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Award winning Napa chef Michael Chiarello has chosen Amista 2008 Chardonnay for his very first sampler from TastingRoom.com, Styles of Chardonnay.
"Michael personally selected these extraordinary wines because they reflect his personal passion for gathering around the table with friends and family and creating meaningful traditions in people’s lives."
We are honored that Michael chose our wine and pleased that he shares our philosophy of combining food, wine and friends to create memorable experiences.
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Tracy from Wine Roads had a fantastic visit to Amista last week.
She remarked on the "...soaring ceilings and architectural angles, well-crafted accessible wines that are friendly and pair well with food - plus educated, hospitable staff or proprietors on site will make you a friend."
In addition to being people friendly, she also noticed we are dog friendly.
See her blog for some great photos and check out the latest shots of Finn and Torin.
What an amazing weekend of wine, food and friends. We had a great group of wine club members Escape to Amista with us. We learned to cook at Baci Cafe and Wine Bar and had a magnificent candlelight dinner at the winery thanks to John Franchetti of Rosso.
Here is a great description and pictures of what we did
We are proud to be a partner with TastingRoom.com. They are revolutionizing the way people experience wine.
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If you can't come to the tasting room, let the tasting room come to you!
Passport is the premiere event in Dry Creek Valley and was always our hands-down favorite even before we were in the wine business. Now we "work" rather than play and love welcoming guests to Amista. One of our guests also happens to write for a wine blog. Check out her impressions of the many wonderful wineries in our beautiful valley.
Our Highlights of Passport to Dry Creek
This blog gives a good flavor of the recent Passport to Dry Creek event. Over 45 wineries participated and this describes one guest's experience at Amista and several of our neighbors along Dry Creek Road.
Stamping My Passport to Dry Creek
It never ceases to thrill us when we get a great blog review. Among other wonderful comments Mari Kane, author of Tasting Room Confidential, says, "...the Morningsong Chardonnay tasted gorgeous, and I don’t say that about many chards."
Read the full review.
Check out our latest video produced by TastingRoomers.com. They even left in a few out-takes!
Click here to go to their website.
...or here to go to directly to YouTube.
Check out all the fabulous things blogger William Allen has to say about Amista, including a review of our 2005 Cabernet, "...layers of complexity, but approachable and highly drinkable...a great price for a Cabernet of this quality, and age."
Read the full review at Simple Hedonisms
It's gratifying when a Tweet-vitation turns into a real life visit. Thea is a highly recognized and enormously entertaining wine blogger who came to see us over Barrel Tasting weekend and was treated to our friendly Amista welcome.
"Having a personal touch with a warm greeting and a welcome sign will bring in people more times than having a cult cab," she wrote.
Get it straight from Luscious Lushes (scroll down to read about her visit to Amista)
We were happy to provide our always warm Amista welcome to "Two Girls" on their maiden voyage into Dry Creek. They started at our neighbor, Wilson, and then popped into the tasting barn to meet Ross. They wrote, "...all in all, a great 1.5 hrs spent there. The Amista 2004 Syrah was hands-down the winning wine of the day."
Sounds like they had a great time. Best of all they became a part of our wine club so we can welcome them "home" again and again.
Read the rest of the story.
Gabe Sasso wrote a wonderful review of his visits to Amista in "Drink Dry Creek".
He mentions "...the clean and balanced style accentuates the fruit...Staying true to their name which means making friends, the folks at Amista were incredibly welcoming; so much so that they invited me to come back...[to] a party for their wine club to celebrate their 2nd Anniversary. How could I resist that?"
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Our 2006 Amista Cabernet Sauvignon brought home the gold from the San Francisco International Wine Competition. Only 245 gold medals were awarded in the competition that attracted over 4,000 wines from 21 countries around the globe. We're ecstatic!
Mike & Vicky
We entered 5 wines and brought home 5 medals! Our 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon was awarded a Gold and we brought home Silver Medals for our 2006 Chardonnay, 2007 Rosé of Syrah and Ilusión (our red dessert wine). Unfortunately we are sold out of the '06 Chard, but the 2007 is luscious! Come taste them all or order some right here on the web.
Click here to order.
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.
Click here to see the pictures.
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.
Click here to see the pictures.
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.
Click here to see the pictures.
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
Check out the latest on the construction of our winery barn.
Click here to view the album
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!
Click here to view the album
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
Amista Vineyards in Sonoma County's scenic Dry Creek Valley launched its new website to help its friends and supporters stay involved with the winery's progress. The site features two new wine clubs with a unique focus on experiential learning, owners Vicky and Mike Farrow's story of becoming winemakers and an online wine shop.
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