Kerry Damski profile and Palmeri Wine
Profile of Kerry Damski
“KERRY came into winemaking only as a result of a conspiratorial plot on the part of his father. (dad) Damskey always secretly wished he himself had found the path to winemaking. While KERRY was busy digging in the dirt, his dad laid the groundwork to indoctrinate young KERRY from the very beginning. As the impressionable young man came of age, (dad) introduced him to good quality wines and plied him with legends of the vine.
KERRY fell for it. While in college, he lived in a chicken coop at Matanzas Creek Winery and became involved in the layout of the original vineyard. The conspiracy worked.
Like Andre Tchelistcheff before him, KERRY believes wine is made in the vineyard and the winemaker is merely the "midwife" in the artisan process of winemaking. "It's the winemaker's job to articulate a definable style for a wine but you don't create an identity – that must come from the grapes," says KERRY.
Today, with more than 25 years of winemaking experience, KERRY is recognized on four continents for his acuity and focus in creating brilliant wines. Through his winemaking consulting practice, Terroirs, he oversees custom winegrowing, winemaking and vineyard acquisition. In addition to California and Washington, KERRY consults for wineries in India, China and Bulgaria.
KERRY DAMSKEY holds a B.S. in fermentation sciences from the University of California, Davis, is a graduate of the intensive program for small business at Stanford University School of Business, and is a candidate of the Institute of the Masters of Wine."
Kerry & Daisy
A little about Palmeri Wines “PALMERI wines are created by Kerry and Daisy Damskey with wisdom and passion as an expression of their dedication to what they love. Partnering with such renown grapegrowers as Jan Krupp of Stagecoach Vineyards in Napa and Denny Van Ness of Van Ness Vineyards in Geyserville, PALMERI is ensured the choicest selection of mountain grown fruit with which to begin Kerry's special alchemy.”
Kerry is a fascinating person as those who know him will tell you. He does runs his own blog covering his periodic winemaking trips to SULA WINES in Nasik, India.
We currently have their 2003 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah Blend Stagecoach Vineyard, 2004 Napa Valley Syrah Stagecoach Vineyard, 2004 Alexander Valley Syrah Van Ness Vineyard available in our store.
Did we mention that the 2003 Stagecoach received 93pts! TheWine Enthusiast
Cheers for now.
Steven
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Comment by Steven on May 17, 2008 at 3:25pm -
Well for those of you that live in Sonoma County you know we are having a small heat wave at this time and it is staying warm well in to the evening - makes a change from freezing at 8.00 pm.
So last night we had friends over and were sitting out side having homemade lamb burgers (the were awesome), anyway I had a bottle of the 04 Alexander Valley Syrah - Van Ness Vineyards and decided to give it a try. Wow - was the reaction by all those around the table. I am not a great fan of Syrah myself normally but this definitely got a great wine vote from me as well as my friends. Well worth trying if you can find it - oh you can! VinoShipper has it available 8-)
Makes me look forward to trying the other Palmeri wines as well
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