by Laura Ness - HerVineNess on September 10, 2010
Winemaker Bradley Brown will be pouring at the brand new Big Basin Vineyards tasting room in Saratoga from 3pm til 6pm on Friday and Saturday, Sept 10 & 11. Come see the beautiful town of Saratoga and enjoy some of the finest mountain wines in the appellation.
Bradley will be previewing the 07 Coastview Syrah from the nosebleed high vineyard in the Gabilan mountains overlooking the entire Salinas Valley. this is an extraordinary wine and perfect for the crisp, cool days of Fall that are rapidly approaching.
Come by and enjoy a glass of some of the best Pinot around and some truly sensational Syrahs, and say hello to Bradley, Samantha and baby Kiran.
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Bald Mountain Pinot,
Big Basin Vineyards,
Bradley Brown,
Coastivew Syrah,
Saratoga,
Sept 11
by Laura Ness - HerVineNess on August 18, 2010
Opening Day for the new Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room in downtown Saratoga on Big Basin Way is Thursday, August 19th at 11am. A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 4pm, followed by a reception at Sent Sovi. The tasting room will remain open til 6pm.
Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room
14598 Big Basin Way, Suite B
Saratoga, CA 95070
Summer Hours, May – September:
Open 11am-5pm, Thursdays, Sundays and Mondays
Open 11am til 7pm, Fridays & Saturdays
October – April Hours:
Friday-Monday 11am-5pm
Big Basin Vineyards has been producing highly acclaimed Rhone wines since its first vintage in 2003. It was named one of the top 100 wineries in 2008 by Robert Parker Jr., who enthusiastically noted the “Impressive Syrahs.” Wine Spectator Magazine cited Big Basin as one of ten “Promising new producers” of Syrah in California. With the 2006 harvest, proprietor and winemaker Bradley Brown began producing single vineyard Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noirs, again, to critical acclaim. The Estate vineyard is located in Boulder Creek, on the way to Big Basin State Park, on the site of a vineyard originally planted in the 1880s. Today, the organically farmed vineyard is planted to Grenache, Syrah and Roussanne. Winemaker Bradley Brown sources premium fruit from select vineyards in [...]
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Alfaro Pinot Noir,
Big Basin Vineyards,
Bradley Brown,
Saratoga,
Sent Sovi,
Wine tasting
by Laura Ness - HerVineNess on August 15, 2010
Opening Day for the new Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room in the charming village of Saratoga on Big Basin Way is Thursday, August 19th at 11am.
There will be an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4pm, followed by a reception for attending invitees. The tasting room will remain open until 6pm that evening for tasting.
Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room
14598 Big Basin Way, Suite B
Saratoga, CA 95070
Open 11am-5pm Thursdays, Sunday sand Mondays
Summer Hours – open 11am til 7pm Fridays & Saturdays
The tasting room will feature an ongoing exhibition of paintings by up and coming artist Matt Jones (www.mattjonesart.com) whose work is featured on many of the Big Basin wine labels. Additionally, photographs of the estate vineyards taken by proprietor and winemaker Bradley Brown will be displayed.
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Alfaro Pinot Noir,
Big Basin Vineyards,
Bradley Brown,
Matt Jones,
Saratoga
by Laura Ness - HerVineNess on July 15, 2010
Only a limited number of cases remain on the most popular Big Basin wines!
Fans of Big Basin wines might want to order while they last. They are disappearing into cellars fast, especially the 2007 Alfaro Pinot Noir (92 pts Connoisseurs Guide) and the 2007 Odeon Cabernet/Syrah blend (93 pts Spectator). Any remaining cases are about to be allocated to the new tasting room, slated to open in August in Saratoga. The current releases will also be available at the winery for the Fall Release event in Boulder Creek. Stay tuned for further news!
August newsletter coming soon with details on all the exciting new releases for fall. This is your chance to get these limited allocation wines before they are released to the tasting room.
Mark Your Calendars! Fall Release Celebration: September 18 & 19
Big Basin Vineyards will open its doors for the annual Fall Release celebration the third weekend of September. Come experience the latest releases and enjoy the beautiful fall foliage in Boulder Creek on the way to the estate vineyard on Memory Lane, in the heart of the Big Basin watershed. Two complimentary tickets will be offered to Friends of the Vineyard members, and the rest will be [...]
by Laura Ness - HerVineNess on June 18, 2010
With summer comes the official start of Pinot Days, a much-anticipated ode
to our favorite grape, Pinot Noir.
Join winemaker Bradley Brown of Big Basin Vineyards,
as he pours his highly acclaimed Santa Cruz Mountains Pinots in the
company of 200 other world class producers of this Burgundian charmer
at Pinot Days at Fort Mason in San Francisco, Sunday,
June 27. If you love Pinot Noir, this is the event for
you. This is the only Pin0t-centric event in the Bay Area that
showcases Pinots from all the renowned domestic growing regions . For
just $60, you can taste through the terroir of the Santa Lucia
Highlands, Anderson Valley, Santa Maria Valley, Santa Rita Hills and so
many more. Gourmet food purveyors, focused seminars that drill down on
specific regions and winemaker dinners at local restaurants, are all
part of the Pinot Days celebrations, which kick off June 21st with a
winemaker dinner at Roy’s, and tastings at wine bars all over town.
Join Bradley and an elite group of Pinot Passionistas for a seminar
called “In Trivial Pursuit of Pinot,” on Saturday, June
26, from 3pm til 5pm at the Fleet Room at Fort Mason. Meet legends like Richard
Sanford, Greg La Follette and Jean Charles Boisset for
this singular, incredible tasting, featuring 16 of the finest and [...]
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Bradley Brown,
Pinot Days
