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Thanks! It’s official!

We are proud to announce that Villa del Monte Winery is now licensed, bonded, signed, sealed, and delivered.  Thanks to all of you for your encouragement and support throughout this journey.  We hope to be able to provide you with top quality wine for many years to come.

Launch party

Watch for an invitation to our launch party in the late Spring.  We’ll send more information as we firm up the details.

2009 awards

Our wines placed well in all of the competitions we entered in 2009.  Here are the highlights:

2008 Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains

Silver Medal, Santa Cruz County Fair

2008 Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, Regan Vineyard

Silver Medal, Santa Cruz County Fair

2008 Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, Quenneville Vineyard

Bronze Medal, Santa Cruz County Fair

2007 Chardonnay, Quenneville Vineyard

            Bronze Medal, San Joaquin County Fair

2007 Merlot, Santa Cruz Mountains, Regan Vineyard

Silver Medal, Santa Cruz County Fair

2007 Merlot, Carneros, Moon Vineyard

Silver Medal, Santa Cruz County Fair

2007 Pinot, Quenneville Vineyard

            Silver Medal, San Joaquin County Fair

2006 Chardonnay, Quenneville Vineyard

            Bronze Medal, California State Fair

            Silver Medal, San Joaquin County Fair

2006 Merlot, Carneros, Moon Vineyard

Silver Medal, California State Fair

Second in Class & Silver Medal Winner, San Joaquin County Fair

Gold Medal, WineMaker Magazine

2006 Pinot, Quenneville Vineyard

            Silver Medal, San Joaquin County Fair

2002 Merlot, Carneros, Moon Vineyard

Double Gold Medal, California State Fair

Bronze, San Joaquin County Fair

Bronze Medal, WineMaker Magazine

What’s in the barrel?

We have something for every taste.  The 2008s are aging nicely and will be bottled this year.  The 2009s are looking great—we’re anticipating flavorful, robust, and fruit-filled wines that are highly representative of our winemaking style:

· 2009 Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains (release in the summer)

· 2009 Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains(release in the summer)

· 2009 Syrah Rose(release in the summer)

· 2009 Late Harvest Merlot, Carneros, Moon Vineyard (release winter of 2011)

· 2009 Merlot, Carneros, Moon Vineyard (release winter of 2011)

· 2009 Syrah (release winter of 2011)

· 2008 Late Harvest Merlot, Carneros, Moon Vineyard (release in the winter)

· 2008 Merlot, Carneros, Moon Vineyard (release in the winter)

· 2008 Merlot, Santa Cruz Mountains, Regan Vineyard (release in the winter)

· 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon blend (release in the winter)

Stay in touch

Contact us if you would like more information about our wines or if you want to schedule a private tasting.

We hope you enjoy drinking our wine as much as we enjoy crafting it for you!

www.villadelmontewinery.com

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