Tremani Vineyards – lots of history in Sonoma County

Another boutique winery becomes available through VinoShipper.com. I guess it is in part where we live and in part the great company these wineries have on our site, but we continue to be able to bring you all a wider choice of wines.

You have to love the stories from the wineries and winemakers whether it is from the original owner of wine.com, to the chap that wrote the first legislation in Kentucky (I think he wished he hadn’t now) to those long-time farmers that have been involved through generations, they all have great stories. Hopefully over time we will get more to come and share their stories on VinoShipperSocial with all of us.

Here is the history of the Tremani Vineyards.

“Tremani Vineyards is a partnership formed in 1997 by the Hansen family – sisters, Barbara and Diane and brother, Fred. For many decades our family has been an integral part of the agricultural community in Sonoma County. Our parents, Glenn and Elsie Hansen had a dairy in Petaluma and moved it to their Santa Rosa location in 1970. In 1989, Fred began broadening his agricultural interests with plantings of chardonnay, followed by Pinot Noir, and in 1997, Tremani Vineyards planted Pinot Gris and more Chardonnay. Soon we were growing high quality grapes in the rich soils of the Russian River Valley appellation and selling them to area wineries.
In 2001, we decided to try our hand at making wine with our own grapes. Fred worked with local winemakers on our first vintage of Pinot Gris. It was such a success that we kept on going and have increased our production and sales each year since. We started making Pinot Noir in 2002 and are planning to make Chardonnay in the near future.”

We have the following wines available.

2005 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir “Smoke, light tannins, rich fruit. Classic Burgundian style.”

2006 Russian River Valley Pinot Gris “Bright, crisp, and fruity. To be savored on its own or can stand up to any fare you pair it with. A wine lover's delight!”

(I know one of our founders is a fan of the Pinot Gris – but she shall remain nameless)

We have 5% half case and a 10% full case discount available.

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Cheers for now.

Steven