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| Lionheart Wines | San Francisco, CA 94107 |
www.lionheartwines.com
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(650) 576-1367
Fax : 650 560-9878 Email: info@lionheartwines.com |
Lionheart Wines was started with the philosophy of producing excellent premium affordable boutique wines to be shared with friends and family over great meals -- "Thoughtfully based around palate and plate". Life is too short to drink anything less than good wine! Our wines are made to be served with food. A good wine and a good meal by themselves are just that good. However, when the proper food wine pairing happens, a good wine and a good meal become outstanding and something you will remember for many years to come. We want to share our passion for food and wine to help you create your own amazing memories. Great wine starts in the vineyard....only great grapes can make great wine. So, we are sourcing our fruit from some of the best low-yield farmed vineyards throughout California based on viticultural practices, clonal selection and desired fruit characteristics. We are looking to produce the best possible wine through use of top quality oak barrels (when appropriate), top quality fruit, extended aging and blending to reach the product Leon approves of. We will always be looking for excellent fruit sources and trying new blends to produce the best wine for you. | |
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Winemaker Leon Glover Leon Glover is a self-taught chef and winemaker who started out his professional career in the high-tech field (software engineering and project management for 15 years) and ongoing business development (entrepreneurship and venture capital). He holds a BS in Computer Engineering from UC San Diego and an MBA from UC Irvine. In December 2005, Leon and his wife, Jennifer, started Lionheart Wines with the idea of producing premium quality yet affordable food-friendly wines. Leon’s goal as a winemaker is to produce complex, layered and cellarable wines that stay true to the varietal, which are (as our slogan says) “thoughtfully based around palate and plate”. The focus is on varietals and blends that please the palate but are intended to accompany food, and not overwhelm it, contain the right acidity and balance with softer tannins. To date, Lionheart Wines has produced Marsanne, Roussanne, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Sangiovese. He has worked the last two harvests as a cellar rat at Crushpad in San Francisco focusing on the fermentation floor, supervising over 1900 fermentations for 14 different varietals from 50+ vineyards spread across Washington, Oregon and California. It has been a terrific opportunity to learn about barrel care, wine production, fermentation, yeast selections, lees contact, when to press and effects of oak on aging wine. Leon has collected wines from all over the world for the last 21 years. The primary regions of influence are: California, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Spain. To further his wine knowledge and help train his palate for winemaking, he completed the WSET Diploma certification in 2008 with plans to enter the Master of Wine program in the next couple of years. The WSET program has heavily influenced Leon’s winemaking philosophy, by helping him recover from “California Palate” with a much greater appreciation of Burgundy, Bordeaux, Champagne, the Rhone, the Loire, Austria, Greece, South Africa, Argentina and Chile. He has been a judge at the 2008 & 2009 Pinot Noir Shootout, 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Shootout and looks for more wine judging opportunities. He also blogs on wine related topics especially the production of Lionheart Wines. |
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2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
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Regular as of 02/13 |
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2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
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Regular as of 02/13 |
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2008 Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
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Regular as of 02/13 |
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2007 White Hawk Vineyard, Sangiovese, Santa Barbara
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Regular as of 02/13 |
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2006 Roaring Red, Proprietary Blend
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Regular as of 02/13 |
Order Direct Online Phone: (650) 576-1367 Fax: (650).560-9878 Sign up for The Pride - Lionheart Wine Club |
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2007 Roaring Red, Proprietary Blend
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Regular as of 02/13 |
Order Direct Online Phone: (650) 576-1367 Fax: (650).560-9878 Sign up for The Pride - Lionheart Wine Club |
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2007 Syrah, Dry Creek Valley
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Regular as of 02/13 |
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2007 The Angel's Share, Saralee's Vineyard
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Regular as of 02/13 |
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2008 The Angel's Fare, Saralee's Vineyard
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Regular as of 02/13 |
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