GNGNB Ep07: Picchetti Winery

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DATE : Sat, 17 Sep 2005 10:59:00 -0700
Entered in Database : 2005-09-17 17:59:00
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Today/'s episode we visit the Picchetti winery (http://www.picchetti.com/), one of the oldest wineries in Northern California and have been continusously bonded under several names since about 1896. (Their California Bonded Winery number is #148 !). The Picchetti family was a great lover of birds, and one of the favorite - the Peacock - still roams freely about the grounds.

The winery itself is located on the edge of the Mid-Peninsula Open Space District (http://www.openspace.org/), and therefore many trailheads are very close to the winery, affording a great recreational opportunity in addition to the wine tasting.

The Picchetti Winery produces approximately 9000 cases of wine per year, including some from 110 year old Zinfandel vines. The wines we sampled are:
2004 Viognee $24.95 424 cases produced (Double Gold - 98 pts California State Fair)
2001 Leslie/'s Estate Chardonnay $19.95 (Silver Medal) 546 cases produced
2001 Red Pavone - $15.95 (Gold Medal - 90 pts Santa Cruz Mountain Commercial Wine Competition)
2003 Old Vine Zinfadel - Picchetti Estate $49.95 125 cases produced

Lastly we have a quick promo by our friends over at Accident Hash and some music from the Podsafe Music Network by Olivia Greer. You can check out her music on i-Tunes .

00:00 Quick Intro
00:47 Intro Music
01:16 Welcome Back - History
03:02 Midpennisula Open Space District
04:17 Winery Grounds Description
06:27 2004 Viognee
08:14 2001 Chardonnay
11:14 2001 Red Pavone
13:01 Old Vine Zinfadel
14:49 Tasting Room Details
19:17 Exit Music
19:40 Olivia Greer

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