Cheers to the Garagistes!
It’s a little known secret, our fascination with the garagiste wine movement. What are the garagistes you ask? In short, the garagistes refers to a group of winemakers in the Bordeaux region, producing “vins de garage”, “garage wine”. A group emerged in the mid-1990s in reaction to the traditional style of red Bordeaux wine, which is highly tannic and requires long ageing in the bottle to become drinkable. The garagistes developed a style more consistent with perceived international wine tastes. Present day, here in California, some of the garagistes we’ve come to… Read More
Garagiste Wine Festival: Urban Exposure
Bringing California wine country to the City…Meet the Winemakers, Taste their Passion! Taste and discover the wines from 60 high-quality, commercial micro-wineries from all over California. This unique festival is the heart of the hands-on, small-lot winemaking explosion now happening in California. We will have ultra-premium winemakers from all over the state – from Napa & Sonoma to Mendocino, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara and all points in between. It would take months if not years of research and travel to discover this many artisan “garagiste” wineries on your own. What makes the Garagiste… Read More





