Wineries Sentence Examples

The Opera House and the world class wineries bring an air of sophistication contrasting with the rugged outback and wildlife.

You could be working in a genuine outback pub, nannying, working in the wineries or roughing it on an outback pub, nannying, working in the wineries or roughing it on an outback farm.

The grapes arrived at the wineries in a healthy condition, showing both good maturity and varietal characteristics.

Explore boutique wineries, take to the hills on foot or perhaps enjoy a few rounds of golf.

Most winemaking in Italy is done in modern wineries.

Blenheim Just minutes away from some of New Zealand 's finest wineries is Vintners Retreat.

Winemaking is highly regulated and only wineries in specifically outlined regions are allowed to label their wine with that particular appellation.

If you don't want to spend a lot of money on wines you don't know if you'll like, start ordering wine with dinner, go to a wine tasting if you can find one in your area, or visit wineries in your state or region or when you go on vacation.

This will tell you which wineries are making the best varietals with that grape, which will help you explore and expand your palate.

If you are truly concerned about handing out actual bottles of wine, you might be able to purchase gift certificates from local wineries that guests can redeem for their choice of wine.

All types of dining experiences, from local favorites to world-renowned chefs to exquisite local wineries.

You will also visit Dijon, which is a city known for its wineries and cheeses, and to Halles de Lyon, a famous market in Lyon.

California Wine Mall, for instance, lists more than 50 wineries making organic wine, and one can bet the list isn't exhaustive.

It pays to take some time to investigate the organic wine world and try a few different wineries and grapes before settling on your favorite.

Because care of the soil is emphasized in organic agriculture, wine from different regions, and even different wineries in the same area, will have more distinctive personalities because the soil is cared for better.

Since there are relatively few wineries producing them, you may need to turn to the Internet to find the variety that you are looking for.

Cabral joined Williams Seylem after spending 11 vintages at varying Sonoma County wineries building his skill set.

While the state is best known for its delicious New World style Pinot Noir wines, Oregon wineries produce many varietals that rival world-class wines from around the world.

With more than 200 wineries and over 1,200 acres of wine grapes, Oregon's Wilamette Valley produces some of the state's best known wines.

Oregon has many wineries well known throughout the world.

For instance, some wineries operate wine of the month clubs and ship a variety of their reds and whites, while other wine of the month clubs may have a focus on a particular country or particular style of wine.

Premier Club costs around $35 per month plus shipping and handling, and provides award-winning wines from boutique wineries.

International Selections branches out beyond California, bringing you bottles of wines from boutique wineries around the world.

All of the wines are award-winning small bottlings from boutique wineries.

The Pinot Noir Series features California Pinot Noir wines from award-winning boutique wineries.

The International Series ships three bottles quarterly from wineries around the world.

Many feature hard to find wines from boutique wineries that you might not get anywhere else.

In 1986 California wineries did about $35 million in exports.

The event is separated into tastings, seminars, and field trips to vineyards and/or wineries, offering everyone different events depending on your interests.

These producers are often high-end burgundy wineries, and their winemakers bring their best of the best wines to share.

Everyone brings their own wines to share, and tables are hosted by different wineries who usually bring magnums of some past vintage.

By reputation, Siduri is one of California's top wineries for Pinot Noir.

Both wineries are owned and operated by the Sobon family.

Bodega Catena Zapata is one of the high profile wineries in Argentina, and the Catena family has been making wine in Mendoza for over 100 years.

Like many of this country's wineries, their founders and heritage immigrated here from Italy.

The combined forces of these two wine groups created a multinational beverage powerhouse with wineries in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Italy.

Finally in 1985 after years of bickering and litigation, the wineries came to an amicable solution by moving the apostrophe.

The county contained more than 250 wineries in 1920, and following Prohibition, that number declined to fewer than 50.

Currently, Sonoma County has returned to pre-Prohibition prosperity, with more than 250 wineries.

When you visit Sonoma, which wineries should you visit?

Many wineries have special shops and restaurants, and towns such as Sonoma also provide a great shopping and dining experience.

With more than 250 wineries throughout the country, an array of wine tours, luxurious lodging, and delicious foods, a Sonoma County getaway may just provide the perfect vacation.

It's the one magazine the wine trade doesn't like to talk about, or rather, the magazine that wineries fret and nervously rub their sweaty hands about.

Each reviewer concentrates in specific wine regions, which helps them to become familiar with the wineries and wines of that region and helps build their expertise.

Lynn says that he wants to be among the names of other wineries in Sonoma County that are regarded as top producers, such as Dehlinger, Rochioli, and Kistler.

