Update from the Bacigalupi Vineyards and John Tyler Wines
September 1, 2008 · Print This Article · Written by Jennifer
I have to say, I had no idea what to expect for our very first time ever being open to the public. Now looking back I couldn’t have expected more. The weather for the Friday tasting was quite warm, not the best partner for wine drinking but everyone who participated wasn’t about to let the heat get in the way of enjoying our great wines!
Tyler, my cousin and our winemaker was greeting customers from all over, including 3 separate groups from the UK, they enjoyed and took home some John Tyler Wines to England.
Saturday we geared up to host our private group of 14 with a tour of the Paris tasting vineyard and a ride in a newly remodeled grape gondola, which was a hit. My dad, John was our tour guide, he gave such great history and interesting facts about our family, like when my grandparents first bought the vineyards in 1956, all their friends thought they were crazy!
Charles Bacigalupi talks to vistors at the Bacigalupi vineyard tour
The tour really let our guests take in the sights, sounds and smells of being in the vineyard, and our unique Russian River Valley appellation. We ended the tour with a beautiful set up under a 100 year old oak tree amongst the vineyards. Chef Jack Mitchell from Sassafras Restaurant in Santa Rosa prepared some amazing delectable appetizers that were paired beautifully with our Pinot Noir and Zinfandel wines. Our guests were the first ever to taste a vertical of our Pinot Noirs from 2002-2004, all our wines of which are designed to show Tyler Heck’s unique winemaking style.
Meanwhile my sister Katey, boyfriend Jarrod and good friend from college Laura, held down the fort at the public tasting area. The rest of the day we saw so many great people from all over, who had come to experience our wines for the first time. Thank you to everyone who helped us this weekend, friends and family. I couldn’t have done it with out you!
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