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The Winery
Ancient Peaks Winery is LARGE, consisting of 14,000 acres with 1,000 acres under vine.
As it turns out Santa Margarita is the only vineyard in the Santa Margarita Ranch AVA in the most southern portion of the AVA. Some of the more interesting factoids of the vineya...
The Winery
Photo ©Michael Kelly
My wife and I met Laura at over twenty years ago at her winery. She acquired the property in 1999. Laura has always been a one-woman show until her husband Michael who is now helping in the vineyard management and Laura continues as the winemaker. Laura has focused on small production artisan win...
Background
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If you notice the labeling states Barbaresco yet is made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes. There are areas in Piedmont, Italy where a small portion of “other grapes” can be added but that is not within the scope of this story. Nebbiolo has been around since the 1200’s, with some controversy as to its or...
The Wine – “Wine is bottled poetry” – Robert Louis Stevenson
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2010 O’Shaughnessy 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is from the west side of the Napa Valley, Mount Veeder. On the eyes, a dark ruby coloring with medium heavy viscosity. On the nose, a woody but sweet briar, with...
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Background
Having just moved to Arizona and all our wines in several storage lockers in Scottsdale, ventured to the local Total Wines to browse and pick up a few bottles of wine until the wine refrigerators were delivered to the house. Picked up several different and unusual wines. This wine, which I w...