Brassfield Estate Winery
| Brassfield Estate Winery | |
|---|---|
| Location | Clearlake Oaks, California, US |
| Coordinates | 39°02′46″N 122°42′34″W / 39.04611°N 122.70944°W |
| Appellation | High Valley AVA |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Key people |
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| Known for | Eruption, Serenity |
| Varietals | Cabernet Sauvignon, Viognier, Grenache, Pinot gris, Tempranillo, Malbec, Pinot noir, Merlot, Zinfandel |
| Distribution | United States, Canada |
| Website | www |
Brassfield Estate Winery is a is a vineyard and winery operation in Lake County, California, established by Jerry Brassfield in 1998. Brassfield, who grew up on an alfalfa farm in the San Joaquin Valley, founded GNLD, a vitamin and nutrition supplement company.[1] In 1973, he acquired 1,600 acres (650 ha) in the High Valley region of Lake County, California, which he expanded through successive acquisition, totaling about 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) acres.
An estate in a neo-Tuscan style was built on the Serenity Ranch on the floor of High Valley. As of 2023, the winery boasted approximately 500 acres (200 ha) under vines, a 1,000-acre nature preserve, and a mile-long network of caves. The winery annual production capacity was around 60,000 cases, or 140,000 US gallons (5,300 hL) in 2022.[2]
Brassfield manages several estate vineyards which range in elevation and soil composition: their Monte Sereno vineyard is planted in Franciscan shale at 2,100 feet, the Volcano Ridge vineyard lies at similar elevations in volcanic sands and tephra soils, their Perspective vineyard is on Franciscan shale at 2,900 feet and planted with Syrah and Viognier, and the High Serenity vineyard at 1,800 feet (550 m) on valley soils allows for growing cooler climate varieties like Pinot noir.[3]
In addition to single varietal wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Malbec, Merlot Petite Sirah, Pinot gris, Sauvignon blanc, Tempranillo, Viognier or Zinfandel, Brassfield produces two signature blends: their red Eruption, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Malbec, Petite Sirah, Mourvèdre, Grenache and Zinfandel from their Volcano Ridge vineyard; and Serenity, a white blend of Pinot gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier and Gewürztraminer grown in gravelly valley soils.
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References[edit]
- ^ "Direct Selling Legend: Jerry Brassfield". Direct Selling News. 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Judge's Breakfast focuses on wine tourism". Lake County Record-Bee. 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Red volcanic soil is real gem for Lake County vintners". SF Gate. 10 April 2015.
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