Great Partners = Fabulous Wines
Great Partners = Fabulous Wines
Ravenswood
Ravenswood’s winemakers have made a Pickberry wine since 1986. The lush wines have intense fruit flavors which age extremely well. Blending 4 of our grape varietals (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot), Ravenswood creates their Pickberry Vineyards red wine.
Ravenswood founder Joel Peterson with Cris & Lorna
5th Hill
Ned Hill and winemaker Randall Watkins use all 5 Bordeaux varieties (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec) for the 5th Hill. The grapes are picked at the same time and fermented together, so the blend is determined in the field before harvest. Results have been spectacular: the 2014 5th Hill Pickberry won Best of Class at Sonoma County’s Harvest Fair.
Tin Barn Winery
Concentrating on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from our vineyard, winemaker Mike Lancaster has created a Cabernet-Merlot blend as well as Reserve releases of both Cabernet and Merlot. All three wines are vineyard designates.
Mike with a barrel of Pickberry
Gamling and McDuck
Gabrielle Shaffer and Adam McClary make a Loire style Cabernet Franc. Pickberry’s cool climate fruit is ideal for their rich, fruit focused wine.
Gabrielle and Adam at Pickberry
Smith Story
Ali Smith and Eric Story are making both a Cabernet and a Merlot from our fruit. The wines are wonderful, with rich fruit flavors and dark lush colors.
Gail
Daniel O’Brien has focused on our Merlot to create an opulent wine which sells out quickly.
Extea
Ryan Pass and Luisa Bonachea are working with our Cabernet Franc to make a lower alcohol, fruit forward wine that will pair well with food.
Reeve
Noah Dorrance has made a Merlot from our grapes and next year will also make a Cabernet.
Rousseau
Yannick Rousseau is adding our Merlot to his extensive selection of wines, with 2017 being his first vintage.
Laurel Glen
Bettina Sichel and winemaker Randall Watkins incorporate our Merlot grapes in their Counterpoint blend.
Schug
Winemaker Mike Cox gets both Malbec and Petit Verdot from Pickberry. He has released a Malbec which contains about 85% of our fruit and the Petit Verdot is on the horizon.