2011: A recap
Estonia officially joined the Eurozone, prompting millions of media consumers to observe, “They’re making up countries on the news again.”
During the Arab Spring, social media briefly became useful. Then we all went back to posting pics of our flourless chocolate cake. #MintGarnish
The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA championship against the Miami Heat, which was zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
An Icelandic volcano erupted. Nobody could really pronounce the name of it, so it’s gone down in history as “that Icelandic volcano.”
NASA launched its Mars rover Curiosity; everyone confused it with Britney Spears’ perfume “Curious.”
Brazil won the 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championship!
A challenging growing season rendered one heckuva Cab Sauv by Donati.
2011 Donati Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Paicines 750ml 4-Pack
With hints of dark berries and chocolate notes, this wine will pair well with a heartier meal like rib-eye steak or zesty ribs.
Aroma: Bing cherry and cocoa, licorice.
Palate: Flavors of cranberry with rich tannins and acids.
Vineyard & Harvest: The 2011 growing season was labeled “challenging” by many growers, but also promises elegant wines. Cool weather through the growing season slowed ripening but a heat spike in October kicked harvest into full gear.
Family, Estate, Vision.
It’s no secret Italians have a love for the vine in their blood – Ron Donati is no different. In 1998 when he purchased the Paicines property his vision was for his son, Matt Donati, to grow high quality, unique grapes from the 9th oldest AVA in California. Soon, after rave reviews of the fruit, Ron Donati (ever the business man) got to thinking… good grapes make great wine. Thus is born Donati Family Vineyard.
In 2003 we produced Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Meritage, and Claret, Chardonnay, and Pinot Blanc. We held these in bottle until 2005 when we started hand selling the product to great restaurants, and boutique wine shops. Again, our ears were burning with positive reviews and re-orders from our customers. We had so many requests from the public to get their hands on this wine - we couldn’t turn them down. Though Paicines offers a lovely home for our grapes, with a population of 204 - it’s not the best place for a Tasting Room, so we chose Templeton, CA (right outside of Paso Robles) for our new home.
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