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 Events
Here is a listing of some of our exciting upcomming events for summer 2008.
Saturday June 21, 2008: D’Alfonso-Curran Wines
"Food & Wine Experience"
Kris and Bruno have paired their latest
releases with six extraordinary courses created by Chef
Kurt Alldredge of the neighboring The Chef’s Touch.
In addition to the wines being served with the courses listed below, we will be showcasing our new releases and tasting some wines out of the barrel. Expect an incredible day of superb wines, exciting food
and lively conversation at our winery in the Santa Rita Hills!
2006 Di Bruno Pinot
Grigio, Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
Pears-jus-tart with ricotta and lemon zest
2006 BADGE Chardonnay,
Sta. Rita Hills/Rancho Santa Rosa
Lobster corn dog with vanilla crème fraiche
2007 Curran Grenache
Blanc, Santa Ynez Valley
Thai shrimp ceviche with toasted coconut and chilies
2005 BADGE Pinot
Noir , Sta. Rita Hills
Duck-shiitake mushroom spring rolls with a star
anise-cherry-pinot noir dipping sauce
2004 Curran Syrah
“Reserve”, Black Oak Vineyard
Crostini of chorizo and shaved bittersweet chocolate
2004 Di Bruno Sangiovese,
Stolpman Vineyards
Pulled short ribs with smoked marcona almonds and
salted blueberries
TRIO Wine Club Members
$100 per person Non-Members $130 per person
The event is from 1 PM to 4 Pm at our Winery located at
Rancho La Vina, 4457 Santa Rosa Road, Lompoc, CA
Click here to purchase tickets for the event!
Sunday June 22, 2008: Open House/Pickup Party
Join us for an Open House and Pick Up
Party (for TRIO Wine Club members) on Sunday, June 22nd at our winery located on Rancho La Vina in the Santa Rita Hills. Current Releases and Barrel samples will also be tasted and artisinal pizzas will be served. New releases featured
will be:
2007 Curran Gewurztraminer
2007 Curran Grenache
Rosé (100% Grenache Gris)
2006 BADGE Chardonnay,
Sta. Rita Hills
2006 BADGE Pinot
Noir, Sta. Rita Hills
2005 Di Bruno Sangiovese
TRIO Wine Club Members $25 per person Non-Members $50 per person
The event is from 11 PM to 4 Pm at our Winery located at
Rancho La Vina, 4457 Santa Rosa Road, Lompoc, CA
Click here to purchase tickets for the event!
News
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Woman in Wine
Kris wrote about making wine in the Lompoc "Wine Ghetto"
for the Lompoc Valley Magazine:
"Lompoc, once a temperance community, is now home to
numerous wineries producing arguably some of the best wines
in the country, and therein lies the irony. The fact that
women initiated this very radical act to eliminate alcohol
from their comunity and that women now make up a good percentage
of the workforce in our local wineries shows a dynamic change
in societal attitudes and a fortunate realization that wine
is unavoidably becoming part of the fabric of our culture."
Click here
to read the complete article.
 2005
Grenache Blanc
Very pale color. Melon, honeysuckle and flowers on the nose.
Juicy and bright, with some CO2 intensifying the peach,
grapefruit and floral flavors. This delightful white wine
offers a leesy immediacy, and lovely cut and freshness.
A perfect wine for warm-weather drinking, and an amazing
thing to do with grenache blanc. 90 points.
 "In
addition to her stunning Pinots from Sea Smoke, Kris makes
her addition to the seemingly endless supply of fantastic
Rhone wines offered at this year’s Futures Tasting
through her Curran label wines. With her vibrant and floral
Curran Grenache Blanc, Kris seems to capture summer in a
wine glass and her bold Syrah from the tiny “Reeves”
vineyard in the heart of the San Ynez valley shows that
Kris’ ability to make great wine extends far beyond
Pinot. "
Click
here for the full review.
 In
an article entitled "Wooing women with 'girlie' wine
" about low-calorie, low-alcohol wines marketed specifically
at women, the International Herald Tribune quoted
Kris:
"Not surprisingly, the very notion
of a woman's wine has already generated a mini-backlash.
'I find it demeaning,' said Kris Curran, of Curran Wines
in the Santa Rita Hills, near Santa Barbara. 'It's implying
that women don't have as sophisticated a palate.'"
Click
here for the full review.
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