013 Three Blocks Cabernet Sauvignon brought home a GOLD MEDAL at the SF Chronicle Wine Competition! Grab a few bottles to try for yourself!
Uncorked Wine Competition!
Our Sonoma County Cab made it to the big show, in Dallas. NBC, DFW picked up some winners from the Uncorked Wine Competition this month and our Cab was a big winner! Thanks To all of our Dallas/Fort Worth fans. Cheers! Read the full article here.
Joaquin’s Inferno make 100 Best Wines of Sonoma!
Sonoma Magazine chose Joaquin’s Inferno as one of its 100 Best wines of Sonoma! We know how much we love it, but it’s great to hear how much others do as well! Cheers.
2014 Joaquin’s Inferno receives Best of Class!
The 2014 Joaquin’s Inferno received Best of Class and will be poured at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair Sept30-Oct2. Hope to see you there! Cheers
What To Drink Now: 20 Wines Under $20
Thanks to Side Dish from DMagazine for having us on their list. “…. wine that is good for the earth, and tastes delicious.” “…a great bottle of wine can cost a fortune, it doesn’t have to. Click here for the full article
12 Standout California Pinot Noirs
Wine Spectator Online, New reviews of the 2013s from the North Coast, June 2015 If you fancy elegance and finesse, the 2013 California Pinots will be a welcome guest at your dinner table. Here we’ve selected some enticing bottlings from Sonoma, Mendocino and beyond. It’s a diverse lineup of established names and new faces, and […]
Planet Earth says, ‘Thanks’
Examiner.com, April 24, 2015, By Julia Hollister “The Sonoma County winery’s 2013 chardonnay ($16) is a classic example of the popularity of this varietal. The vines started their road to perfection early so there was abundant “hang time.” Subtle aromas of red apple and toasty brioche lift the curtain on pear, apricot and butter flavors […]
The Inimitable Wines of Mike Benziger
The Organic Food Guy Blog, April 27, 2015, By Jeff Cox “I’ve known Mike Benziger, who runs Benziger winery in Glen Ellen, California, with the help of many family members, for about 25 years at least. I watched with interest as he went organic and my interest picked up further when he went Biodynamic. In […]
One Of California’s Best $20 Cabernet Sauvignons
Forbes, May 8, 2015, By Katie Kelly Bell “Benziger Winery has been in operation since 1980 and it remains one of the few family-run wineries in California. Yet, what most impresses me about Benziger isn’t their legacy of family-run winemaking, but their full-on commitment to doing the right thing in terms of agriculture. In fact, they […]