They've been around for centuries and many old world wineries have them.

Now, their tasting room style and service is being copied by many other wineries in the area and afar.

Other wineries have come to J to figure out how they did it, and implement a similar program themselves.

Showing up when they first open is highly recommended, and a trick I tell people who like to visit wineries who are normally busy.

It is a true blending of old world practices and the use of new world technology that you see many wineries adopting.

Built near the Los Angeles River, San Antonio is now the last of over a hundred wineries that operated in this area.

Some wineries closed because of Prohibition and some just disappeared due to the encroachment of L.A.'s residential and industrial sprawl over the last century.

It's also a great place to go visit and explore the wineries of Anderson Valley, McDowell Valley, and Redwood Valley.

Some good wineries to visit are Handley, Husch, Greenwood, Lolonis to name drop a few.

Besides that and water skiing and fishing in the lake, much of the grapes grown here are for the likes of Beringer and Kendall-Jackson but there are are handful of wineries to visit.

Many of the best wineries are in Shenandoah Valley with Renwood, Sobon Estate, and Shenandoah Vineyards being great places for Zinfandel lovers.

As you would expect they all uniquely offer a little change of pace and alternative panache to the wineries in Northern California.

Many of the wineries here source grapes from other regions to make their wines.

Check out Santa Cruz Mountain Winery Association for a rundown of the wineries here.

There are many fine wineries to visit around Monterey, Carmel, and towards Soledad although many do not have tasting facilities.

The number of wineries flying under the radar in Paso Robles is astounding, plan on at least two days crawling through the backroads between Paso and the coast.

This area between Santa Barbara and Santa Maria has a great many wineries to trip over.

Santa Barbara Wines will give you the lowdown on wineries in the area.

Some wineries require an appointment so plan ahead.

The point is to learn about the differences in the vintages rather than the difference in wineries.

Instead of going up or down, a horizontal tasting sticks with a single vintage and explores the success of different wineries with the vintage.

An example would be to taste various Oregon's Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs and judge the individual wineries on their achievements.

I would also encourage you to experiment with "house red" wines that some wineries produce.

Some wineries will use oak barrels for part of the blend, and then use stainless steel to maintain the acidity and bright fruit for the rest.

The key here is balance-just because some wineries use oak does not make it bad, but make sure it's a complement to the wine, not a hindrance.

There are more than 40,000 acres of vineyards in the Napa Valley AVA, and that doesn't include the surrounding mountain AVAs with wineries stealthily tucked away on the Mayacamas to the west and the Vaca range bounding to the east.

Seemingly, someone doesn't need a map to find their way around to the more than 250 wineries.

One problem in navigating and finding wineries in Napa Valley is the constant changes that take place.

Wineries are bought and sold, names change, new ones pop up, and old ones fade away.

You can also get a wine country guidebook that will list most of the wineries and locations, and at least an address.

There are also online interactive maps that are useful for listing most wineries with links to a Google or MapQuest map.

It has most of the main roads and lists most of the usual suspect wineries.

What I do is keep updating it, fill in any new and hot wineries, make corrections, and locate missing wineries as I bump into them.

This is a friendly map with a good spectrum of wineries listed.

It filters out a lot of superfluous noise to distract you from finding wineries, restaurants, inns, and important spots.

It also includes some notes on individual wineries and if tastings are open to public or by appointment only.

The reason they are useful is the combination of information and tips about individual wineries and also restaurants, hotels/inns, shopping, and other sights and activities in the Napa area.

Popular Australian wineries Jacob's Creek and Penfold's are located in the Barossa Valley.

The grapes are ready and the wineries are gearing up for what we call "crush".

Crush is just that-grapes get picked, then crushed, but it's also crush time for the wineries as far as working through the night and early mornings.

They then go into a crusher/de-stemmer that removes the stems from the grapes (some wineries do not do this, it is up to the winemaker and what style they are looking for) and then goes into a press.

There is a hustle and bustle going on and lots of activity at the wineries.

If you do visit, some wineries offer tours and a glimpse into this whole process of harvesting grapes.

Many wineries have picnic areas for their guests and welcome them to rest and experience their little bit of wine country.

The following is a sampling of wineries in Napa Valley that will make picnickers feel at home.

Most wineries have their own wine clubs, some wine shops have their own clubs and some online wine shops/sites have their own as well.

In the U.S. there are more and more kosher wineries opening up, so the options for drinking kosher wines here are ever increasing.

This Syrah is made from 2 very well known vineyards in Napa (Hestan and Page-Nord Vineyards)that other well known wineries produce wine from--such as Siduri and Rosenblum.

