Screaming Eagle Winery and Vineyards

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winery_name = Screaming Eagle Winery and Vineyards
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location_city = Oakville, California
location_country = USA
appellation = Oakville AVA
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year_founded = 1986
first_vintage = 1992
key_people = Jean Phillips, founder Heidi Barrett, former winemaker Charles Banks Stanley Kroenke Andy Erickson, winemaker
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cases_per_year = 600-700
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varietal1 = Cabernet Sauvignon
varietal2 = Merlot
varietal3 = Cabernet Franc
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homepage= [http://www.screamingeagle.com www.screamingeagle.com]
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Screaming Eagle Winery and Vineyards is a California wine estate producing limited amounts of varietal wine. The winery is located in Oakville, California, north of the town of Napa in the Napa Valley.

History

Jean Phillips, a former real estate agent, bought the convert|57|acre|ha vineyard in 1986 which was planted to produce a mix of varieties, most of which Phillips sold to various Napa wineries.Cite web|last= Laube, James and Sogg, Daniel |first= "Wine Spectator" |title= Screaming Eagle Sold |url= http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Features/0,1197,3185,00.html | date= March 21, 2006] Cite web|last=Robinson|first=Jancis, jancisrobinson.com |title= Screaming Eagle - the new regime |url= http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/20071103 | date=November 10, 2007] With all white varieties but for one acre, approximately 80 vines of Cabernet Sauvignon, Philips sought the opinions of Robert Mondavi Winery staffmembers on the commercial potential of her wine before hiring Richard Peterson as a consultant, and subsequently met Peterson's daughter, Heidi Peterson Barrett, who became her winemaker.Cite web|last= Laube |first= James, "Wine Spectator" |title= Focus On: Screaming Eagle |url= http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Features/0,1197,294,00.html | date= April 5, 2000] The 1992 vintage, through a combination of very low production numbers and highly positive reviews (wine critic Robert Parker awarded the wine 99 pointscite web|last= Calwineries |title= Heidi Peterson Barrett |url=http://www.calwineries.com/learn/people-and-institutions/heidi-peterson-barrett ] ), resulted in Screaming Eagle wine sold at unusually high prices.

In 2006 the estate was sold to Santa Barbara businessmen Charles Banks and Stanley Kroenke.Cite web|last= Gray |first= W. Blake. "San Francisco Chronicle" |title= Oakville's Screaming Eagle Winery sold |url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/23/WIGCAHRNM31.DTL | date= March 23, 2006] In an ongoing replanting scheme, the vineyard manager David Abreu is employed to oversee the process. The vineyards are tended by viticulturist Annie Favia and vineyard foreman Jorge Delgado, while the current winemaker is Andy Erickson.

Production

The vineyard area extends 60 acres, planted with varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.Cite web|last=Calwineries|title=Screaming Eagle Winery |url= http://www.calwineries.com/explore/wineries/screaming-eagle-winery ] The annual production ranges from 400 to 600 cases a year.

References

External links

* [http://www.screamingeagle.com/ Screaming Eagle official site]