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At Peterson Winery we practice the philosophy of Zero Manipulation. Our definition of Zero Manipulation is using the most gentle winemaking techniques possible to maximize flavors, aromatics and the original essence of the wine. The less you do in the course of a wine’s tenure in the cellar, the more of that essence you’ll have to bottle. Every time you do something to a wine, you take out a little of what you started with.

Great wine has to be about place. Place in wine is only achieved if the bottled wine reflects where the grapes were grown. There is a huge difference between a great wine that carries a sense of place, and a wine made to taste more appealing with the overuse of new oak, or the presence of residual sugar. When you taste a Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel or a Bradford Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon and you have a sense of where that wine originated, then the essence of place has been captured. Our goal is that every vintage captures that sense of place in every wine we produce.

Peterson Winery

See details 2009 Peterson Vignobles - Petite Sirah Blend - Dry Creek Valley Alluring dark aromatics might have you pausing a bit longer to enjoy the nose before you sip. Ripe, spicy dark-skinned fruit blends with scents of sweet vanilla, dried herbs, smoky oak, cedar and a hint of tobacco. Then, when you finally take that first sip, there are so many opulent taste sensations that you don’t want them to end. The creamy mouthfeel and robust texture reveal mixed berry cobbler, black cherry, creamy coffee, a scattering of baking spices with black pepper and fine herb... Your price: $ 32.00 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60      See details 2010 Peterson Barbera La Stupenda The aromas of bright vine-ripened blackberry are so vivid you expect to see fresh berries floating in your glass. Spicy oak with hints of vanilla adds to the nose, and only someone with great self-control isn’t driven to immediately sip. A focused core of fresh mixed berry juice and fresh blackberry tarts fills the palate. The fruit is enhanced with subtle spice and hints of coffee and cola. The lush mouthfeel, supple tannins, integrated oak and irresistible flavors take the Your price: $ 18.00 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60      See details Peterson Zero Manipulation, 2010 Subtle aromas of dried strawberries and a light toastiness blend with hints of vanilla and earth. The juicy entry offers up delicious fruit—blackberry, blueberry and plum—layered with dark concentrated flavors of black coffee, dried herbs and ripe strawberries. Nicely balanced, this wine is like a good friend—easy to approach and hang out with for hours. Try our Zero with a plate of dry rubbed ribs or well-aged brie and a loaf of artisan sourdough. Your price: $ 16.00 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60      See details Peterson 2010 Bradford Mountain Zinfandel We have a history with mountain wines and mountain vineyards going back to 1979, when I first laid eyes on Mount Eden Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains and fell in love with the intensity of mountain fruit. I carried that devotion for mountain wines with me when I moved up to Dry Creek Valley in 1983 to develop a vineyard and build my house on Bradford Mountain. This wine brings all the best characters found in Dry Creek mountain-grown Zinfandel to an apex. Poorer soils and colder nig... Your price: $ 38.00 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60      See details Peterson 2010 Il Granaio, Super Tuscan Style Blend Richly textured aromatics of dark fruit weave through layers of spice and a mineral essence. Complex and balanced, our ’10 Il Granaio offers a focused core of dark cherry and blackberry loaded with delicious spice notes. A blend of mocha, black pepper and cedar add to the seductive quality of the wine. The beautiful acidity and tight integration of oak and fruit allow this wine to pair seamlessly with most cuisines. Be it a traditional French cassoulet, a tangy Italian toma... Your price: $ 32.00 Quantity Out of stock See details 2009 Peterson Shinbone Shinbone has just the right amount of soul— not too complex yet certainly not simple, not too rich yet certainly not austere. Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignane blended with Syrah create a plush, layered wine. The dark aromas glide you into a richly textured palate where blackberry pie à la mode meets threads of cocoa, tannin and oak. A smooth mouthfeel also exposes hints of dried strawberry, black currant, plum, cedar and cardamom. Our Shinbone’s good backbone and pleasant flavors pair easily ... Your price: $ 28.00 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60      See details Peterson 2010 Peitie Sirah Petite Sirah is a grape not widely grown outside of California, and could be considered as much of an American grape as Zinfandel. It has more often been used as a blending grape to enhance the color, tannins and structure of other red varietals, since by itself we usually find Petite Sirah wines to be rather monolithic and one-dimensional. Since our first vintage of Petite Sirah in 1994, we’ve chosen blending other full- flavored varietals that complement Petite Sirah, and add complexity, la... Your price: $ 32.00 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60