Rodney Strong Vineyards/The best of Sonoma County

We have traveled into Sonoma County and crush has just been completed.I'm very happy to introduce you to Mr.Rick Sayre.Rick has been making wine for Rodney strong for decades,and this harvest was not as large as other vintages,but the wines are of great quality. Rick began his winemaking career at the age of 19 as an assistant winemaker and cellar master at Simi Winery in Sonoma County. He had the opportunity to train under the world-renowned winemaster André Tchelistcheff, who instilled in his young trainee a deep passion for the art of winemaking and a desire to not only master his craft, but continually push the boundaries of creativity. “André taught me that a winemaker must live with his wine,” Rick recalls, “from walking the vineyards to the careful craft of guiding the wine into bottle. Even the smallest details can have a lasting effect.” When Rod Strong decided to take a step back from the demanding role of winemaker, he called upon Rick Sayre, who joined the team at Rodney Strong Vineyards in 1979. In more than three decades in the cellars, Rick has guided the wine collection to include world-class Reserve, Symmetry and Single-Vineyard releases, an outstanding line of Estate wines and best-in-class Sonoma County wines that continue to please vintage after vintage. His voracious appetite for new winemaking knowledge has taken him around the world, including trips to the wine regions of France, Australia, New Zealand and Spain. Our feature is the Chalk Hill Chardonnay.Let's check out the tasting notes and join Rick for a glass of this great wine.2013 was the kind of growing season that most would wish we could have every year: a dry, frost-free spring, a warm summer without heat spikes, and a warm rain free autumn that allows for picking all varieties in their turn when they are perfectly mature. Our Chalk Hill Chardonnay was harvested August 30th through September 21st under ideal conditions.IT'S TIME! Please join us,we saved you a seat!Cheers! Click here and join us for a glass of this great wine.