Dover Canyon Winery: Featured Customers

Dover Canyon Winery

Welcome to Dover Canyon Winery. We gave up successful wine careers at larger wineries to work in our own small vineyard and produce limited editions of vineyard-designate wines with a focus on particular Paso Robles microclimates. The property we purchased was a walnut orchard, so I guess we could say, "Welcome to Dover Canyon Winery, the nut farm."

The Winery

Dover Canyon Winery
Our home site, with information on current releases, ordering information, wine club, retail sources, vineyards and history.
Paso Robles: A Linguistic Geography of Wine
Paso Robles: An American Terroir
An interview with soil scientist Dr. Thomas J. Rice

Wine Reviews

FoodTV host Chris Cognac
"I am a wine freak. I love a good Zinfandel, and there is a small vintner named Dover Canyon that makes some of the best wine on the planet . . ."
San Francisco Chronicle
"These wines could convert Zinfandel naysayers by demonstrating that high alcohol and fruit can be present but not overshadow the wines' other charms. . . Most dishes on the table will benefit from its seamless style and red cherry acidity."
Vinography
"This is an individualistic wine with something to say, and most will find the conversation very pleasing. I'd be particularly interested in seeing how this wine ages. "
Wine Camp
"Wines like this transcend personal preferences. They are so distinctive and so well made that if you have any passion for wine at all you can’t help but to love them."

Who's Reading Our Blog?

American Wine Blog Awards
Featured Blogs: Dover Canyon Winery
Small Business Blog of the Day
AlaWine Top 100
"You can take some substantial pride in having one of the very few winery blogs crossing over into mainstream popularity."
An Obsession with Food
"Mary Baker of Dover Canyon shares a profile of Benito Dusi. Dusi has some of the oldest Zinfandel vines in Paso Robles, and his vineyard is one of the highlights of the Paso AVA. Check out her post to learn more about this local legend."
Australian Wine Society of Toronto
"A deliciously evocative post from Dover Canyon Winery on blending trials -- wow!"
Bloggasm: An interview with Dover Canyon
No Bull Grape
"In particular would like to point out Dover Canyon Winery as they have a great blog . . ."
The Winery Web Site Report
Mike Duffy at the WWSR says, "I'm quite willing to wait a while for one of Dover Canyon's stories . . ."
Top Ten Sources - Wine News & Commentary
"Whether you're a Two-Buck-Chuck fan or hopeless cork dork . . . these feeds will help you keep up in between tastings."
Vino24.TV
" . . . una fonte di informazione più profonda."
Vinography
Dan and Mary have decided, staunchly, to keep their winery from ever becoming something that doesn't feel like a family farm. They've even written what can only be described as a manifesto about it on their very well written blog. If you want to know what makes small wineries so special, I've come across few such articulate explanations . . .

Thank you for visiting!

November 30, 2006

Featured Customer: Rick Henderson

Customer and wine club member Rick Henderson is an editor for the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado. He sent us a quick, chatty email this week:

"The "60 Minutes" camera folks came to our offices today to film a meeting between our editorial board and the 'Fiscal Wake-Up Tour' sponsored by the deficit-fighting Concord Coalition. The tour is making three other stops in Denver today before hitting Seattle."

So let's keep our fingers crossed that we'll see Rick peppering the Coalition members with some tight journalistic questions in a future airing of '60 Minutes.' In the meantime, we can read his editorial, 'Wake-up tour' offers vital message.

Rick and Lola have been wine club members for six years, and they have very democratic tastes, liking pretty much everything we make. Let's hope Rick relaxed with a glass of wine after his television debut.

Do you have news, wine reviews, or photos you would like to share with us? Feel free to contact us anytime at dovercanyon@tcsn.net

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June 27, 2006

Society Dogs and the Lime Green Bus

On Friday we had the pleasure of a visit from the ‘Society Dog’ Bus.

Check out the cool lime green and purple bus, completely renovated to safely transport human and canine alike. This San Jose, California social club rents their bus out for special occasions. Director Terri Festa, right, reports that a local radio deejay rented the bus for a recent bar-hopping evening of fun and reporting.

All of our canine guests were well behaved and delightful. Samson, a Bouvier, initially decided to pass on exploring the lawn for a cool drink and a nap in the shade. With all that black fur, who can blame him?

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Fresh from Dover Canyon

Fresh from Dover Canyon
Our winery cookbook features recipes that we prepare during harvest and crush--winemaker tested, winemaker approved. Autographed copies can be ordered from the tasting room. You can also order our cookbook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Booksamillion. Send us a photo of yourself preparing one of our recipes and if we publish it, we will send you a free autographed copy!

Featured Wine Links

Fermentation
Check the pulse of the wine scene at Tom Wark's blog, updated daily with reports, photos, commentary and challenging opinion on global and local wine issues.
Paso Robles Wine Country
Our alliance website--winery maps, hours, events, festivals, and tips on lodging and dining.
Wine Camp
This extremely well-written blog by Craig Camp is billed as a "Points Free Zone." Insightful, informative, and a wicked sense of humor. Named one of the best wine blogs by Food & Wine Magazine.
Wine Searcher
Looking for our limited production wines? Try Wine Searcher!
Women Wine Critics Board
Intelligent and friendly discourse on a range of wine topics, and a place for alternative voices in wine writing.

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