http://kosherwinemusings.com/2008/09/07/four-gates-merlot-1997/ Musings and comments on the world of Kosher wine Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:02:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://kosherwinemusings.com/2008/09/07/four-gates-merlot-1997/#comment-46 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:45:05 +0000 http://winemusings.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-46 [...] of Four Gates Winery came by and brought some real cool wines, while I brought an old bottle of 1997 Four Gates Merlot and a bottle of Monte Olivo Umbria [...]

]]> http://kosherwinemusings.com/2008/09/07/four-gates-merlot-1997/#comment-33 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:03:12 +0000 http://winemusings.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-33 [...] The Four Gates Winery is owned, operated, run, and managed by a single man – Binyamin Cantz.  He is the chief and only winemaker, along with being the CEO, and sole vineyard manager.  Parenthetically, he is a man I am proud to call a friend and I state it here for full disclosure.  He has people help him every so often, which is great, but he is really the sole proprietor of Four Gates Winery.  Binyamin has been making wine for some 25 years now, more as a home winemaker to start, but that turned into a real passion for wine some 17 years ago, when he planted the vineyard.  The vineyard is planted on a lovely hillside with views (far away views) of the Pacific Ocean and parts of Santa Cruz.  In 1997 he released his inaugural vintage, which was a success, and to this day, some 11 years later, his 1997 Merlot is still quite lovely. [...]

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