Can't make it to #VinItaly this week? Don't worry. You can pay homage to a variety of Italian varietals right here in northern California at DaVero in Healdsburg's Dry Creek Valley region. DaVero is growing - it's got a new winery, lovely gardens, and best of all, some wonderful wines...Malvasia Bianco, Pinot Nero...and the rarely grown Sagrantino.
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DaVero is the one of very few California wineries specializing in Italian varietals |
Proprietor Ridgely Evers, of Quickbooks fame, still keeps his hand in the tech startup race, but has grown the winery and olive oil enterprise into a steadily increasing empire, healing heavily worn land into vibrant soils with Biodynamic farming with the help of Michael Pressley. Presley's official title? Soilkeeper.
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DaVero started life as an olive oil maker; it then got into hillside vines and
later purchased an adjacent valley floor vineyard where it's been
healing the land, planting vines, and building a winery, all the
while paying homage to the olive tree |
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The private tasting room has great views of the property |
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A lovely Malvasia Bianco, a beautiful Pinot Nero, and best of all, a very fine Sagrantino |
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Tasting with proprietor Ridgely Evers |
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Pigs are happy as s---- here...they just got a new little pig shack (behind)
where visitors can come and see them |
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Obligatory Dry Creek Valley schwag - the bicycle shirt - in the tasting room
gift shop |
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