News And Notes

Rosemary and I just received word that our 2013 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay received a 90 point rating both from Wine Enthusiast and Wine Spectator. The Wine Enthusiast write-up will be in its May issue. See the March 15 note above. The Wine Spectator rating and commentary is in the March 31, 2016 issue. WS says: …

March 13, 2016

This coming Saturday, March 19, 4-6pm, Silverpoint Cellars is sponsoring an art exhibition and opening at di Rosa in Napa. See www.dirosaart.org. Di Rosa is a collection of over 2,000 works of art focusing on the artists of Northern California. The di Rosa galleries are set amidst 200 acres of Napa landscape surrounding the beautiful …

September 24, 2015

Harvest is in full swing! Our Chardonnay was picked two weeks ago. Our valley floor Cabernet Sauvignon came in last week while our mountain Cabernet, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc will be harvested over the next week. Our grapes reflect the common refrain heard this year throughout Napa and Sonoma Counties: * High quality …

June 18, 2015

Our cool growing season continues, allowing our grapes to mature very gradually. Very good news. Indeed, May was the coolest month of 2015 so far (that’s right, colder than Jan-April) in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tourists, bring your sweatshirts if you’re coming to San Francisco this month. On a very geeky art …

March 30, 2015

Last Thursday, we bottled our 2011 Napa Valley Red Wine. Hooray! Grapes for this second vintage of our Red Wine were harvested 3 1/2 years ago. Thereafter, they were aged for 2 years in barrels reserved for each varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. We then created our proprietary blend of …

February 2, 2015

The welcome December rains were followed by the driest January on record. On Thursday, however, we are expecting 3-6″ of rain in the North Bay area. Hooray! Our 2013 Chardonnay has just been bottled and is looking good. Our 2011 Napa Valley Red Wine is spending its final moments in the barrel as it awaits …

August 2, 2014

At last, we have another delicious Chardonnay to offer our terrific and terrifically loyal customers. Our Silverpoint Cellars Chardonnay (Sonoma Coast 2012) is now ready for its October release. After 15 months in the barrel (French oak, 50% new), it continues our tradition of lush and textured wines that retain a sparkling acidity. A …

September 26, 2013

Today saw the beginning of the 2013 harvest for Silverpoint Cellars, our sixth since founding the company in 2008. Our Chardonnay was picked early this morning and is looking delicious. The warm spring was followed by a similarly warm but not too hot summer. As fall arrived, it rained just a bit last …