by Ari Heavner | Nov 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
With purple stained hands and grapes still stuck to our shoes, we arrived in Seattle only days after putting to rest the 2013 harvest. This was our third trip to Washington in as many years. We have learned to take these few days away to create the time to get few...
by Ari Heavner | Aug 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
We’re always on the look out for great sandwiches. Not only do we consider ourselves good winemakers at Idle Cellars, we also think of ourselves as expert sandwich makers. We were delighted to get our wine into the modern Jewish style deli Shorty Goldsteins...
by Ari Heavner | Aug 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
We love Sangiovese at Idle Cellars. In 2008 we made our first and only vintage of the acidic, fruity easy drinking grape and have this year decided to bring it back. After a few years of searching, we finally found a vineyard we wanted to work with; Speedy Creek...
by Ari Heavner | Aug 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Every year the owner of Kick Ranch Vineyards Dick Keenan hosts a wine tasting for all the winemakers who make wine from Kick Ranch fruit. It’s an opportunity for everyone to taste each others different blends from grapes grown a few rows away, discuss wine...
by Ari Heavner | Jun 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
We have dinner parties and cook food at least once a week. This week, we had 12 friends over for dinner and wanted to cook food that paired with champagne and our 2011 Grenache. We decided on an asparagus risotto and halibut over a bed of cherry tomatoes and Leeks. ...
by Ari Heavner | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
As May is here along with Spring time, warm weather, picnics and barbecues it’s time to release more white wine. The 2010 Chardonnay is a lighter crispier wine than it’s 2009 counterpart from the same vineyard; Catherine Bonneau Vineyard in Carneros. We...
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