Monthly Archives: April 2014

Passport to Dry Creek Valley Recap- 25th Anniversary Edition

April 30th, 2014

Photo: Kristen Newsom

Dry Creek Valley Passport Wrap-Up – Our 25th Anniversary Edition

Now that it’s over, we can say unequivocally that our 25th Annual Passport to Dry Creek Valley, which took place over the weekend of April 26-27, was an amazing  success. Overall, it drew around 6,000 wine lovers to 50 of our member wineries, many of which boasted record numbers in wine sales and wine club sign-ups. This beloved two-day event’s signature combination of gourmet food, world-class wine (including barrel samples and new vintages) and live entertainment enticed thousands of visitors looking for an upscale wine weekend experience in an idyllic setting.

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Dry Creek Valley Rosés For Spring

April 15th, 2014

Dry Creek Valley Rosés For Spring

“Rosé is a wine that entertains long before it even passes your lips. Its comely colors have in fact been likened to sunset in a glass.”

~Mark Oldman, Oldman’s Brave New World of Wine

Why rosé for Spring? Between “bud break”, our annual Passport celebration, and the natural resplendence of our idyllic landscape, we spend a lot of time outdoors during the Springtime. There are few winemaking styles that embody the emergence of this spectacular time of year like a chilled glass of rosé wine. Here in Dry Creek Valley, rosé is the quintessence of our seasonal surroundings in a glass. And with every swirl, you can share in our Springtime surroundings: sun-dappled trees and blossoming vineyards; bloom-scented meadows and the lush undertow of greenery along the hillsides. It’s the sunset of our longer days and dry oven nights… and it’s the perfect outdoor wine.

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Bud Break In Dry Creek Valley

April 9th, 2014

Photo: Dry Creek Vineyard

It’s Nature’s version of Sleeping Beauty and it happens every year here in Dry Creek Valley and throughout Sonoma County wine country. As winter weather recedes and the days grow longer, our landscape begins to invigorate itself in the most magnificent ways, transforming dry patches of earth and darkened branches into blooms of color and splendor everywhere you look. And when it comes to the growth cycle in the vineyards, there is no clearer signal of Spring’s arrival than our annual rite of the “bud break”.

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Four More Must-See Winery Themes For Dry Creek Valley’s Passport Weekend

April 8th, 2014

Four More Must-See Winery Themes For Dry Creek Valley’s Passport Weekend

With Passport to Dry Creek Valley nearly upon us, we’re rounding out our Passport series with four more must-see wineries. For this incredible weekend, April 26th-27th, we’re revving up for a unique array of fun, food, games and live entertainment from Dry Creek Valley stalwarts Mounts Family Winery, Papapietro Perry Winery, Pedroncelli Winery and Seghesio Family Vineyards.

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