by Laura Ness - HerVineNess on October 29, 2010
Big Basin Vineyards announces the new “Tantalizing Tastes: Food & Wine Pairings” program. Wine lovers are invited to enjoy a selection of Big Basin’s highly acclaimed wines along with gourmet patés from one of the Bay Area’s leading purveyors of authentic French delicacies, Fabriques Delices. Big Basin is proud to offer these superb products to complement their rich selection of handcrafted mountain-grown Pinot and Syrah.
Winemaker Bradley Brown is also offering a vertical of his exceptional Fairview Syrahs. Showcasing vintages 2006 thru 2008, these stunning and powerful Syrahs hail from the Fairview Road Ranch vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands. Here, the relentless cooling winds from the Monterey Bay combine with the long, often dry growing season to create wines of great character and intensity.
All three vintages of Fairview Road Ranch Syrah display a signature aroma of white pepper and intense spice: these flavors carry over to the palate, where their fine tannins and robust structure contribute to an opulent, mouth-filling wine meant to be savored with the rich full-bodied fare of autumn.
The three-wine vertical tasting flight of Fairview Syrah is available for $5. Wines are available by the glass for $11.50, and retail for $39 per bottle. A three-bottle set is available for 10% off the retail price, while supplies last.
The BigBasin Tasting room at Big Basin Way in uptown Saratoga Villageis open Thurs thru Mon, 11 til 5pm, and til 7pm on Friday and Saturdayl
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by Laura Ness - HerVineNess on September 26, 2010
Help raise money to insure that underprivileged kids have access to the preventive health care services that will put them on the right path to productivity and success. Eight years ago, 1 out of 8 children in Santa Clara County were without health coverage. Through programs like Healthy Kids, this number has been reduced to 1 out of 33, or 3%. However, the economy is negatively impacting the children in our community – every day parents are losing health coverage and the budget cuts to programs continue. Supporting Healthy Kids is just one way the community can make a real difference now, and for the future.
The Santa Clara Valley Health Foundation invites you to attend their 9th annual fundraiser today, Sunday, Sept 26, from 1pm til4pm at the beautiful Thomas Fogarty winery on Skyline Blvd in Woodside.
Participating wineries include Aver Family Vineyards, Big Basin Vineyards, Burrell School Vineyards, Clos LaChance Winery, Duckhorn Vineyards, Far Niente, Frog’s Leap Winery, Kathryn Kennedy, Kings Mountain Winery, Loma Prieta Winery, Poetic Cellars, Rombauer Vineyards, and Thomas Fogarty Winery. Award-winning restaurant, Le Papillon of San José, will provide gourmet food to enjoy.
Live and silent auction items will include large format bottles, winery tours, cases of [...]
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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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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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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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Matt Jones,
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