Howell Mountain Vineyards 2021 Spring Release

Howell Mountain Vineyards
2021 Spring Release

Dear Friends,

Spring in here and Howell Mountain Vineyards are in full bloom. Although, we had a few more nights of frost this year, the vines look good and we expect a consistent fruit set this year. The 2021 Vintage is off to a excellent start.

We thank you all for your thoughts and prayers last year during the Glass Fire on Howell Mountain. Fortunately, Howell Mountain Vineyards and the Beatty Ranch were spared from the fire. Due to the wind direction, we had no detectable smoke taint in our fruit which is very fortunate since the 2020 Vintage may be the best vintage of the century. The fruit was balanced with small berries which produced intense wines from the vineyard. We are excited about how the 2020 Vintage wines are developing.

Lastly, we have our new 2021 Spring Release wines which include two Zinfandels, Reserve Beatty Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, and our Cabernet Franc which was named "Top Cabernet Franc in the World" at the prestigious TEXSOM International Wine Competition. Some of these wines have a very limited production, so get your order in soon.

Thank you again for your interest in Howell Mountain Vineyards wines and we look forward to sharing our new release wines with you,

Mike Beatty

Named "Top Cabernet Franc in the World"

The 2016 Howell Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Franc was named "Top Cabernet Franc in the World" at the prestigious TEXSOM International Wine Competition. Every year, over 100 of the world's top sommeliers from around the globe come together to judge wine from across the world's finest wine growing regions. Wines are categorized by varietal and/or blend, and, for each category, one wine is chosen as the best wine in its class and awarded the Judge's Selection.

This last year, our 2016 Howell Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Franc was tasted blind, alongside dozens for the world's top Cabernet Franc wines. After the judging was completed, our wine was chosen as the Judge's Selection and named the Top Cabernet Franc in the World!

Our Cabernet Franc is one of our limited production wines, so, although we are just releasing this wine, supply may be limited. So get your order in soon!

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2021 Spring Release Wines

We are excited to share our new 2021Spring Release wines with you including limited production Bordeaux varietal wines including our Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and our Reserve Beatty Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon. In addition, we are releasing the popular Old Vine Zinfandel as well as the Primitivo Clone Zinfandel.

2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Beatty Ranch

92 points, American Fine Wine Comp

"At first sight, this wine looks massive with its dark black color. In the nose, the wine exhibits dark, dusty blackberry fruit with a undertone of licorice reminiscent of “sen sen” breath mints. On the palate, the wine uncovers layer upon layer of dark fruit and earthy tannins with a long finish."

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2016 Cabernet Franc
"Top Cab Franc in the World"

Best of Class, TEXSOM

"Soft, supple and richly etched in red fruit, this wine is also earthy in cedar, tobacco and dusty rock. Tight, firm tannins give it pronounced structure and elegance around peppery spice and lasting oak, the wine aromatic in mountain violet and sage."

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2016 Petit Verdot

91 points, Wine Enthusiast

"This is a thick, brooding red wine from the producer's own estate vineyard—a study in dusty rock, graphite and dark cherry. Tobacco, leather and caramel chime in midway through on the palate, surrounded by structured tannin and well-integrated oak that complement the wine's broad shoulders and rich ripeness."

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2017 "Old Vine" Zinfandel

92 points, Wine Enthusiast

"From vines planted before Prohibition, this balanced, burly red is sinewy, with components of black pepper, gravel, stone and iron. Red- and black-cherry fruit is rich and layered, with lovely contrasts of leather, tannin and spicy oak."

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2017 Primitivo Clone Zinfandel

93 points, Wine Enthusiast

"Effusively and powerfully built around blackberry and graham cracker flavors, this bold, structured mountain wine is soft and unctuous on the palate. Firm, integrated tannin and oak don't hinder but rather add to the intrigue and appeal, leading to a finish of cinnamon and black pepper."

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Howell Mountain Vineyards Wine Club

The Howell Mountain Vineyards wine club provides its members with access to all wines released — even our highly rated and limited release wines! Receive 3 shipments yearly (spring, fall and mid-winter) of 4 bottles each shipment containing our newest releases. Benefits of our Wine Club include:

Save 15% off all wine purchases & 25% off all case purchases (12 bottles or more) of Howell Mountain Vineyards wines.
Access to purchase additional quantities of special limited release wines
Discount to Howell Mountain Vintner’s Events

Each shipment will be sent to you automatically, and you may cancel at any time prior to your shipment. To sign up for our wine club, click on the button below.

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26th Annual Taste of Howell Mountain Event
Saturday, October 16 - 11:30am to 4:30pm
@ Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena

WINE TASTINGS, FOOD PAIRINGS, LIVE MUSIC & AUCTIONS

Register to join us on line for the 25th Annual "Taste of Howell Mountain" event. Our owner and winegrower, Mike Beatty, will be at the event with his son Patrick pouring our latest releases. This event sells out every year, so, to reserve your ticket for this event, click on the button below!

Summer Discounted Next-Day Air Shipping

If you live out of the state of California and would like to make sure that your wine arrives safely during the summer, we have the solution! Our shipping partner, VinoShipper offers reduced prices on Next Day Air UPS Shipping that is lower than 2-Day Air and sometimes 3-Day Air. Remember, VinoShipper (and hence Howell Mountain Vineyards) cannot be responsible for wine shipped with Ground or other Air shipping if your shipping location is above 80 degrees, so we recommend that you utilize this discounted Next Day Air option if you think your wine may be exposed to prolonged heat when shipping to your location out of the State of California. Discounted Next Day Air will be offered through the end of October. Order today and save on Next Day Air UPS Shipping!

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Now shipping to 40 states!

We are currently registered to ship wine to 40 or our 50 states -- and with low shipping charges! We are current shipping wine to the following states:
AK, AZ. CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. Watch for more states coming on-line in the future!

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We are pleased to announce that our Howell Mountain Vineyards 2016 Cabernet Franc has been named the “Top Cabernet Franc in the World” at the 2020 TEXSOM International Wine Awards. The Awards garnered 2,875 total entries representing 25 countries and 19 U.S. States. Entries in the TEXSOM International Wine Awards were blind-tasted and judged by internationally renowned tastemakers from all over the world, including 19 Master Sommeliers, 16 Masters of Wine, and other category experts.

Wines demonstrating quality and unique character that are exceptional even amongst their medal-winning peers may be nominated by judging panels for specific Judges’ Selection categories. All Judges’ Selection nominees are elevated to platinum medal. These platinum medal wines are blind tasted by special panels to award the winner for each category of Judges’ Selection medal. This year 52 Judges’ Selection medals were awarded with the Howell Mountain Vineyards 2016 Cabernet Franc being awarded the Judges’ Selection for the Top Cabernet Franc of the tasting. We will be releasing this wine in our next release. To insure that you receive the opportunity to purchase this wine, sign up for our wine club, sign up for our mailing list, or to our wine blog below to be alerted of the release.

Click here to see the TEXSOM 2020 International Wine Awards Announcement

Click here to see the results of the TEXSOM 2020 International Wine Awards

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