Alicats Winery
10 Nash Road
Hollister, CA 95023
(831) 636-7311




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UPCOMING EVENTS
Meet the Winemaker, Taste the wine
:

  • Clementine's Kitchen
    Thursday, April 30, 2009, 5 - 8pm
    465 Canyon Del Rey Blvd
    Del Rey Oaks, CA 93940
    (831) 392-1494

  • Vino Locale
    Friday, May 8th, 2009, 6 - 9 pm
    431 Kipling Street
    Palo Alto, CA 94301
    (650) 328-0450

  • Zeph's
    Tuesday, May 12th, 2009, time TBA
    1366 S. Main Street
    Salinas,CA 93901
    (831) 757-3947

  • San Benito County Winegrower's Assoc. Passport Weekend
    Saturday & Sunday, May 16-17, 2009, 11am - 5pm
    10 Nash Road
    Hollister, CA 95023
    *Please check SBCWA website for tickets and details

  • The Wine Shack
    Wednesday, May 27th, 2009, 6 - 8pm
    535 W Napa Street
    Sonoma, CA 95476
    (707) 938-7218
    * All Alicats profits will be donated to the Down Syndrome Research & Treatment Foundation.

Stay tuned for more events and tastings by bookmarking this page. For those of you who have been requesting our sold out vintage from last year, please look below for our retail locations who may still have some on hand.

This year, we have the following wines:

Syrah ‘06 Gimelli Vineyard. AVA: Cienega Valley. 250 cases     (SF Chronicle Gold Medal Winner!)

Ken Gimelli’s vineyard is nestled between the Gabilan mountains and the San Andreas Fault. Days are warm and sunny; nights and mornings cool due to the marine layer off the Monterey  Bay. In these ideal conditions grapes can ripen slowly, intensifying flavor and complexity.

This Syrah is dark and dense with aromas of brown sugar, eucalyptus and smoked ham, followed by flavors of ripe raspberry, black cherry, anise and sandalwood. Bright acidity with smooth tannins and unsweetened chocolate at the finish.

Syrah ’06 Siletto Vineyards. AVA: San Benito County. 250 cases     (SF Chronicle Gold Medal Winner!)

Clay loam combined with a warmer climate gives this wine it’s ripe fruit character. It is dark and dense with candy apple, ripe black cherries and tar that introduce mouth filling flavors of crème brulee, black cherry and mocha before a peppery finish. Serve it with grilled Italian sausages, hearty stews, spicy barbeque; the list goes on.

Pink Syrah ’07. AVA: San Benito County

Our pink Syrah is crisp and dry, zero percent residual sugar. Forward fruit and aromas of chocolate covered cherries introduce flavors of raspberry, strawberry and cinnamon. Medium bodied with clean acidity, it has a spicy lingering finish. Serve it with grilled salmon, Asian style foods, curries, and spicy barbeque. It’s a great picnic wine; fun to sip with friends at the end of a long week. Serve it cold. Drink it young!

Dry Muscat ’07. AVA: San Benito

Passito di Chardonnay ’06, AVA: Cienega Valley

Each year Alessio meticulously handcrafts this gorgeous dessert wine. It is soft and velvety in the mouth with balanced acidity and notes of apricot, honey and lemon rind. Serve it cold in a small glass with cantucci for dipping as they do in Tuscany, or drizzle it over scoops of ripe cantaloupe or ice cream. Cat loves it over Ben and Jerry, “ Cherry Garcia!”

Rich and dense, but not cloying, it can be dessert in itself.

 

HOT OFF THE PRESSES
Alicats in the news
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2009.04.08: ALICATS NOW IN SIX ADDITIONAL AWARD-WINNING BAY-AREA RESTARUANTS
Our fans can now find Alicats Winery wines at E Tutto Qua and Piazza Pellegrini in San Francisco, acquapazza Ristorante in San Mateo, Ca Bianca Italian Restaurant and Lococo's Cucina Rustica in Santa Rosa and The Wine Shack in Sonoma.

2009.02.28: GOLD MEDALS AT SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION
Alicats Syrahs both win Gold at The 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition! The 2006 Cienega Valley Gimelli Vineyard Syrah and the 2006 San Benito Siletto Vineyard Syrah.

