A Varozza Winery History:
Giovanni “James” Varozza brought his wife and family to St. Helena in 1870 and leased a vineyard at the top of Spring Mountain. His son Joseph then purchased the twenty seven-acre vineyard and winery on Hudson (now Pratt Avenue) in
St. Helena. Joseph moved his wife and four children into the farmhouse in the vineyard and continued the art of handcrafting wine from inside the two-story stone and wood winery until he passed away in 1946.
Today, Joseph’s grandson, Jack, and his wife, Dianna, lease the vineyard and winery and continue the Varozza winemaking tradition by releasing the first wines made at the winery since the late forties. Located one mile north of downtown St. Helena, Varozza Vineyards has been home to four generations - with three of them still residing there.
Tasting Notes:
Opening with aromas of rich fruit and berries, blackberry, thyme and cracked pepper - this wine has a classically firm entry with dried cherry and blackberry flavors, big and full with good tannins. A fan of the "big red" will love the volume of fruit and lingering finish.
Technical Notes:
| Appellation: |
St. Helena
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| Varietal: |
100% Petite Sirah
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| Production: |
200 Cases
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