Thursday, May 9, 2013

California's Best Wineries: Healdsburg Wineries

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By Philip Vonwrede


With tons of things that one can do in Healdsburg Wineries, it is definitely one exceptional place for one to visit. This great wine region features a lot of boutiques, diverse cuisine and most notably, tasting rooms. The tasting rooms are more than sufficient for almost everyone that they won't have to drive far just to fill their day. Here are some of the best wineries in Healdsburg:

J Vineyards & Winery is my first pick. J Vineyards & Winery is a bit different from other wineries in the country. Their production process starts at the very soil that they grapes are planted. With the special skills of Judy Jordan, it is able to grasp the importance of geology, climate conditions, clone, soil, and rootstock in forming different blends of wine. It is steadily improving and that progress can be seen by locals as well as those who come back there. Melissa Stackhouse, the main wine maker, has brought them to great heights in producing the best quality of wine, with an immense knowledge of Russian Rover Valley. Because of this, the techniques that they use in wine making has reflected into an more refined and unique taste.

Next, Quivira Vineyards & Winery is my next pick. The attitude of everyone from Quivira Vineyards & Winery is quite different from others. Huge Chappelle is the head wine maker in the estate, although he might grimace if he hears you say that. The winery views their overall process as not making of wine, instead they insist that they grow wine. They are fairly well known for producing one of the finest wine. They apply several different techniques in farming that are biodynamic and in turn, you will taste the pureness and effervescent flavor in their wine varietals.

Hop kiln winery is a place that you will surely not want to miss and if it is not for wine tasting, you will be amazed by the historic structure. Besides their lovely wines, Hop Kiln winery also a wide selections of other food varieties as well as condiments like the fabulous fig vinegar. Your wine tasting experience is combined with wonderful meat assortments, bread and cheeses that explain why Healdsburg wineries also make a great destination for picnic. Their wine is the best and has a friendly staff and you will definitely want to try the unbelievably priced Zin and Big red.

There's not place like, Ridge Lytton Springs Vineyards. The philosophy of wine making at Ridge Lytton Springs Vineyards includes having the grapes entirely fermented with the native yeasts sourced from their vineyards rather than the cultured yeast strains. Here, extraction of color, tannins and flavor is done without using commercial enzyme which explains the classic tasting of their wines. Ridge Lytton Springs Vineyards is best known for using a socially and environmentally responsible wine making approach.

Seghesio Family Vineyards is one of the most popular wine estates in the Healdsburg region. Starting from being a modest wine producer and has consistently developed into a juggernaut that it is now, most specifically in producing Zinfadels in the whole of California. There are five type of Zinfadels that they carry, which are Sonoma County Old Vine, the lone estate at Cortia, San Lorenzo and Home Ranch and its Sonoma County wine bottling.




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