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Wine Enthusiast awarded 91 points (an "excellent" rating) to our 2005 Chardonnay.
Thanks to Janice, Rick and Cheryl for encouraging us to make it in the first place. Thanks to Chris for helping Mike create it and thanks to our Amista friends who drank it all!
The bad news - we sold out at the end of April. The good news - the 2006 is fabulous - some say even better than the 2005.
Click to see the Wine Enthusiast rating and tasting notes
Vicky & Mike
We sat down to the Friends Table - lots of laughter, delicious food, wonderful wine - to celebrate the bounty of fresh, hand-made foods of Sonoma.
Click here to see the fun.
We turned our barn into a French Bistro complete with friendly "waiters", heart-warming food and cafe music. Add a glass of Amista wine and it was the perfect way to while away an afternoon among friends.
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Amista Syrah Braised Beef Ribs
We tasted barrel samples of our 2006 Zin and Syrah, munched on foccaccia and sampled decadant chocolate confections from Truffle Gateau.
Four lucky folks won the drawing for a private tasting and gourmet picnic for six. Thanks to everyone who helped make our very first Barrel Tasting a great success.
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We helped everyone get ready for Valentine's Day by pairing Amista wines with "In the Doghouse Chocolates". We sampled a three year vertical of our Saini Farms Zin - the 2007 which was harvested last year, the 2006 which is just about ready to bottle, and the 2005 which we released last Sept.
Unfortunately, you CANNOT click to see the photos since Vicky was in South Africa and Mike and the team were too busy to take pictures. [Note: Vicky has agreed NEVER to be away again during a big event]
You CAN click to see Amista mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle or the Press Democrat
What a gorgeous autumn day for a harvest lunch in our beautiful Dry Creek Valley.
Check out the story with a trip through the photo album.
Welcome to all of you in the San Francisco area who learned about the opening of our brand new tasting barn in the Chronicle today. We hope you'll come visit us soon!
Click here to see the blurb.
We want to thank our many local friends and neighbors who helped us celebrate the spirit of Dry Creek Valley on Sept 12. We had a great time showing you our new tasting barn and enjoying an evening of food, wine and friendship.
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Come visit Amista Vineyards in our new winery barn! We're open Thursday through Monday from 11:00 to 4:30. Our tasting room team would love to meet you! Taste our wines and enjoy a picnic in the heart of our vineyards surrounded by fabulous Dry Creek Valley views.
Check out the photos
Amista was featured on a show called Living Live! hosted by Florence Henderson and Meshach Taylor.
Click here to go to the Living Live! site, then click on "Wine Tasting with Amista Vineyards" to view the clip.
A celebrated wine writer and frequent judge in wine competitions wrote about our zin in his newsletter saying:
"2003 Amista Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley ($22): Raspberry, spice and pepper with bright violet/jam
entry and no overripe flavors. From a new winery with a bright future. Limited; to order call 707-431-9200."
Check out the latest on the construction of our winery barn.
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Joe Becerra from Wine Country Getaways stopped by today to "discover" Amista and taste our wines.
Read his review (scroll down to the article on Amista Vineyards)
There's lots going on at Amista - parties, harvest and the construction of our new energy efficient winery.
For the headlines, take a look at our news in pictures!
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Our 2003 Amista Vineyards Syrah, Morningsong Vineyards, Dry Creek Valley just got a nice review from Alan Goldfarb of Appellation America. He was formerly wine editor for the St. Helena Star. We are pleased that he recognized our commitment to showcasing the luscious fruit of Dry Creek and that he liked the wine!
Read his review