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14 Feb

Posted at 23:20h in 2025 Wineries, Wineries

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0" css=".vc_custom_1741972999423{margin: 0px !important;padding: 0px !important;border: 0px initial !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1741973180000{margin: 0px !important;padding: 0px !important;border: 0px initial !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] August Briggs Winery [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/AugustBriggsWines" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/AugustBriggsWinery" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]1307 B Lincoln Ave, Calistoga, CA www.augustbriggswinery.com Region: Napa Valley Owner: Matthew Gacso Winemaker: Matthew Gacso About: August Briggs Winery is a collaboration between Matthew Gacso & Colette Milliman whose philosophy is simple: create delicious wines that express the true nature of the vineyards they come from. We focus on finding unique vineyard sites with ideal climates and soils for growing exquisite grapes and finding hidden ‘heritage varietals’ that were long forgotten by most other wineries. Gentle handling, minimal intervention, and strict monitoring of the wine allow their grapes to speak for themselves. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Carignane What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? Having one of our growers bug us about buying Charbono as we already purchased their Zinfandel. We had no idea at the time how to make it or what it was. We decided to give it a shot on his insistence, and it has been an incredible learning experience over the last 20...

10 Mar

Posted at 00:28h in 2024 Wineries, Wineries

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930727903{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Billy D Wines [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/billydwines" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/billydwines" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]PO Box 846 St. Helena, CA 94574 www.billydwines.com Region: Northern California Owner/Winemaker: Billy Davies About: Bucking the norm with delicious, down-to-earth natural wines you can really drink. Rooted in the adventure days of 60s and 70s Napa Valley, Billy D remembers the best of times and looks to the future. Old school new. Returning to grapes like Chenin Blanc, Carignan, Napa Gamay (Valdiguie), French Colombard, and Barbera for the pure enjoyment of it. Vibrant wines we just want to drink ourselves! What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Napa Gamay (aka Valdiguie) What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? Drinking an Inglenook Charbono from the 1970s at Bern's Steak House. (And drinking Petite Sirah from the 1960s before then!) What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? Personality, intrigue, and well-matched to the original sites![/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="1270" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="1272" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="1267" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="1268" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="1269" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

20 Jan

Posted at 22:18h in 2025 Wineries, Wineries

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Bolt To Wines [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/bolttowines" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/bolttowines" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]1330 Flynn Rd Unit E, Camarillo Ca 93012 www.boltto.com Region: Santa Barbara Owner: Karin Langer Winemaker: Karin Langer About: We work alongside the best winemakers and vineyards on the Central Coast to express the best they have to offer, without the pretense or price of a famous name. We seek to collect the expertise and experience of Central Coast wines under one beautiful label. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Grenache What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? My first real encounter with Grenache was visiting Chateau St Nabor in the Rhone Valley. Seeing 50-60-year-old Grenache vines and trying those wines was transformative. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? They are unique.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2684" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1741973547046{margin: 0px !important;padding: 0px !important;border: 0px initial !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709935356040{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2685" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709935363058{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2683" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1741973553555{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right:...

24 Jan

Posted at 20:17h in 2025 Wineries, Wineries

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Boucher Wines & Worth-Boucher [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/boucherwines" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/boucherwines" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]6485 Calle Real Ste E, Goleta, CA worthboucherwines.com www.boucherwines.com Region: Santa Barbara County Owner: Mindy Worth & Ray Boucher Winemaker: Ray Boucher About: Mindy and Ray produce two brands. Boucher Wines are label-driven, approachable, and easy-going. Worth-Boucher Wines are site-specific, more classic, age-worthy, collectible wines focusing on unique varieties. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Clairette What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? A Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc, a Clairette-dominant blend, was a game- changer. We were so excited to locate some when we relocated our winery from Napa Valley. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? Nothing against the noble varietals, however, the wine world has so much more to offer.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2767" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="2768" img_size="900x750" css="" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="2751" img_size="1000x650" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1741974967131{margin: 0px !important;padding: 0px !important;border: 0px initial !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709935356040{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2747" img_size="full" css=".vc_custom_1741974905696{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"...

08 Mar

Posted at 23:12h in 2024 Wineries, 2025 Wineries, Wineries

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930727903{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Boutz Cellars [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/boutzcellars" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/Boutz_cellars" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]7055 Adelaida Road, Paso Robles Boutzcellars.com Region: Adelaida District, Paso Robles Owner: James & Manoli Boutzoukas Winemaker: James Boutzoukas About: Our story is about father and son embarking on a journey to build a legacy, both of whom have a passion for the outdoors, farming and of course - fine wine! What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Vidiano What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? Visiting wineries in Crete that focus on forgotten indigenous grape cultivars of Crete. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? Unique and unlike any other white grape produces wines that are rich in texture with aromatics of stone fruits and floral aromas.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="1293" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="1288" img_size="full" css=".vc_custom_1739487716916{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2" css=".vc_custom_1709935371833{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="1287" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2" css=".vc_custom_1709935378038{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="1295" img_size="full" css=".vc_custom_1739487210811{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right:...

