Salisbury Vineyards

We are now getting bud break in the Maridel Vineyard at the bottom of the ranch

next to the creek and they are already showing a nice formation of grape clusters.  This year we are a wee bit late getting buds on the Pinot Noir. We just finished up a bottling of Devil Dog IV, Syrah Triple Vert and Pinot Naturale. The Devil Dog has 15% Pinot Noir in it this time which has smoothed out this primarily Cabernet and Merlot blend. The Syrah Triple Vert is basically equal amounts of '08, '09, & '10 cool weather Syrah. So with this wine, you have a vertical tasting in the bottle. You would think the Feds would want us to label these vintages, for truth in advertising, but listing the multiple years is against their restrictive rules. We are also testing these really interesting AstraPouches, an invention from South Africa. They are stand-up flexible pouches that hold the equivalent of two bottles of wine and are good for 30 days after opening. We will have some on display in the tasting room to test.  If the results are good, we will start mass producing them for those of you who enjoy our wine outdoors. We predict that it will also be a hit for anyone who doesn’t like the pressure of opening a bottle and feeling like they have to drink it all within a day or two. You can have a glass every three days with the pouch and they have told us that

presenting our Rosé of Syrah which is a perfect patio wine for those warm summer days.