WH Smith Wines Slide Show 2008
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Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast
Cabernet Sauvignon from Howell Mountain, Napa Valley
BILL AND JOAN SMITHFOUNDERS OF LA JOTA WINERY NOW OWN W.H.
SMITH WINES
WINEMAKING TEAMBILL SMITH AND CARLOS MONTERO
THE ACCOMPLISHED W.H. SMITH MARKETING TEAM
THE RUGGED TERRAIN OF THE SONOMA COAST APPELLATION
THIS UMBRELLA AVA WAS CREATED LARGELY TO ACCOMMODATE COLD-CLIMATE, ‘ESTATE-BOTTLED’ PRODUCERS, WHO OWN VINEYARDS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT
THE COOLER ZONES ALONG THE SONOMA COAST.
MOST SONOMA COAST VINEYARD PLANTINGS LIE WITHIN SIX MILES FROM THE OCEAN
FOG FROM THE PETALUMA GAP AT UMINO VINEYARDS
ARIAL VIEW OF UMINO VINEYARDS
DAVID UMINO’S VINEYARD AND JOHN BALLETTO’S HOME RANCH VINEYARD ARE LOCATED IN THE SEBASTOPOL
HILLS AREA.
BALLETTO VINEYARDSRUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY AND SONOMA COAST
FOG IN FREESTONE VALLEY – HOME OF MARIMAR TORRES’ BIO-DYANMIC DOÑA MARGARITA VINEYARD
HELLENTHAL VINEYARDA VITICULTURAL AREA SO CLOSE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
FLOCCHINI FAMILY ESTATE VINEYARD
THIS VINEYARD IN PETALUMA, IS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SONOMA COAST APPELLATION - THREE MILES NORTH
OF THE SAN PABLO BAY AND THREE MILES FROM THE CARNEROS REGION.
PIEDRA HILL VINEYARD HIGH ATOP HOWELL MOUNTAIN - ABOVE THE FOG LINE.
COMPOSED OF FIVE CLONES OF CABERNET AND MALBEC, PETIT VERDOT, MERLOT AND CABERNET FRANC - ALL THE BORDEAUX VARIETIES
MAP OF W.H. SMITH VINEYARD SOURCESPINOT NOIR FROM THE SONOMA COAST
CABERNET SAUVIGNON FROM HOWELL MOUNTAIN, NAPA
Hellenthal
Piedra Hill Vineyard
Flocchini
Marimar Estate
Umino
Twin Hill Ranch
Balletto
Morris Ranch
SHOWING OFF THE BEAUTIFUL CABERNET SAUVIGNON CLUSTERS – GETTING READY FOR HARVEST.
HELLENTHAL FRUIT ARRIVES AT THE WINERY IN GREAT CONDITION
SORTING AND HAND SELECTING THE GRAPES
INSPECTING THE FRUIT AND MAKING DECISIONS
REMOVING THE SEEDS TO EXTRACT THE BITTER TANNINS IN THE WINE.
COOLING DOWN THE CRUSHED GRAPES WITH DRY ICE TO STOP RAPID FERMENTATIONS
BILL SMITH BILL HAS BEEN MAKING WINE FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS
AND DOES IT MORE BY ‘FEEL’ THAN RECIPE.
WHILE BILL IS BUSY WITH HARVEST JOAN IS HELPING THOSE IN NEED AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE
WHEELCHAIR PROJECT.
BILL AND JOAN SMITH LOVE WHAT THEY DO AND HOPE YOU ENJOY THEIR WINES
The Top 100 for 2007Only 20 California wines made the top 100 list - Only 3
wines were Pinot Noir
W. H. Smith Wines Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir Ranked #51 out of 100
W. H. Smith Wines Pinot Noir has been ranked in the top 100 2 times
in the last 3 years.