01 Jan

Posted at 01:45h in 2025 Wineries, 2026 Wineries, San Jose 2026, Wineries

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Brecon Estate [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/breconestate" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/breconestate" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]7450 Vineyard Dr, Paso Robles, CA 93446 www.breconestate.com Region: Paso Robles Owners: Damian and Amanda Grindley Winemakers: Damian Grindley (founding winemaker) and Alex Kemp About: Brecon Estate is a boutique estate winery nestled in the rolling westside hills outside of Paso Robles, California. With an international award-winning winemaker, we strive to produce exquisite and inviting wines for you and us to enjoy. Our wines are small-batch ferments. Each has an individual story to tell and is sold exclusively through our tasting room. Such limited batches tend to sell out rapidly. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Depends on the time of day - currently Albarino or Tannat What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? It was a weird Green variety tasted in the United Kingdom in the mid-80s. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? These grapes haven't been widely planted or ventured far from their native regions, so if you introduce a forgotten variety to a new location, you'll uncover a whole world of untapped flavors and nuances![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right:...

09 Mar

Posted at 00:54h in 2024 Wineries, Wineries

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930727903{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text] The Blending Lab [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/thewineblendinglab" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/theblendinglab" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]5151 w. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90016 https://www.thewineblendinglab.com Region: Los Angeles and Paso Robles Owner: Michael Keller About: The Blending Lab is an urban winery with locations in Paso Robles and Los Angeles. The owners believe that wine is a very personal experience and that drinking wine should be FUN for everyone regardless of their knowledge and preferences. In addition to more traditional tasting flights, The Blending Lab offers a unique opportunity for customers to learn more about making & blending wine in our regularly scheduled wine blending classes. Become a winemaker for the day and make your own wine blend at The Blending Lab Los Angeles or Paso Robles. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Current grape crush Touriga Nacional & Cinsault What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? It was Pinotage! I was 18 and in school (college) in Switzerland, exploring a local wine shop and found an African wine. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? Discussing them in wine blending classes and opening up their minds as wine...

14 Feb

Posted at 03:14h in 2026 Wineries, 2027 Wineries, Los Angeles 2026, San Jose 2027, Wineries

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Benessere Vineyards [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/visitbenessere" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/benesserevineyards" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]1010 Big Tree Road, St. Helena, CA 94574 benesserevineyards.com Region: Napa Valley Owners: Benish Family Winemaker: Matt Reid About: Benessere Vineyards is a family-owned, estate winery in the heart of St. Helena, dedicated to showcasing the depth, elegance, and age-worthiness of Italian varietals in Napa Valley. Rooted in our estate vineyards and guided by a hands-on, small-lot approach, we focus on wines that balance purity of fruit with structure, texture, and a true sense of place. We’re passionate about championing “undiscovered” grapes—varieties that don’t always get the spotlight, but absolutely deserve it. That’s what makes Benessere a natural fit for the Festival of Undiscovered Grapes: we’ve built our reputation on bringing Italian varietals to the forefront, crafting wines that feel both distinctive and unmistakably Napa. Whether you’re new to these grapes or already a fan, we love sharing the story behind each bottling and why these varieties belong at the table—and in your cellar. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? My favorite undiscovered grape to work with is Falanghina. I always find...

13 Dec

Posted at 20:42h in 2026 Wineries, San Jose 2026, Wineries

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930727903{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Brosseau Wines [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/brosseauwines" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]3344 Paul Davis Dr. Unit 3&4, Marina, CA 93933 www.brosseauwines.com Region: Monterey County Owner: Bill Brosseau Winemaker: Bill Brosseau About: Brosseau Wines specializes in wines from our certified organic vineyard, Brosseau Vineyard Chalone Appellation.  The vineyard is where Bill grew up and was always fascinated by differing grape varietals and their expression on the land.  The new winemaking facility is less than one mile from the Pacific Ocean in the cool Monterey Bay, Marina, CA. Optimal climate high-end winemaking and cellaring.  Come visit us for a tasting! What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Grenache! What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? It was Chalone Chenin Blanc - a very spirited wine with so much vitality and dimension. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? The challenge of learning and self-refinement without many renditions in the marketplace to learn from.  I’m a curious winemaker and always game for something different.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="6099" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="6102" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="6101" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1709946057911{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px...

28 Feb

Posted at 23:00h in 2025 Wineries, Wineries

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Bushong Vintage Company [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook-f" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/BushongVintageCompany" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/BushongVintageCompany" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]565 12th St, Paso Robles, CA 93446 www.bushongvintagecompany.com Region: Paso Robles Owner: Jason Bushong Winemaker: Jason Bushong About: Bushong Vintage Company, where the passion for winemaking meets over two decades of craftsmanship. With a focus on high-fidelity wines, Jason Bushong, Winemaker, and Owner, has dedicated himself to producing exceptional varietals from the Central Coast. Specializing in a selection of crisp & aromatic whites and rich red blends. Sourcing fruit from the esteemed vineyards of Paso Robles and the Central Coast, each bottle bears a label that pays homage to the harmonies of music, reflecting the soulful essence of Bushong Vintage Company Wines. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Tannat What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? I fell in love with wine based on the diversity of grapes used in its production. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? It’s a never-ending learning experience, so many varieties regions, techniques, and styles. But the basis is the amazing number of varieties of wine grapes, that’s where a wine starts its life.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"...