Modern buyers are more curious about where their food, products, and even alcohol originated to help them make more responsible choices, including wine. However, if you aren’t sure what the notes mean, then you may feel like you are in the dark. Wine bottles will often have notes on the label to help buyers understand what they are buying. Published by OFW Strategic Director Brian Mounts in line with our editorial policy. The balance is mostly Fre, an alcohol-free brand, Montevina and the high-end Trinchero label, which focuses on Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc bottlings that retail for $10 to $50.This Article Was Reviewed, Fact-Checked, and Edited by Staff Sommelier Rob Wyngard Their annual production is about 10 million cases, of which Sutter Home wines make up about 90 percent (53 percent is the White Zinfandel). Helena, one on Zinfandel Lane and the other off Highway 29.
They also have two mammoth production facilities in St. TFE owns 6,000 acres of vineyards in California, of which about 250 acres are in Napa. "Properties like that don't come around too often," he said. Torkelson also cited Folie à Deux's prime location off of Highway 29 as a major enticement.
One question yet to be resolved is how the Folie Amador County Zinfandel will fit in the TFE portfolio, which already contains an Amador County Zinfandel under the successful Montevina brand. We'll decide in the future if might be the home for the Trinchero brand."įolie currently makes about 30,000 cases a year under two product lines: the Folie à Deux label, which focuses on Amador County Zinfandel and Napa Cabernet, and Menage à Trois, which includes a red and white blend that retail for around $12. "We think it fits our portfolio," said Sutter Home president Bob Torkelson. The acquisition allows Trinchero Family Estates to expand their already formidable presence in Napa Valley. The deal, which has been in the works for about four months, includes the brand name, the production facility, a 12-acre Cabernet vineyard on the winery property and most of the inventory. Trinchero Family Estates (TFE), the Napa-based wine company that produces Sutter Home White Zinfandel, has purchased Folie à Deux Winery in St.
0 kommentar(er)
