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August 27th, 28th and 29th  - Peirano Estate Vineyards - $12 ($8 OTV Members)
These wines kick-ass and are a great value as well. You gotta try 'em!!!
In 1992, Peirano Estate Vineyards began bottling and selling wine using their estate grown grapes. Until this point, Lance Randolph, fourth generation Peirano, produced wine simply for his enjoyment and that of his close family and friends.  The rest of the grapes were sold to winemakers across the country.  It was well-known amongst Lance’s family and friends that he had a knack for making well-balanced, elegant wines but was not interested in selling it to the masses.  At their insistence, Lance began bottling and selling his wine to wine enthusiasts throughout the United States.

One of the first things you will see when approaching the tasting room is what is now one of the single, largest blocks of head trained, naturally rooted Old Vine Zinfandel left in the United States.  These vines, produced from cuttings Lance’s great grandfather, Giacomo, brought over from Italy in the late 1800’s, are in the true old head pruned style as was true of Italian vines in the 1800’s.  Many are three feet tall to accommodate viticulture practices of his great grandfather, who was only five feet tall himself.  The history that resides on the property where generations of Peirano’s tirelessly farmed the family grapes is evident by the tremendous condition these vines have remained in for over one hundred years.

**Cheese plates available at an additional cost**