Four 2026 Napa Valley Grape Listings from One Source This month’s featured grape offerings bring together four red varietals from the same seller, giving wineries a focused opportunity to explore multiple lots through one point of contact. From the bold color and structure of Petite Sirah and Petite Verdot to the depth, lift, and blending flexibility of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, this collection offers winemakers a practical way to build or refine a 2026 red wine program with intention. Whether you’re sourcing fruit for a standalone bottling, strengthening a Bordeaux-style blend, or planning ahead for the coming harvest, these listings provide a strong starting point for conversations around availability, fit, and program needs. Cabernet Franc An expressive red variety that can bring lift, aromatics, and finesse to blends or standalone bottlings. View Listing Petite Verdot A classic blending variety with color, tannin, and aromatic intensity for Bordeaux-style program

Gapstone is a winemaker’s dream vineyard.  This vineyard is ideal for those seeking a prime location to craft multiple prestige cuvees from one of Sonoma County’s most celebrated AVAs.   Thoughtfully developed in 2017 with the guidance of Garrett Buckland of Premier Viticulture, the volcanic soils, and the selection of varietals and clones is what separates this site. Moreover, this meticulously developed vineyard is just coming into its prime. Gapstone, located next door to prestigious neighbors Gap’s Crown and Sangiacomo Robert’s Road Vineyard, offers a unique opportunity to produce exceptional estate and single-vineyard designated wines. The vineyard benefits from rocky volcanic soils, a rarity in the area known for its predominantly clay soils, providing a distinct terroir uncommon in the area.   We can provide samples of wine produced from each block. Recent vintages have received many glorious accolades from national critics in spite of the

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Colorado Rising: Behind the World’s First High Desert Hybrid Wine Region: Colorado has been producing locally grown and bottled wine since 1890, but it’s just now reaching that adolescent stage of development, in which it establishes who, precisely, it is — and how it relates to the rest of the world...

Petaluma, CA – December 2, 2020 – With so many winter holidays to celebrate – beginning with Winter Solstice and Hanukkah, followed by Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year’s – the winemakers of the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance (PGWA) have chosen wines that pair perfectly with traditional recipes for each holiday, no matter which you plan to […] The post Petaluma Gap Winemakers Share Winter Holiday Recipes to Complement Their Top-Rated Wines appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/12/02/petaluma-gap-winemakers-holiday-recipes?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=petaluma-gap-winemakers-holiday-recipes Published Date:Wed, 02 Dec 2020 19:24:42 +0000