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January
 Wine Dinner
Stolpman Vineyards
Monday, January 16, 2012
6:30 Reception – 7:00 Dinner
$119++

We look forward to seeing you!  All the Best, Patrick & Jenny

Stolpman Vineyards

Utilizing organic farming and constant experimentation, Stolpman grows some of the lowest-yielding, most concentrated, and perfectly balanced grapes in Santa Barbara County. From 100% estate-grown fruit, they produce some of the highest quality Rhône varietal wines in California.

The vineyards at Stolpman were originally planted with the sole intention of selling the fruit to other Central Coast wineries such as superstars Sine Qua Non, Ojai Vineyards, Qupé, Jaffurs and Kunin among many others. While continuing to provide fruit to other wineries on a smaller, more selective scale, Stolpman now takes advantage of the outstanding quality of their estate-grown grapes to produce some of the highest quality Rhône varietal wines in California.

Situated on three finger-like ridges leading down from a 1600ft headland, the vineyard blocks have excellent drainage. The defining element of the vineyard is a thin layer of clay-shale above Limestone, which forces the dry farmed vines to search deep into the ground in pursuit of water. The result–some of the smallest, most concentrated, and perfectly-balanced grapes in the entire region. Organic farming and constant experimentation with vineyard plantings and viticultural methods ensure that Stolpman will always be on the forefront in the pursuit of world-class wine in the region.

• Rotie: Stolpman has the only “Côte-Rôtie” styled vineyard in California, so densely planted on a steep hillside, with vine material identical to that of Domaine Rostaing, that one can barely walk through.

• La Cuadrilla: Each year, the full-time vineyard crew (in Spanish, “La Cuadrilla”) is given a small section in the vineyard to manage as they please. After Stolpman’s winemaking team helps them vinify the grapes, the crew divides the wine among its members.

• Winemaker: Sashi Moorman, winemaker for Stolpman Vineyards, as well as Evening Land Vineyards and Sandhi, was a chef in New York City and Washington, DC before becoming a winemaker.

Ballard Canyon – Santa Barbara County

 Stolpman Vineyard is planted to 80 acres of Syrah in Santa Barbara’s Ballard Canyon. Even 25 miles from the coast, the marine influence coming in from the Pacific makes for cool evenings and helps extend the growing season. The rolling hillsides and south facing exposure of the Stolpman Vineyard ensures complete ripeness and produces an amazing concentration, robust dark color and equally rich flavors.

The vines are planted in devigorating and well-draining limestone soils with a full southern exposure. Stolpman Vineyard is managed by perhaps the most respected precision viticulture team in the Central Coast, Coastal Vineyard Care Associates headed by Jeff Newton, who also manages the much talked about Jonata Wine project located next to Stolpman and owned by the owners of Screaming Eagle with consulting winemaker, Michael Rolland. The best way to experience this vineyard is to try one of the compelling wines made from the vineyard from Vie Winery or other prominent wineries including Ojai Vineyard, Jaffurs Wines, Tensley Wines, Carina Cellars Winery, Kaena Wine, Beckmen Vineyards, Kenneth-Crawford Wines, Herman Story Wine, and McPrice Myers, as well as their own wine, Stolpman Vineyards, produced by Sashi Moorman of Piedrasassi and Red Car Wine fame.

More information can be seen at the link below

http://www.winecountrythisweek.com/articles/stolpman-vineyards-0