Hartford is one of my favorite Sonoma wineries for Pinot Noir or Zinfandel.

The following is a quick sketch of California's prime and most interesting wine country spots to visit, along with highlighted wineries, special places to stay, choice dining spots, and wine extraneous things to do or see.

Naturally the primary motivation to visit is wine-tasting at some of the best wineries in the world but it's a veritable dining, shopping and activity wonderland.

Note that many wineries require appointments for tours and tasting, so it's a good idea to check before dropping in.

There are more organic wineries in Mendocino than the rest of California as well.

This makes for a good base camp to explore the wineries in the area as well as visiting and dining at many of the excellent restaurants in those towns.

The Sierra Foothills east of Sacramento and up in the Gold Country have some great wineries that will welcome you, but there are other distractions there to keep you busy.

You will find Oregon Pinot Noir at just about any one of the hundreds of wineries in the state.

It was in the 1960's when modern wine making became a part of the Oregon agriculture and now there are over 300 wineries in the Willamette Valley alone.

There are over 300 wineries in the Willamette Valley and just about every single one produces a Pinot, so you should have no trouble finding a moderately priced bottle.

There are so many standout Napa Valley wineries that it is nearly impossible to pick a favorite.

Granted the 30 x 5 mile sliver of a valley is tightly packed with vineyards and wineries, but there also has many quaint towns, plenty of attractions, activities and places to visit that have nothing to do with wine.

However, things besides Napa Valley wineries will be reserved for another time and we will devote are time here to the thing that makes it great, the wine.

There are over 300 wineries in the Napa Valley AVA that separates the Mayacamas mountains to the west and the Vaca mountains to the east.

Napa Valley wineries may grow multiple grape varietals but there's no point to have a winery in California's premier wine area without a signature Cabernet Sauvignon or Bordeaux-style blend (Meritage) wine.

There are a plethora of Napa Valley wineries with unique personalities, histories, quality and size.

The following is a list of wineries broken into different categories to help you sort out the Valley's wineries and wines for when visiting or choosing a Napa wine.

Note, to demonstrate my fairness and neutrality, wineries in surrounding AVAs such as Mt. Veeder, Howell Mountain and others that overlook the Valley are also included.

Keep in mind that some wineries don't have vineyards but make wine anyway, others have vineyards but don't make wine and some offer tours and tastings while others do not.

Also, many wineries can straddle multiple categories.

There are many different wine tasting forms that wineries hand out so you can take notes on the wines you taste.

You don't have to use the wine tasting forms given out by the wineries, you can also go to your favorite bookstore and flip through many variations of the "How to Taste Wine" books and find tasting forms as well.

Some of the best places to look for gifts related to wines are at the wineries themselves.

If you live near wine country or you are going to visit, check in the gift shops of local wineries.

Along with logo items, many of the wineries offer unique gifts such as interesting wine holders, charms and many other unique gifts that are not readily available at your local market or Costco.

The Temecula wineries located in Temecula Valley in Southern California, the wine is good, the area is not as impacted and it's just a hop, skip and jump away from metropolitan areas like Los Angeles and San Diego.

Not many wineries offer wine tasting, a villa to stay in and a spa to get a massage all in one location.

Tasting includes Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, and Cabernet…typical wines for Temecula wineries.

As always, do some research first before you get in your car and just drive to the wineries on the road-stopping just because it was the next one down the road.

By researching the wineries that are in Temecula, you can get an idea of which wineries you want to visit and which ones are not quite what you're looking for.

Although these are just a few suggestions if you're planning a trip to Temecula wineries, be sure to check out others as well before your next trip.

Unlike most other wineries, many of these wineries feature a restaurant or deli as part of the building.

Enjoy your next trip to Temecula wineries!

It is home to nearly 10,000 wineries (chateaux) and 57 different appellations.

Many specialty wineries produce these juicy, sweet wines, including the St. James Winery.

Sandy beaches, great weather and Santa Barbara wineries are among the great things this beautiful city has to offer.

The entire movie was shot in this area and focused on many Santa Barbara wineries.

Wineries were running out of wine to sell, restaurants were packed and there was nowhere to stay.

This doesn't really come as a surprise, given that there are so many wonderful Santa Barbars wineries to explore.

Most wine regions have sites that tell you about the area, the wineries, the hours, what there is to do, etc…it's a great (and free) tool to use.

It's one of the largest wineries in the area, actually.

Try new wineries and open yourself up to new experiences.

Ask the locals there where to go-tasting room staff know where the good wineries are or if a particular winery is doing something special that day, so DO ask!

The wines used are from the better wineries in California and are included in full 750 ml sizes.

