#fiddlehead cellars

It’s National Rose Day, and we are toasting with all things pretty in pink. Dozens of red grape varieties are used to create dry Rosé wines, each lending unique flavor profiles, textures, and characteristics to their style of Rosé. These varieties include every grape from the Rhone Valley, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Italy, Spain, Portugal, America, and on and on and on. One of the most widely used…

Interesting White Wines for the Holiday

We are only a few days away from Thanksgiving, which means holiday celebrations, parings, and sharing are about to occur. Though versatile red wines are often the Thanksgiving go-to, like Pinot Noir, Grenache, and Beaujolais, we also enjoy a tasty white wine with the holiday meal, especially one that is a little something beyond the norm. Toast with one of these beauties throughout the holiday…

Sip Sunshine This Earth Day Weekend

Ripe Sauvignon Blanc Crisp, lively, juicy, herbaceous, and refreshing, sipping a glass of Sauvignon Blanc is like drinking sunshine in the glass. As we celebrate this Earth Day, with a focus on sipping (and living) as friendly to our planet as possible, give one of these thirst-quenching, sunny selections a try. Mother Earth, and your palate, will thank you. Being environmental stewards of the…

Fiddlehead Cellars “Seven Twenty Eight” Pinot Noir

Delicate, exotic, memorable, and elegant, delivering a culinary delight straight from Mother Nature, the fiddlehead fern became the inspiration for Fiddlehead Cellars when pioneering winemaker, Kathy Joseph, began the winery in the late 1980s focusing on Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc from Santa Barbara and Willamette Valley, two still emerging regions at the time. Today, both are considered…

Drink Sustainably With SIP Certified Wines

Sustainable, organic, biodynamic are all topics on everyone’s mind.  Whether it is food, clothing, makeup etc., making choices that are environmentally friendly is the way of the future. Winemakers and grape growers are no exception to this movement.  They are conscious of the steps they take at every level from farm labor to agriculture, to water quality and energy conversation.  The wine…

Seven Wines Earn Gold from Government Leaders in Wine Competition

Foundation Gala Raised Funds for Student Scholarships SACRAMENTO – In a friendly and entertaining wine competition featuring 30 red and white wines from 23 California wineries, legislators and elected officials awarded gold medals to seven wines. The competition was held during the annual California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) Foundation Gala, which raises funds for scholarships to…