Can’t Get Enough of Healdsburg
Healdsburg update is finally here. (I had written my notes in a random, misplaced notebook and just now found it)
When I asked for suggestions for winery stops, Megan came through with Mauritson. This is a fairly small winery (6,000 cases annually) with a young winemaker. Clay’s family had been growing grapes for years, but when he returned from college, he decided to take his prior winemaking experience and brand it with the Mauritson name. And a good idea it was: I enjoyed everything I tasted. The Sauvignon Blanc, the Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel, which was so easy to drink, the mellow Cab. It was especially interesting to try the two Zinfandels from Rockpile Road, as Rosenblum helped to put this new AVA along the upper shore of Lake Sonoma on the map. I found the Zin from Westphall Ridge to be more complex than Jack’s Cabin and therefore had to take a bottle home.
Next, Tim recommended Unti Vineyards, and that was another great choice. (more…)
Healdsburg, Mauritson, Unti Vineyards
Original post by Farley