The wines are popular selections from major wineries such as Sterling and Rodney Strong.

Some baskets also include more unique and hard to find wines that are only available from the tasting rooms of boutique wineries.

California Wine Club - Enjoy limited production wines, personally selected by the club owners, from the best wineries in California.

More and more wineries are building cellars in the ground as a way of storing wine, keeping it cool and adding an attraction to guests visiting the winery.

Not only are more and more wineries building cellars, some older wineries that have been around are choosing to make them open to the visitors of the winery as a way to offer these guests a more complete wine tasting experience.

Some wineries even offer more than a mere tour of the cellar.

Some wineries offer their wine tastings in the cellar itself!

Other wineries offer events to their wine club members in the cellar-such as dinners or release parties.

First - Not every winery is going to have a cave or cellar-so obviously research the wineries in the area you are planning on going tasting.

Some wineries that don't normally offer their cellar to be toured open them up and taste you on wines straight from the barrel!

Some very high-end exclusive wineries can pay upwards of $1.50 to even $3.50 for a single cork!

If you go and buy a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc chances are you will find it with a twist off cap instead of cork…and more and more wineries are going to alternative closures to cork on other wines as well.

But because of the corks ability to "breathe" a little, many of the ultra-premium wineries are still using cork in their wines because of the proven track record.

Many of the wines selected by the club are quite rare, handcrafted by smaller wineries.

The major benefit to joining most wine clubs (especially those directly coming from wineries) is discounts.

Many wineries have wines that are only available in the tasting room, and some go so far as to have wines just available to the club alone.

Last but not least, wineries frequently host parties and dinners open to the wine club only.

Wineries had issues with people signing up for the club, buying lots of wine at the club discount, and then when they got home they cancelled before they even received one shipment.

Although many wineries don't advertise white or red only clubs (they usually have a mix) most will honor your request if you just ask.

The Bully Hill Winery began with a dream, as most wineries do.

Many wineries faced difficulties and were getting out of the wine business in the 1920's.

In 1933, Prohibition was lifted and wineries were back in business.

When visiting Italian wine country, touring through a few Chianti wineries is a must.

Now that you have a little bit of history on Chianti wine, here is some more information about Chianti wineries to help you plan your next Chianti wine tour.

With wine, the variance is so little; but wineries, like the Brown-Forman have had "low carb" wines on the market for years.

Rumor has it that they got their permit for picnic grounds when Napa County was more lenient towards wineries having them.

You will notice that most other wineries in Napa don't have picnic grounds at all.

Woman-owned wineries- Select wines to serve that are made from woman owned and operated wineries.

Some wineries use Facebook and Twitter to communicate about their next releases.

It's amazing how many wineries have jumped on this technological band-wagon.

Visiting the Seneca Lake wineries is a great way to spend time in the Finger Lakes wine region of New York state.

There are over 35 wineries in the area, each offering a delicious myriad of wines for the vinophile.

There are over 35 member wineries on the trail, some of which also create beers and meads in addition to their wines.

These wineries plan a series of events each year to entice visitors.

Polar Passport - If you want to visit Seneca Lake wineries but don't like crowds, visit the area during the cooler months of the year.

Passport holders attend one wine tasting event at each of the 25 participating wineries.

Participating wineries invite visitors to spend two and a half days visiting the wineries that will be selling a variety of chocolates and wines, as well as dishes that have been prepared with one or both of these ingredients.

Passport holders can visit over 25 wineries along the trail and enjoy one wine tasting at each winery.

If a passport holder visits all of the wineries on the passport, they can be entered for a chance to win an "Ultimate Cruisin' Weekend."

While there are new wineries emerging each year in the area, the following are the member wineries along the Seneca Lake Wine Trail.

Visitors can expect informative wine tours, generous accommodations and views that rival wineries found in the German countryside.

Today, the winery produces 45,000 cases of wine annually and it is one of the best wineries in the world, according to Wine Spectator magazine.

The 45-foot high cathedral ceilings, equally majestic stone fireplace and breathtaking views of the lake offer a great way to wind down from a wine tour or a long day spent touring other wineries along the lake.

Not all wineries in the area are open to the public, which is why it's a great idea to book your tour through a travel agency or a company specializing in wine tours in the area.

During this period many wineries either went out of business or changed their operation to grape juice production.

Since then, many wineries and vineyards have opened and flourished along the lake once known to the Iroquois Indians as "canoe landing."

There are 16 wineries in the Finger Lakes region that are located along the Keuka Lake Wine Trail.

It is advisable to plan ahead when visiting area wineries, especially during the late fall and winter.

