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03 August 2013

California's Best Wineries: Healdsburg Wineries

By Philip Vonwrede


The wine region of Healdsburg is one of a kind as a destination for wine lovers and regular tourists alike. Healdsburg Wineries have rows of dining places, shops and most importantly, wine tasting rooms. Even if you just venture wine tasting, it is more than enough of a good time for an individual. Visitors are given a ton of options of what to do there and as a wine region, they certainly showcase their wineries such as the following.

Lets start with J Vineyards & Winery. When you witness the wine-making progression of J Vineyards & Winery, you will be surprised that they are very scrupulous with their soil. With Judy Jordan's consult, the winery is able to appreciate the combination of geology, microclimate, land, clone and rootstock and this has raised themselves up and above others in terms of the diverse and distinct wine blends that they are able to develop. Aside from the help of Judy, Melissa Stackhouse is the chief wine maker in J Vineyards & Winery. She has an unrivaled expertise of Russian Rover Valley and thus, the techniques that is used in production translates into elegance and poise in their wine varietals.

Second is Quivira Vineyards & Winery. When you ask the team involved with wine making at Quivira Vineyards & Winery about their philosophy, you might receive some fairly unconventional answers. Here, Huge Chappelle is not just regarded as the winemaker as you would expect in other Healdsburg wineries but he is actually the 'winegrower'. The winery has been selling its wine products by claiming that they are not involved in wine making but actually growth the wine. The winery commits itself to biodynamic farming and when you taste their wine varieties, you can note the purity and vibrancy on the pure wine they make.

Hop kiln winery is a place that you will surely not want to miss and if it is not for wine tasting, you will be amazed by the historic structure. Besides their lovely wines, Hop Kiln winery also a wide selections of other food varieties as well as condiments like the fabulous fig vinegar. Your wine tasting experience is combined with wonderful meat assortments, bread and cheeses that explain why Healdsburg wineries also make a great destination for picnic. Their wine is the best and has a friendly staff and you will definitely want to try the unbelievably priced Zin and Big red.

A personal is Ridge Lytton Springs Vineyards. With the use of environmental sound techniques and materials, Ridge Lytton Springs are best described to be one the promoter of organic wine making practices. Instead of using cultured yeast strains, they employ native yeasts that are grown right in their estate and use it to ferment the grapes. Selection of color, tannins and flavor is also done without the help of commercial enzymes and in effect, has developed the classic flavor in all their wines.

Seghesio Family Vineyards is one of the most popular wine estates in the Healdsburg region. Starting from being a modest wine producer and has consistently developed into a juggernaut that it is now, most specifically in producing Zinfadels in the whole of California. There are five type of Zinfadels that they carry, which are Sonoma County Old Vine, the lone estate at Cortia, San Lorenzo and Home Ranch and its Sonoma County wine bottling.




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