07 Sonoma and Napa Trip Notes

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Very nice notes. Wish I was there!!

Too bad you didn't have an opportunity to visit Mietz and Acorn. Mietz for their very much unheralded Sangiovese which I think would definitely give the Amphora version a run for its money. Acorn for their wonderful field blends that are cofermented like Casa Nuestra's (I guess you don't have much choice other than cofermenting when you have a field blend). They have one with Zin, Syrah, Cinsault, Sangiovese, Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouschet, Mourvedre, Muscat and a few others - and those are all in the same vineyard. When we were there maybe 6 or 7 years ago, they were still trying to identify all the differen varieties in that one vineyard. Judy actually was able to easily identify the Cinsault. We were in the vineyard on a damp, misty March morning walking around while she picked out the Cinsault and Bill Nachbaur verified her picks with an illustrated ampelogrphy text. Fun stuff.