On Monday, Linda Viviani and Tara spent the day touring Tin Cross Vineyards. It was a warm 72 degrees, the sun was shining and all was right in the world. Linda and Tara were brainstorming ways to support our charities, including The Selamta Family Project. Stay tuned for exciting events and details from us!
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These six words are the path to truly experiencing a wine. Each step confesses a layer for the senses—the way light hits the liquid, illuminating its true colors; the way unknown aromas receive names upon inhalation; how subtle flavors seemingly paint the palate alive—all this culminates in our understanding of that wine, which is exactly [...]
Greetings Readers of Our Wine Story. This is the first in a series of posts dedicated to an interview held with Captûre’s Vineyard Manager, Dave Komar. We hope this series will allow you an eye-opening view into Dave’s origin, opinions, and passion for wine.
I heard you’re a native of Sonoma County. What was it like [...]
When you live and work on a vineyard, dinner quickly becomes your favorite meal of the day. After long hours spent toiling over the well-being of our grapes, we take great satisfaction in the restorative plates which reward our effort. We’re both accustomed and grateful to the quality recipes usually created by Mrs. Foster, but, [...]
If you’ve ever been to Healdsburg, California you would know that it is a town of quaint surroundings born from the union of luxury and history. You might also recognize Healdsburg for its sophisticated town square, home to vibrant summer concerts and local picnickers. Yet, even with all your knowledge of Healdsburg, what you might not know [...]
It’s with deep excitement that we announce the launch of our Private Connoiseur Tasting Program. Starting in 2010, this program will raise the bar for select wine afficianados, inviting them to an intimate, private tasting that will always involve either Captûre winemaker, Denis Malbec or Benjamin Sharp, owner of Captûre Wines.
We intend for these tastings [...]
The global economy has impacted nearly every sector of global business, and the wine industry is no exception. Countries, regions and AVAs have all been impacted differently, and each winery has a tale of its own. Tara Sharp, VP of Marketing for Captûre Wines, was invited to offer her insight in an interview with CNN International. The six [...]
If you’re a long time reader of Our Wine Story you’ve often heard about Daniel, our vineyard foreman, but you’ve rarely heard about his family. Daniel has spent over a decade living atop this mountain vineyard, managing the vines well before Captûre Wines even had a name. Here he has grown a connection with the [...]
It’s a familiar ritual right before supper. Workers and owners, family and friends, all of us make our way up to the tallest part of Tin Cross Vineyards–a spot which provides the best lookout over everything between a rose-colored horizon and ourselves. Like any ritual it starts the same; a couple of comments about how [...]
Traditions are embraced by the mechanical hands of time. Often long-standing, they precede our own lives and will likely carry on beyond them. But in some rare instances, like all great traditions before, a tradition can begin small and begin with us. This summer marks the first chapter of a tradition for our winemaking team–picnics, [...]
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