Petit Verdot  2007 Lake County-Red Hills Appellation
This wine is a beautiful garnet to ruby color.  The aromas of Bing Cherry and red and black fruits are predominant in this wine and white pepper spice.  Black cherry on the palate and a little mint freshness light to medium bodied wine with fruit flavor and light to medium acidity. This is a ready to drink wine now socially or with food.  This wine has texture and flavor without the boldness and heavy tannins of a Cabernet Sauvignon.  The Petit Verdot variety is normally blended in wines as a secondary grape variety and in some Bordeaux blends or other wines to add a particular subtleness and texture to their balance and a bit of spice and floral aroma but in this case stands alone as a very nice wine with lively fruit and fresh aromatics ready to drink without any astringency and bitterness.   

Petit Sirah 2007  Lake County-Red Hills Appellation
The phenolic extraction and color of the grapes leave a deep ruby/garnet color with slight purple hues. Light on the spice and nose yet this is a fruit driven dried fruit cherry, a little raspberry, blackberry with slight tartness to the cherry and berry flavors with even a hint of leather and dryness on the palate.  This wine is medium bodied with great mouth feel with some complexity and texture on the palate.  This wine has a nice finish without the overt acidity and tannins which make this wine a great wine to drink by itself or paired with food.

Ranch Blend 2007 Lake County-Red Hills Appellation
The color extraction to this wine displays deep ruby with aromas of fresh dried fruits such as Dried Cherry Blackberry violets and a hint of spice and pepper.  The pronounced tastes of cherry and red fruits and berries on the palate.  This wine blend displays a medium bodied wine that’s ready to drink. Never bitter or tannic or astringent this wine will be a great social wine or paired with light spice dishes, BBQ, veal, or poultry dishes.