CLIENT COMMENTS - home winemakers

"We have been extremely happy with the results over the past few years even with all the errors made along the way. We tasted some of our 2007 Cab/Malbec (20%) with a good friend visiting from France who is a bit of a wine snob and he kept saying that he could not believe this was a "vin de garage" , as he put it, and wanted to know where we got our grapes. Everyone agrees - its all about the grapes. He took some of our wine back to France to show off to his friends - one of whom is the wine maker for Chateau Clerc-Milon." Jeff L

CLIENT COMMENTS - continued!

"I purchased cabernet grapes from you with my cousin back in 2003 and 2004. The reason why I am writing you is that I recently opened a 2003 and 2004 cabernet we made from your grapes. It was wonderful!!! This tasting convinced me to once again start to play your with your fruit and see what can happen. I recently looked at your web page and it looks like you have fruit available for 2009. If so, I would like to just purchase 1000 lbs of cabernet (enough for one barrel)." Matt G

 

CLIENT COMMENTS - from wineries

"I have had the good fortune to work with Merlot from Tzabaco Rancho for more than a dozen years. This site in the heart of Dry Creek Valley is well suited to growing top quality Merlot. Both Brian and Janice Schmidt are committed to growing high quality grapes and understand the concept of being not merely 'growers' but 'winegrower'. They have worked hard to stay abreast of new vineyard practices and implement them to continually improve the grapes they grow. I used their Merlot fruit in the Lambert Bridge Merlot blend-our flagship varietal-and also in our Crane Creek Cuvee-our prestige meritage blend."

Julia Iantosca, Former Winemaker - Lambert Bridge Winery

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"I have made excellent wine using Tzabaco Rancho grapes for 15 years.My job and product has been greatly enhanced by the hands on approach to grape growing with state of the art technology that Brian and Janice practice in there vineyards. This is a fifth generation family from the Dry Creek Appellation of Sonoma County made up of real people. That is to say they have a conscience and they care about the wines (grapes) they grow so that the wineries they sell their grapes to can produce excellent wines. My success as a winemaker depends on the quality of the grapes I ferment. Tzabaco Rancho grapes are paramount to Burnett Ridge Winery."

Chip Emmerich, owner of Burnett Ridge (Cincinnati, OH)