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Major Press Reviews - Current Releases
We poured our Troika Pinot Noir at Charlie Palmer's 4th annual
Pigs & Pinot "Smackdown"
on March 21, 2009, and we came in 1st place!!!
"On Saturday afternoon, Pigs & Pinot participants attended
The Ultimate Pinot Smackdown Seminar led by master sommeliers Keith Goldston, Fred Dame, Drew Hendricks, and William Sherer.
Each Master Sommelier entered his personal selection of 4 Pinot Noirs from around the world.
Four heats later, the audience ultimately chose Woodenhead as their favorite."
The Bohemian "Best of the North Bay 2009" - March 2009
Thank you Sonoma County Bohemian Magazine readers for voting us the
Best Winetasting Room Honorable Mention and
Best Syrah in Sonoma County for the Bohemian's "Best of the North Bay 2009"!!
Food & Wine Magazine - May 2008
Discover Wine Country TV did a great
feature article on us.
We had a great write-up in
The Bohemian Aug 29-Sep 4 2007 issue.
James Knight did a great story on us.
"The wine? Absolutely frickin' brilliant...
My notes actually read, 'Raspberry velvet love tongue?'
...I found myself jealously gripping my glass toward the end of the tasting."
In an interview on npr.com, on the show "Splendid Table", March
17th on Pinot Noir, Ray Isle (Senior Editor of Food and Wine
Magazine) mentions Woodenhead as
one of his three favorite Pinots. Read the
show summary
or listen to the
full interview
(Woodenhead is mentioned about 10 minutes into the show.)
See our Review Archives page
for reviews and awards of our past vintages.
Awards
2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Awards
Gold Medal, 2006 Zinfandel, Martinelli Road Vineyard
Silver Medal, 2006 Pinot Noir, Buena Tierra
Silver Medal, 2006 Pinot Noir, Wiley Vineyard
Silver Medal, 2006 Zinfandel, Braccialini Vineyard
Bronze Medal, 2006 Pinot Noir, Fruitland Ridge
Bronze Medal, 2006 Zinfandel, Guido Venturi
2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Awards
Gold Medal, 2004 Zinfandel, Martinelli Road Vineyard Old Vine
Silver Medal, 2005 Zinfandel, Braccialini Vineyard
Bronze Medal, 2005 Pinot Noir, Humboldt County
Bronze Medal, 2005 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
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