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Tag: Carlisle Winery
The 2022’s Out of Barrel with Mike Officer at Carlisle
This past Saturday Mike Officer of Carlisle Winery was gracious enough to host me and a guest at the winery. We tasted through almost a dozen different wines from the 2022 vintage all of which were still in barrel. The 2022 growing season was moderate until a heat spike in early September that necessitated the quick picking of every vineyard…
2018 Carlisle Zinfandel Papera Ranch – Bottle Notes
Carlisle Winery & Vineyards was founded in 1998 by Mike and Kendall Officer. Their passion is clear: Small lots of Zinfandel and Syrah from exceptional, historic vineyards. Many of these vineyards are heritage sites planted by Italian immigrants and date back to the late 1800s . Papera Ranch is situated in the Russian River Valley at the intersection of Piner and…
Zinfandel of the Month – 2015 Carlisle Zinfandel Pagani Ranch
Zinfandel of the Month is a regular feature on Zinfandel Chronicles. Keep in mind that although the Zinfandel of the Month might be an older bottle, the current vintage will be one you can find at retail or via the mailing list. The July Zinfandel of the Month is the 2015 Carlisle Zinfandel Pagani Ranch. I chose this wine as…
2015 Carlisle Zinfandel Montafi Ranch – Bottle Notes
Carlisle Winery & Vineyards was founded in 1998 by Mike and Kendall Officer. Their passion is clear: Small lots of Zinfandel and Syrah from exceptional, historic vineyards. Many of these vineyards are heritage sites planted by Italian immigrants and date back to the late 1800s . Montafi Ranch was planted in 1926. Located farther up the eastern bench of the Laguna…
The Week in Zinfandel – 5/1/23
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2018 Carlisle Zinfandel Piner-Olivet Ranches – Bottle Notes
Carlisle Winery & Vineyards was founded in 1998 by Mike and Kendall Officer. Their passion is clear: Small lots of Zinfandel and Syrah from exceptional, historic vineyards. Many of these vineyards are heritage sites planted by Italian immigrants and date back to the late 1800s . The Piner-Olivet Ranches bottling is a relatively new Zinfandel in the Carlisle portfolio. The wine…
2016 Carlisle Zinfandel Rossi Ranch – Bottle Notes
Carlisle Winery & Vineyards was founded in 1998 by Mike and Kendall Officer. Their passion is clear: Small lots of Zinfandel and Syrah from exceptional, historic vineyards. Many of these vineyards are heritage sites planted by Italian immigrants and date back to the late 1800s . Rossi Ranch was planted by Carlos Rossi in the early 1900’s and is situated in…
The Week in Zinfandel (3/27/23)
Welcome to the latest installment of The Week in Zinfandel. If I missed your post or story please send me a link and I will be sure to include it next week. Happy reading!
2015 Carlisle Zinfandel Carlisle Vineyard – Bottle Notes
Carlisle Winery & Vineyards was founded in 1998 by Mike and Kendall Officer. Their passion is clear: Small lots of Zinfandel and Syrah from exceptional, historic vineyards. Many of these vineyards are heritage sites planted by Italian immigrants and date back to the late 1800s . Carlisle Vineyard, planted in 1927, lies in the Piner/Olivet area of the Russian River Valley.…