Winery visit with the ladies

Foley Sonoma
Pedro
American Viticulture Area-AVA
Dry wines
The hotter the Climate the beter the bordeaux is going to do
Good grapes=Good wine
1st sip shucks your palate
2nd sip coats the palate
3rd sip, you're absorbing the full flavor

If a label has "estate," all of the grapes are from that land

To test acidity in the wine, sip or taste the wine and then let it out (not spitting) and see how much saliva comes out

Tanins come from the skin and the seed of the grape
Tanins may also come from the barrels

2018 Rose- pinot grape from Russian River Valley Coolest AVA in Sonoma County
Completely direct to consumer- not in any stores
only wine that is not locally sourced
New vs neutral- brand new barrel vs. One that has flavor from previous tastings
1 star
2016  chardonnay-4 stars
2016 Pinot Noir
Bigger style
3 stars
2015 Malbec
97% Malbec 3% Tannat
Tannat - found in Uruguay, derived from "tanin", Light flavor cuts through the fat of a heavier diet
2014 Cabernet Savignon
Three blocks of cab at this winery
Two stars
2014 Merlot
100% merlot
40% new oak compared to 30% in the other varietals

Alexander Valley
14 different grapes
Cabernet is the smallest, thickest skin grape- why it has more tanins

Syrahs are like biting into a dark fruit while Zins are have BlackBerry notes

2018 dry Rose of Sangiovese- 3 stars
2017 Estate Chardonnay-4 stars
Temptation Zin-5 stars

Cyrus Alexander-Alexander valley named after him
He was originally a furrier.  Went even further west and helped establish the land around here
He married a 14 when he was 39
Bought by the Wetzels in the 60s, this has been in that family ever since
The jiffy pop is filled with liquid glycol so they can control the temp.
Tim is your guide
Denise did tasting
Pumass
they farm sustainable; use the leftover as fertilizer
First line provided are those killer insect like lady bugs, lace wings
Fifth largest wine cave in California
0 footprint to dig out the cave because it does not require any heating or cooling
French oak is a thousand to fifteen hundred where American oak is five hundred per barrel
Barrels are charred to light, medium,
Cali the dog, wrie haired Griffon
The cave was done in 3 phases
Total capacity is 10k barrels
The loss of wine is called the angels' share
Barrels are barcoded
There is a small graveyard on the property of the Cyrus and Wetzel families