Visit the Keuka Lake Wine Trail website for information regarding local Bed and Breakfast establishments, hours of operation for the wineries and vineyards on the trail, as well as maps of the area.

Local wineries - If you are lucky enough to live in a region with wineries, then it will be easy to find gift sets for wine lovers.

Local wineries typically sell baskets in their gift shops that have select wines from their stock as well as accessories such as wine glasses or foods like cheese and crackers.

Most wineries offer a variety of gift baskets that feature red wines, white wines or sweet wines.

Semillons which are not released by wineries until they are five or six years in the bottle are some of the best examples.

Visit many different wineries that produce Pinot Noirs and taste away.

So, amongst all the vintners in the world, which wineries have become masters of this grape and who makes the best Pinot Noir?

While more and more wineries are making boxed versions, the selection is still pretty limited.

Wineries - If you live in wine country - or are passing through - then visiting wineries is a great place to get started.

Train guests can buy a package that includes a freshly prepared lunch or dinner, to be enjoyed as you tour past vineyards and wineries.

You can buy a package that allows you to detrain and tour a handful of wineries, including Ambassador, Domaine Chandon, or Grglich Hills.

If you can't get enough of wines from boutique California wineries, then the Gold Medal Wine Club just might be for you.

This wine of the month club sends out monthly offerings of hard to find California wines from some of the top small wineries in the region.

All of the wines come from small batch wineries.

Many wineries make delicious kosher reds and whites.

Several companies and wineries offer wine club memberships.

Owners Bruce and Pam Boring select each wine for the California Wine Club themselves, focusing on family-owned wineries and one-of-a-kind wines.

This wine club also focuses on boutique wineries, so you can pride yourself on having "discovered" that little-known but delicious vintage.

A well known winery, Kendall Jackson offers memberships that allow fans to sample new blends and reserves, as well as other benefits including admittance to private events at the wineries and discounts on wines during your visit.

Similarly, individual wineries may have processes that contribute to the taste of the wine.

Since the Acrobat line uses a blend of King Estate grapes and grapes from other area wineries, it is not labeled as "organic."

Before opening their own winery four years later, they sold their superior grapes to other local wineries.

These wines are available to our Wine Club members, as well as to visitors of our Rutherford and St. Helena wineries.

Unfortunately U.S. law includes a "grandfather" clause that allows certain wineries to continue labeling sparkling wines as "champagne," simply because they have labels that include the misleading term from before 2006.

Some of the great ingredients I had were cheeses from Murazzano, a Balsamic Vinegar of Modena dating from 1871, and wines from the Coppo and Marchessa di Barollo wineries.

The region is not only intensely beautiful, but is also home to some of the greatest wineries in the world.

You can create a wine tour that lasts one day or five days, and you can tackle the various wineries by bicycle or car, all in enough time to fit in a gourmet cooking class.

This popular chef and amateur winemaker's daily wine tours focus on "historic and family wineries," including Buena Vista, Benziger, Sebastiani, Arrowood and Bartholomew Park wineries.

Jake also offers wine enthusiasts the chance to customize their tours of wineries in the region according to their tastes in wine.

All aboard "one of the world's most magnificent trains" for a tour of the many wineries peppered throughout Napa Valley.

Without a doubt, Napa Valley, with its multiple Mondavi vineyards, the ever popular Beringer Vineyard and its variety of Silver Oak wineries is emblematic of the wine country.

Vines and wineries have taken root in regions in Sonoma County, East Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey County.

Most tours will visit three to six wineries during the day.

Large bus tours target wineries welcome the masses and offer parking facilities to handle the large coaches that always appear to travel in packs.

With these tours don't expect to visit any small, intimate or quaint "boutique" wineries.

Many claim inside contacts at many wineries and can sometimes swing a tasting at "reservations-only" wineries on a moment's notice.

A variety of limousine companies have wine tours that offer fixed itineraries with options to customize your trip to include specific wineries on your list.

Visit Wente Vineyard, established back in the 1880's, it is one of California's oldest family owned wineries.

This cool climate wine region includes the Santa Cruz Mountains north of Monterey and has a few wineries in the hills straddling the Pacific and Silicon Valley.

Santa Clara is an AVA in the South Bay with over 25 top-notch wineries.

Wineries and vineyards are another romantic spot.

Outside of New York City, you'll find peaceful mountain aeries, fascinating natural wonders such as Niagara Falls, cultural meccas like Chautauqua, and wonderful wineries along the Great Lakes and in the Finger Lakes region.

You can visit one of the local wineries or explore one of the numerous museums.

Almost two hundred years old, this tavern establishment provides friendly service and proximity to a number of fantastic wineries.