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| Philip Staley Vineyards & Winery | Healdsburg, CA 95448 |
www.staleywines.com
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(707) 433-0100
Fax : 707 431-1154 Email: pstaley@staleywines.com |
Phillip Staley WInery formally began operations with the first harvest from their estate vineyards in the Russian River Valley in 1993. Ten years earlier, Philip and his wife Pamela began searching for a Northern Sonoma County vineyard with climate, soil and exposure conditions similar to those of the Mediterranean regions of France, Spain, and Italy. In 1988, after five years of looking at scores of properties, they found a piece of virgin land in the hills above the river, and purchased it that same morning. The site had rolling terrain, gravely loam soil, and full sun exposure. These conditions, along with the direct climatic influence of a coastal river, made it ideal for the Rhone varietals they wanted to work with. The Staleys were not newcomers to the wine business. Philip was a founding partner in Alderbrook Winery in the Dry Creek Valley and had served as its winemaker for thirteen years. With the impending first harvest of their new vineyard, the Staleys decided it was time to focus their efforts on the new Philip Staley Vineyards and Winery. No longer interested in being part of a constantly growing winery, they joined a unique class of California winery, the small grower-producer. In doing so, they committed to the development of carefully planned and limited production vineyards, and to using these exceptional grapes for the production of small lots of hand crafted wines. Staley Vineyards produced small lots of Syrah, Mourvedre, and Grenache from that 1993 harvest. As new blocks of the vineyard came into production, one new clone of Syrah and Viognier were added to the line of wines. Philip has developed a close working relationship with four exceptional growers: Judy and George of Somers Vineyards, Kent Richie of Poplar Vineyards, Hallie and Paul of Beacham/Downey Vineyards, and Rich Rued of Rued Vineyards. That fruit, added to production of the estate vineyard, will give the winery a maximum production capacity of 6,500 cases by the turn of the century. |
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Winemaker Philip Staley
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Innovative, intuitive, and thorough, Philip Staley has a special talent for creating captivating wines. Born and raised in Southern California, Philip was drawn to scientific pursuits at an early age. After graduating from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a degree in analytical biology, he went on to earn a DDS degree and establish a dental practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was during his years in graduate school that Philip developed a passion for wine, with a special interest in the wines of the Mediterranean region, and particularly those in the Rhone Valley in the south of France. As his interest in wines increased, so did his desire to make them. When his winemaking hobby outgrew his home, he turned his avocation into a career. In 1981, Philip became a founding partner in a Sonoma County winery. He was the winemaker from the first harvest until 1994, gaining a reputation for producing consistently fine wines. |
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2001 Petite Sirah
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