Boulder Chamber: Pettyjohn's Spring Wine Spotlight Tasting

Boulder CO

27 April, 2022

3:50 AM

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Press release from the Boulder Chamber: April 26, 2022 Tastings Every Friday 5-7pm Spring Winery Focus - DeLoach Heritage Reserve- All sale-priced at $13.99 DeLoach Vineyards has a significant place in California wine history. It was one of the first wineries in the Russian River Valley. Started in 1975 by Cecil and Christine DeLoach. Cecil had taken an early retirement from the San Francisco Fire Department, and decided that wine would be his full-time profession. Over the next ten years, Cecil and Christine would buy over 50 acres of vineyards, with many planted to century-old Zinfandel vines. As a wine-growing region, The Russian River Valley is known as "America's Burgundy," a distinction in which DeLoach has been an important factor. The De Loach's also championed the site-sensitive and environmentally friendly farming practices – including the use of nutrient-rich cover crops and beneficial insects, birds and biologics – that today comprise "sustainable farming". In fact, Christine went on to help draft the first California Code of Sustainable Wine-growing in 1999. The winery has received numerous accolades and 90+ ratings. The Wine Spectator's James Laube calls DeLoach "one of California's best producers of chardonnay," and Wine and Spirits has proclaimed DeLoach "Winery of the Year" TWELVE times, including 2011 and 2012. In 2003 French Vintners of the Boisset Family Estates purchased the property. It was then the work for the Boisset's began in Northern California. With a focus on biodynamic and organic farming practices, Today, DeLoach Vineyards produces distinctive wines in a responsible way, practicing sustainable viticulture and utilizing minimally intrusive winemaking techniques. This press release was produced by the Boulder Chamber. The views expressed here are the author's own.