Choosing the Right Glassware
Selecting the Right Glassware for your Dinner Party Choosing the right wine glasses can enhance the overall wine-drinking experience and impress your guests. You want the wine to present as intended and glassware matters! We’ve broken down how to make your selections by red and white varietals so you can host your next dinner party […]
Celebrating Fifty Years
Raise A Glass To The First Fifty Years An Unparalleled Journey in Wine March 1, 1973. It was a Thursday. Roberta Flack was at the top of the American music charts and Pink Floyd released its landmark Dark Side of the Moon album. It was also the day Joe Phelps acquired a 600-acre former cattle ranch just […]
2019 Insignia Awarded 99 Points
Unquestionably Up With The Finest Vintages Of This Cuvée Jeb Dunnuck “Another beautiful wine from this team, the 2019 Insignia is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon but includes smaller amounts of Merlot and Malbec, brought up all in new barrels, sourced from seven estate vineyards. It has a classic varietal and incredibly complex nose of crème de […]
The Return of Vin du Mistral
2021 Joseph Phelps Vin du Mistral The winery’s history with Rhone varieties dates back to its earliest years of winemaking. The 2021 Joseph Phelps Vin du Mistral Red Wine revisits a favorite blend of Rhône varieties cherished by so many in years past. In 1974, Joseph Phelps created the first varietally labeled Syrah in California […]
Winter Rain Update
Nourishing The Soil With Much Needed Rain An Update From Our Team Winter has brought the California wine region much need rain. We checked in with our Sonoma Coast Winemaker Justin Ennis as well as Viticulturist Betsy Baldwin to gain further insight. “From my perspective, all the rain we’ve received is great. It has filled […]
Two New Reasons To Visit In 2023
Visit Napa Valley Gracious Hospitality Exploring Wine Aromatics Learn the origin of wine aromas and how to distinguish them in a series of sensory experiences including a blind tasting, identifying individual aromas and tasting barrel samples in addition to a selection of current release Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast wines, including Insignia. This indoor seated […]
Forbes Twelve Best Wines of 2022
2018 Joseph Phelps Proem No. 1 Pinot NoirFreestone Estate, Sonoma Coast Forbes.com – The “Best Wines of 2022” list reflects the most distinctive and outstanding wines from a year’s worth of tastings. Proem means a preamble to a story and this wine does a marvelous job of telling the story of a single plot growing […]
Top 100 Wines USA James Suckling
2019 Joseph Phelps InsigniaTop 100 Wines USA 2019 Joseph Phelps Insignia included in James Suckling’s Top 100 Wines USA in 2022 list at #64! Previously awarded 98 points, Suckling described it as, “A very aromatic Insignia with pencil-shaving and graphite highlights to the dark fruit and blackberries. Full-bodied, yet tensioned and vertical, with very fine tannins […]
2022 Harvest Interview with Justin Ennis
An interview with Sonoma Coast Winemaker Justin Ennis Justin, we’ve heard this is your 30th harvest season. Congratulations! What a milestone to reach, and during the Joseph Phelps 50th harvest season too. Thank you for taking time to answer a few questions. What are some of your most memorable harvests over the years and why? My first […]
New Release: 2019 Insignia
A winery exclusive release of the highly anticipated 2019 Joseph Phelps Insignia. Winemaker Notes: The 2019 Insignia opens with heady aromatics of red fruit, crème de cassis, leafy tobacco and delicate dried rose petals. The palate is juicy and dense with expressive layers of blackberry, raspberry, black currant, and dark chocolate. A dynamic wine offering captivating […]