How about a blood-red Pinot for Halloween!
Storrs Winery’s 2017 Pinot Noir ($36) is inky-dark, bold and guarantees you a howling good time over Halloween.
“Due to its aging in small French oak cooperage and long-term bottle aging, you will find this wine soft and supple with lovely notes of vanilla,” winemakers Pamela and Stephen Storrs say. “And the notes are earthy with vibrant aromas of raspberry, strawberry and cherry.”
This husband-wife duo has produced a Pinot Noir that’s beautiful and, at the same time, ideal wine to crack open when ghouls and goblins are hovering on your doorstep.
Storrs Winery is participating in the Fall Vintners’ Festival (see below), or visit them at their two tasting rooms.
Storrs Winery, 303 Potrero St. No. 35, Santa Cruz, 831-458-5030 and 1560 Pleasant Valley Road, Aptos, 831-724-5030. storrswine.com.
Vintners’ Festival
The Fall Vintners’ Festival—Saturday, Oct. 23, and Sunday, Oct. 24—features 25 wineries, including many not typically open to the public. If you like good wine, you are bound to have a splendid time. Organized by Wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains, you can visit up to four wineries per day. Tickets ($45 for one day/$80 for both days) are available by reservation only. For more info and a complete list of participating wineries, visit scmwa.com.
Visit Regan Vineyards
Bargetto Winery’s Regan Vineyards is well known for growing supreme grapes for wineries far and wide; they now produce wine under their own label. Bargetto Winery’s John Bargetto says that Regan Vineyards’ wine represents the culmination of his life’s passion and devotion to making exquisite wine from the Santa Cruz Mountains.
“Our family has been dedicated to winemaking in this region for four generations,” Bargetto says. “Wine enriches our lives, encourages togetherness, complements meals and brings joy.” He’s absolutely right!
Regan Vineyards is open Sundays only. For more info, visit reganwinery.com.
