LORING WINE COMPANY
2007 Vintage Wines
The theme of 2007 is "Vineyard Gates". We took photos of the front gates or vineyard entrances for this year's labels.

2007 Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir	2007 Clos Pepe Vineyard Pinot Noir	2007 Rancho La Vina Pinot Noir
Santa Lucia Highlands	Santa Rita Hills	Santa Rita Hills
675 Cases	800 Cases	275 Cases
Garys' gate is rather unassuming. And you can't see the vineyard from the entrance. This made finding the vineyard REALLY difficult the first time I went there - in the early morning in heavy fog.	Clos Pepe's gate is one of the nicest ones around. And they need a gate and secure fence around the property to help keep in all their dogs and sheep.	Rancho La Vina doesn't have a gate - there's just a wide break in the barbed-wire fence that encloses the vineyard.

2007 Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noir	2007 Brosseau Vineyard Pinot Noir	2007 Keefer Ranch Vineyard Pinot Noir
Santa Lucia Highlands	Chalone AVA	Green Valley (Russian River)
725 Cases	300 Cases	900 Cases
The gate at Rosella's is a thing of beauty. The paver stone entrance, ROAR lions that adorn the gate, and the rock walls make this the prettiest entrance of all the vineyards.	The gate to Brosseau leads to a narrow drive between fences of Chalone Vineyard, which takes you to the vineyard and the Brosseau's bed and breakfast, The Inn at the Pinnacles.	The gate at Keefer is fairly standard as far as gates go. But don't let that fool you, it's what's behind the gate that matters.

2007 Naylor Dry Hole Vineyard Pinot Noir	2007 Cargasacchi Vineyard Pinot Noir	2007 Durell Vineyard Pinot Noir
Chalone AVA	Santa Rita Hills	Sonoma Coast
75 Cases	275 Cases	425 Cases
Hey Duncan, got enough padlocks on that gate? :) We thought this shot of the gate was rather amusing. I guess Duncan has a lot of people trying to steal fruit from his amazing little vineyard.	Peter's vineyard doesn't have a gate right at it's entrance. Instead, the gate is a few hundred yards away at the edge of their property. I guess it's there to keep all the row crops from escaping.	The attention to detail at Durell is impressive. From the front gate, to the rock walls, to the roses planted at the end of every row... Durell is a beautiful place.

2007 Aubaine Vineyard Pinot Noir	2007 Graham Family Vineyard Pinot Noir	2007 Russell Family Vineyard Pinot Noir
San Luis Obispo Country	Green Valley (Russian River)	Paso Robles
350 Cases	250 Cases	700 Cases
The entrance at Aubaine is really pretty with its ivy covered stone walls. The drive beyond leads up to Sharon's beautiful house, which sits in the middle of the vineyard.	The gate at Graham is another simple, functional gate - much like the gate at Keefer. Once again, don't let that fool you!	The entrance at Russell is very interesting in that they have a bunch of old winery equipment surrounding it. It's like a mini-museum.

2007 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

Willamette Valley

400 Cases

The front entrance to Shea is about as unassuming as it could possibly be. Probably because there's no house there, like Rancho La Vina. Maybe it's so incognito because Dick doesn't want to have to fight off the hoards of people that would be stopping by if they knew where it was!

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