Pahrump Valley Winery announces the release of the first-ever estate bottled red wine in Nevada history. They are the state's oldest and largest winery, fouded in March 1990.
Bill Loken, along with his wife Gretchen, owns the winery. The wine, which they have named "Nevada Ridge," is a 2005 Zinfandel harvested in August 2005. It's the first wine produced solely from grapes grown in Nevada. "“It’s a historical, one-time event for the state of Nevada." Bill states. The winery will only produce about 1,200 bottles of Nevada Ridge. Each bottle will be personally signed by Bill and Gretchen. The wine sells for $75 per bottle and is limited to one bottle per person. There is already an extensive waiting list.
In addition to the new estate grown Zinfandel, Pahrump Valley Winery offers Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Peak White, Symphony, Desert Blush, American Burgundy, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Crème Sherry produced from grapes grown in prime grape-growing areas of California. New reserve wines include a 2005 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, 2003 Paso Robles Syrah and 2003 Napa Valley Chardonnay. Loken has plans to plant more vinyards later this year that will increase the existing vinyard to triple it's current size.
Tours of Pahrump Valley Winery are available most days, starting at 10:30 AM. They also feature a recently expanded tasting room which proudly showcases the 98 national wine awards they've recieved since 2004. The adjoining Symphony's Restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner and has been listed on the 2008 Zagat survey.
For more information, contact then at http://www.pahrumpwinery.com/or call them at 800-368-9463.
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