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We hope you'll join Adastra at the following events, where we'll pour our latest vintages and talk about our organic viticulture.
- April in Carneros April 17 and 18, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- CCOF Beer and Wine Tasting, Ferry Building, San Francisco October 29, 2010
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Introducing the 2007 Chardonnay
March 18: We've just released the 2007 Adastra Chardonnay, a delicious, enticing wine with aromas of apple, pear, freshly-baked pie crust, lemon meringue, honey, mineral and roasted almonds. With only 330 cases made, it's sure to disappear fast! Buy yours today.
We are pleased to announce the release of our 2006 Adastra Syrah. It's a beautiful, dark-hued wine with a nose that includes plums, dark cherries, all spice, mineral and tarragon. It has a mouthwatering combination of fruit, spice and earth flavors. We made just 94 cases. Buy Now
2006 Adastra Pinot Noir We recently released our 2006 Adastra Pinot Noir. It tastes terrific. Enticing aromas of strawberries and plums herald a silky-smooth mouthfeel crowned with a long succulent finish. Delicious now and over the next decade! What's more, it's available in 750ml and 375ml formats. Only 194 cases crafted. Buy Now
2005 Syrah is sold out! After receiving high praise from the Wine Spectator, the 2005 Syrah flew off the shelves and is no longer available. Other wines are going fast, so order now to ensure your supply.
New look, same great wines
We changed our Web site to a design that incorporates Adastra's new logo. You'll still find all the functionality the site offered before, from wine descriptions to email list signup to a searchable list of closest suppliers -- and, of course, secure e-commerce ordering.
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This new Adastra Chardonnay is available now. The 2005 is the first Adastra wine to bear the legend "INGREDIENTS... ORGANIC GRAPES" following our vineyard's certification by the CCOF in that year. Only 599 cases of this delicious wine were crafted. Buy Chardonnay now Our 2004 Chardonnay received an "outstanding" rating from the Wine Spectator. Unfortunately, the 2004 wine is sold out.
The 2004 Adastra Pinot Noir "Proximus" is now sold out. As one connoisseur remarked at a recent tasting "This is as fine a wine as any young Burgundy anybody will ever taste." We hope you had chance to enjoy this wine.
What is "Proximus"? | Buy Pinot Noir now
Adastra winemaker Pam Starr was the subject of an in-depth feature article by renowned Napa Register wine writer Jack Heeger on Thanksgiving Day. Click here to read what he wrote.
The 2004 Adastra Pinot Noir and 2004 Merlot are now available and tasting great.
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Although heat was not a problem, humidity was. Beginning with later than usual rains, abnormally high humidity continued to be a factor later in the year. This resulted in high rates of botrytis cinerea fungus. This fungus develops as mold on berries and other green tissue. Although botrytis is desirable on grapes for late harvest dessert wines, when it is called "noble rot," it is not desirable on grapes for most other wines, when it is known as plain "rot." To combat botrytis, we made several passes through the vineyard during the growing season to remove botrytisized fruit and ensure only the best grapes were harvested to make wine.
It's too early to say how wines from 2006 will turn out, but so far, we taste reasons to be optimistic.
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