Duff Bevill

I guess so. I came to Sonoma County, uh, uh, in 1973. So it'll be a 52 plus years. Well, it'd be 52 years in March of 2025. So, uh, been a long time. I moved here to, to work for a guy who was, there was a great wine, great boom going on in California in the early 1970s. And I was part of that. And, uh, five, five years later, I started my own company. I've had it ever since. So, uh,

I guess so. I came to Sonoma County, uh, uh, in 1973. So it'll be a 52 plus years. Well, it'd be 52 years in March of 2025. So, uh, been a long time. I moved here to, to work for a guy who was, there was a great wine, great boom going on in California in the early 1970s. And I was part of that. And, uh, five, five years later, I started my own company. I've had it ever since. So, uh,

I guess so. I came to Sonoma County, uh, uh, in 1973. So it'll be a 52 plus years. Well, it'd be 52 years in March of 2025. So, uh, been a long time. I moved here to, to work for a guy who was, there was a great wine, great boom going on in California in the early 1970s. And I was part of that. And, uh, five, five years later, I started my own company. I've had it ever since. So, uh,

And the interesting part of this whole circle of life is the guy who I came here to work for, his son, his only son, is a partner of mine now. It's sort of a handoff process now from the guy who got me involved full-time in agriculture. His son has been my partner for quite a few years, and he's taken over the company for us. We farm about 1,500 acres of wine grapes in Sonoma County.

And the interesting part of this whole circle of life is the guy who I came here to work for, his son, his only son, is a partner of mine now. It's sort of a handoff process now from the guy who got me involved full-time in agriculture. His son has been my partner for quite a few years, and he's taken over the company for us. We farm about 1,500 acres of wine grapes in Sonoma County.

And the interesting part of this whole circle of life is the guy who I came here to work for, his son, his only son, is a partner of mine now. It's sort of a handoff process now from the guy who got me involved full-time in agriculture. His son has been my partner for quite a few years, and he's taken over the company for us. We farm about 1,500 acres of wine grapes in Sonoma County.

We have 150 employees, something like that. Holy smokes. The reason I sent you those two wines, I always look for some kind of little story that might add a little interest to it. In Sonoma County, and I'll make this brief, there's Sonoma County is a recognized wine grape appellation. And within Sonoma County, I think there's 18 Appalachians. Now I should have checked that.

We have 150 employees, something like that. Holy smokes. The reason I sent you those two wines, I always look for some kind of little story that might add a little interest to it. In Sonoma County, and I'll make this brief, there's Sonoma County is a recognized wine grape appellation. And within Sonoma County, I think there's 18 Appalachians. Now I should have checked that.

We have 150 employees, something like that. Holy smokes. The reason I sent you those two wines, I always look for some kind of little story that might add a little interest to it. In Sonoma County, and I'll make this brief, there's Sonoma County is a recognized wine grape appellation. And within Sonoma County, I think there's 18 Appalachians. Now I should have checked that.

I kind of lost track at 13. And we manage vineyards throughout Sonoma County, but my wife and I also own some vineyards too. And the two wines you're sampling there are from two vineyards that we own. One is in the Russian River Valley, and the other is Dry Creek Valley. Dry Creek Valley, that's this one. Both of them are Sauvignon Blanc, and that Sauvignon Blanc is the same clone

I kind of lost track at 13. And we manage vineyards throughout Sonoma County, but my wife and I also own some vineyards too. And the two wines you're sampling there are from two vineyards that we own. One is in the Russian River Valley, and the other is Dry Creek Valley. Dry Creek Valley, that's this one. Both of them are Sauvignon Blanc, and that Sauvignon Blanc is the same clone

I kind of lost track at 13. And we manage vineyards throughout Sonoma County, but my wife and I also own some vineyards too. And the two wines you're sampling there are from two vineyards that we own. One is in the Russian River Valley, and the other is Dry Creek Valley. Dry Creek Valley, that's this one. Both of them are Sauvignon Blanc, and that Sauvignon Blanc is the same clone

So these two are the same clone of Sauvignon Blanc, and the vineyards are roughly the same age of the Sauvignon Blanc from the Russian River, that Nori. We planted that in 1999. So it's 20, what's that, 25 years old. And then the Keegan property, which is the other one, the Dry Creek Valley, that one's almost 30 years old.

So these two are the same clone of Sauvignon Blanc, and the vineyards are roughly the same age of the Sauvignon Blanc from the Russian River, that Nori. We planted that in 1999. So it's 20, what's that, 25 years old. And then the Keegan property, which is the other one, the Dry Creek Valley, that one's almost 30 years old.

So these two are the same clone of Sauvignon Blanc, and the vineyards are roughly the same age of the Sauvignon Blanc from the Russian River, that Nori. We planted that in 1999. So it's 20, what's that, 25 years old. And then the Keegan property, which is the other one, the Dry Creek Valley, that one's almost 30 years old.

And so what's fun about this, I hope, is you get to see same variety Sauvignon Blanc, two different Appalachians. The vineyards are about 15 miles apart. The Russian River Valley is a much cooler region than the Dry Creek Valley and two different winemakers. So the two the winemaking style Sauvignon Blanc, a common denominator of Sauvignon Blanc is citrus flavors, fresh cut grass.

And so what's fun about this, I hope, is you get to see same variety Sauvignon Blanc, two different Appalachians. The vineyards are about 15 miles apart. The Russian River Valley is a much cooler region than the Dry Creek Valley and two different winemakers. So the two the winemaking style Sauvignon Blanc, a common denominator of Sauvignon Blanc is citrus flavors, fresh cut grass.

And so what's fun about this, I hope, is you get to see same variety Sauvignon Blanc, two different Appalachians. The vineyards are about 15 miles apart. The Russian River Valley is a much cooler region than the Dry Creek Valley and two different winemakers. So the two the winemaking style Sauvignon Blanc, a common denominator of Sauvignon Blanc is citrus flavors, fresh cut grass.

It's been described as smelling like fresh cut alfalfa. And the two styles that are typically made of Sauvignon Blanc is they pick them a little less ripe, still ripe, but a little less ripe. And that emphasizes brighter acidities, a little more citrus qualities. Like have you ever taken a any kind of a citrus and rub the skin. Rubbing it.

It's been described as smelling like fresh cut alfalfa. And the two styles that are typically made of Sauvignon Blanc is they pick them a little less ripe, still ripe, but a little less ripe. And that emphasizes brighter acidities, a little more citrus qualities. Like have you ever taken a any kind of a citrus and rub the skin. Rubbing it.