Bottling is no one’s favorite part of winemaking - but it could be the most satisfying. Getting the wine into bottles safely is a sort of accomplishment. It is not the end of the road — it still needs to get into the hands of the consumer.
Winemaker Bruce MaGuire this week bottled the last of our 2006 red wines. 
These were all bottled in the classical high shoulder Bordeaux bottle. Six wines, five of Italian origin and one, Cabernet Sauvignon, of French origin. They have all spent 16 to 18 months in 60 liter barrels and are being bottled without filtration.
2006 Joughin Vineyard Negrette
2006 Joughin Vineyard Primitivo
2006 Stolpman Vineyard Sangiovese
2006 Grassini Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
2006 Joughin Vineyard Lagrein
2006 Stolpman Vineyard Nebbiolo
The smallest bottling 260 cases and the largest 405 cases. Except for the Cabernet Sauvignon these are not produced widely in California. All the vineyards that Bruce has selected are in the Santa Ynez Valley in micro climates suitable for these varieties.
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