Harvest Moon Estate & Winery

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This is an exceptional small-production winery and vineyards. Try the sparkling Gewurztraminer and Zinfandel, if they have it available! Late harvest Zin and Gewurtz also a specialty item not to be missed. Wowie!

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2008 Sonoma County RandyZin Vintage - Blends - Red

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The RandyZin is a county-wide compilation of Zin with small amounts of Riebli Syrah and Alexander Valley Sangiovese blended in towards the end of barrel aging to create a tasty wine which pairs well with BBQ and acompanies the avid reader on those cold winter nights. We assemble this blend each vintage to offer an easy drinking cocktail style red wine that doesn't require bottle aging or excuse to open. Our grab-and-go pleaser.

Feeling a bit Randy tonight?

2008 Late Harvest Zinfandel Vintage - Port - Dessert

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Our approach to Late Harvest Zin is one of relativity. Our Late Harvest Zin offers an exotic explosion at each sip... With only 13-14% alcohol and less residual sugar than most dessert wines, it's balanced! Yes, a balanced late harvested wine. Not too much sugar to cause the syrupy factor and not too much alcohol either. With classic racy Russian River Valley acidity remaining, it makes for a fun ride down Zinfandel Lane.

2008 Dry Sparkling Gewurztraminer Vintage - Sparkling - White

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This fruit comes from the south block of our 33 year-old Gewurztraminer vineyard on the “Home Ranch” Estate where it was picked early so to preserve the very crisp natural acidity as well as the fresh green and red citrus notes. For a dry Sparkling, it exhibits an amazing floral aroma while still exhibiting the fine earthy notes from sitting surlees for over 14 months. This unique Sparkling is crafted in the Methode Champagne.With our 6th year in the bottle, this super unique approach to Gewurztraminer promises to impress once again. Dry, delicious and unique, our '08 Sparkling Gewurz billows tiny, tiny bubbles of crisp green melon, citrus aromas, and wonderful flavors of creamy, and clean citrus and tart summer melon. Dedicated to my Sparkling Mom, Virginia.

2008 "Ice-Style" Gewurztraminer Vintage - Ice Wine - Dessert

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The 2008 vintage of California-style Ice Wine showcases unadulterated amounts of fresh cut pear and juicy tropical fruit while still retaining some of that very important natural acidity.

For those who can appreciate a truly sweet dessert wine, this rare ICE-style wine is just for you. We recommend this delicacy with your favorite dessert or over your favorite person.

2007 Pitts Home Ranch Estate Zinfandel Vintage - Zinfandel - Red

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Grown, produced and bottled on the Estate, the Pitts Home Ranch is our single vineyard flagship Zin. Each growing season, almost half of the Zinfandel fruit grown is thinned (dropped to the ground) at the beginning of veraison (period in late July when the green bunches begin changing color) in order to concentrate available carbohydrates and produce the aromatic and flavor intensity that lies inside every bottle of Estate Zin. Harvest Moon employs an extensive canopy management program with the trellised five-acre Zin block, including spring suckering, leaf pulling, cane positioning and ultimately fruit thinning. During harvest, we enter the vineyard three times and shave the fruit, picking only the ripe bunches leaving the pinkish colored fruit on the vine for another 8-12 days to sugar up. This vineyard creates single origin wines which exhibit intense perfumed, spicy red fruit that contains naturally higher acidity. Vintage after vintage, this wine will age beautifully for at least a decade but can be served at dinner tonight and promises to impress.

2007 Dry Sparkling Zinfandel Vintage - Sparkling - Red

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This sparkling is crafted in the Methode Champenoise from our single vineyard Russian River Zinfandel vineyard. It's harvested in early August with low sugars and very high acidity, necessary for the production of sparkling wine and the pairing with your first course. This interesting Sparkling offers exotic spice and pepper aromas and tart zippy cranredberry flavors. This colorful yet elegant sprakling is welcome at any gathering and looks great in the glass around the Holidays. Dedicated to all the Sparkling Grandma's in the world and in our world, this one is for Grandma Elaine.

2007 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Vintage - Pinot Noir - Red

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Picked on time with its freshness retained, this wine is both pretty yet structured enough to be taken serious in any Pinot Noir arena. Dark electric hues of brick emit from the glasses’ edge. Aromas of soft yet spicy red cherry envelop a pleasant earthiness. (Probably the barrelly profile of recent contact w/ wood). Flavor profiles of rich tart ripe cherry with a slow swell of tannin softly grips the palate. The mouth feel and medium body are approachable now, however a few years would integrate and elevate this Pinot to a different level. Enjoy from late 2010 and continue to drink for a decade.

2007 Dry Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage - Cabernet Sauvignon - Red

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Dusty dark herbs of mint and coriander billow initially from the glass, brooding dried spice and slightly gripping tannin swell up on the palate like early morning waves. The dark coco and toasted caramel float up on the back end and ever so delicately permeate the conscious.

This wine is well balanced with its main emphasis being the natural vineyard flavors captured that Thursday morning in the Dry Creek and only brief mentions of the French/American Oak and/or winemaking techniques employed.

This wine was crafted in the vineyard, harvested on time and processed with the most gentle ease of human intentions.