2011 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition

We are excited to announce that the 2011 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits competition rated our Balletto 2009 Burnside Road Vineyard Pinot Noir 93 points.  It was also awarded a Gold Medal & Best of Class!!!

"Year's Best Pinot Noirs" - Wine & Spirits Magazine

Wine & Spirits Magazine awarded our 2009 Winery Block Pinot Noir 90 points and our 2009 Burnside Road Vineyard Pinot Noir 88 points in their April issue profiling the "Years Best Pinot Noir".  It's fantastic to see our 2009 vintages showing so well already! 

90 - Balletto 2009 Russian River Valley Winery Block Pinot Noir $34

88 - Balletto 2009 Russian River Valley Burnside Road Vineyard Pinot Noir $40

West Sonoma County Wineries | Spring Open House

West Sonoma County Wineries | Spring Open House
Sunday, April 10th 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
 

WSCW is hosting an open house event.  Purchasing a ticket will give you an all- access pass to some of the finest wines in West Sonoma County! 

All of our family-owned, small production wineries will be pouring award-winning wines and serving some hearty western bites. 

Tickets Sold at the door/cash only:

$20 - regular day pass 

$5 - designated drivers
**Wine Club members are complimentary if they check in at their participating membership winery first**

Balletto Vineyards & Winery - Stop by to have some Zin stew and cornbread! Don’t miss out on a 15% discount on all wine purchases. 

Dutton Estate Winery - Yee Haw! Come try the famous Estate Chili served with cornbread and take advantage of a 20% discount on wines.

Dutton-Goldfield Winery - Buzz on over to Dutton-Goldfield to enjoy special savings on our current release wines and a sweet treat from Lavender Bee Farm. We'll have some of our favorite local purveyors on hand to help celebrate Spring and all we love about West County.

Graton Ridge Cellars - Ride on over to enjoy a 15% discount off wines, 25% off for GR club members. Taste your way through a delicious Chili bar and sample from the barrel.

Hanna Winery & Vineyards - Mosey on down to HANNA Winery for some good ol’ fashioned cobbler.

Marimar Estate Vineyards & Winery - Trot on over to Marimar Estate to enjoy Spanish Tapas paired with our Pinot Noir - sure to satisfy everyone’s taste buds! Your stop will be filled with fun entertainment and special offers just for the day of “How the West was Wine.”

Red Car Winery - Special Open House Offer: 3 bottle Syrah gift package, 30% discount, 40% off for wine club members. Red Car is also offering 10% off cases! Whoa Nellie - what a deal!

Russian River Vineyards - Enjoy a smoked trout and corn hors d'oeuvre in tribute to the Pomo Indians who once had a village on the winery property. Get 15 - 20% off on all current release wines. 

Taft Street Winery - Giddy Up to take advantage of the Open House offers, 15% off bottle purchases, 25% off cases and enjoy a dessert buffet including Cowboy Cookies.

Bottling of Balletto 2010 Teresa's Unoaked Chardonnay

Here's a quick glimpse into the bottling process.  Today we bottled our 2010 Teresa's Unoaked Chardonnay and 2010 Gewurztraminer.

Wine & Spirits Magazine names "Year's Best American Pinot Noirs"

We are happy to announce that we will have the following wines reviewed among the "Year's Best American Pinot Noirs" in the upcoming April 2011 issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine (on-sale March 15).  It's fantastic to see our 2009 vintages showing so well already! 

90 - Balletto 2009 Russian River Valley Winery Block Pinot Noir $34

88 - Balletto 2009 Russian River Valley Burnside Road Vineyard Pinot Noir $40

Also, "cheers" to the great review and rating on Starks Sips of our recently sold out 2008 Burnside Road Vineyard Pinot Noir. If you are lucky enough to currently have a bottle or find it in the marketplace....enjoy every sip of it!

Click here to read review
A delicious example of what makes a great Pinot, great.
Stark Sips: 2008 Balletto Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley Sonoma ($34, 91 pts) 

New Year...New Site!!!!!

We are proud to announce our new site is live...come experience who is behind the Balletto bottle....

Winemaker Anthony Beckman's favorite Holiday wine pairings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY6wobnt4PA