2009.02.15: ALICATS NOW IN TWO ADDITIONAL AWARD-WINNING SAN FRANCISCO RESTARUANTS
Our fans can now find Alicats Winery wines at Pesce (2227 Polk St.) and Umbria (198 2nd St.), both fantastic Italian restaurants in SF.

2008.07.23: BEVERAGE EXPERTS NAMES ALICATS SYRAH "BEVERAGE OF THE WEEK"
BevX readers were alerted to the experts' choice when they named the Alicats Syrah 'Gimelli Vineyards' Cienega Valley 2006 as their Beverage of the Week. Read their review and see their tasting notes, which includes:
The palate is lush and lengthy while perfectly proportioned being flanked by natural acidity, pepper, and firm tannins. I challenge anyone to find a better Syrah for the money.

2008.05.05: ALICATS WINE NOW AT TWO MORE WHOLE FOODS MARKETS
Alicats wines are now available at the Whole Foods in Campbell and Los Altos, in addition to the stores in Monterey, Cupertino and Los Gatos. If you would like your local Whole Foods Market to carry Alicats wines, send us an email and let us know which one is closest to you. We will make it a point to visit their wine buyer! See map below for a list of all retailers who carry Alicats wines.

2008.04.19: ALICATS WINE NOW AT WINDMILL MARKET & ZEPH'S
Alicats wines are now available at Windmill Market in San Juan Bautista and Zeph's in Salinas. See map below for a list of all retailers who carry Alicats wines.

2007.12.12: ALICATS WINE NOW AT WHOLE FOODS
Alicats wines are now available at the Whole Foods in Monterey, Cupertino and now Los Gatos. To find your nearest location, use their Whole Foods Store Locator. If you would like your local store to carry Alicats wines, use the Store Locator link to get your store's information and call them to request they stock your favorite Alicats wines!

2007.11.09: ROBERT RICH'S FLAVOR NOTES
"Newcomer Alicats Winery in Hollister sells a big smokey Syrah for $20 that rivals those at twice the price. Husband and wife Alessio and Catherine Carli recently started a tiny winery with only a few hundred case output, making Syrah and Chardonnay. A very smokey intense profile, with that varietally complex Syrah skank of bacon, rubber and tarmac, raw meat, blueberry and rust. On the palate comes the sense of bittersweet chocolate, sweet cream, darkly toasted marshmallows, licorice and tar. New oak profiles are subdued under the intensely complex meaty fruit. I really like this wine, as it expresses the intense side of Syrah."

HELPING OUT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL!
Our wine, that is. Alicats winery donates a portion of proceeds to The DSRTF (Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation) and Heart of Sailing Foundation. If you'd like to know more about either Foundation, please click below to expand the text.

DSRTF, founded in 2004, is dedicated to stimulating biomedical research that will accelerate the development of treatments to significantly improve cognition for individuals with Down syndrome. The Foundation is the leading private source of funding for cognitive research in Down syndrome based on a paradigm-shifting strategy to proactively identify, coordinate and support highly promising research and development with significant potential for generating effective new therapies. Please visit their website www.dsrtf.org. You can also see a video clip of news coverage for DSRTF’s Hollywood Bowl event by clicking here)

Heart of Sailing teaches sailing to children with special needs as a form of recreational therapy. The charity was founded in 2004 by George Saidah, a successful software entrepreneur who was motivated by his personal experience with a loved one with a cognitive disorder. A sailor for more than 35 years, Saidah dreamed of combining his love of the ocean with service to the community. Since retiring in 2005, Saidah devotes his time to developing Heart of Sailing to create a fun, educational and therapeutic opportunity for children with developmental disabilities. If you'd like to know more about this wonderful foundation visit heartofsailing.org.

REVIEW IN APPELATION AMERICA
"The resulting wine is luscious and very sweet, with flavors of dried apricots, vanilla, brown sugar and, curiously, a faint hint of chocolate. It's made in tiny quantities and may not be easy to find, but it's worth the hunt."
Read the full review.

FAMILY WINEMAKERS ANNUAL TASTING FLEW BY
It was a great success! We had many requests for our sold-out wines, and on such a hot day, we were a bit inundated by those who sought out our Alicats Pink. Sorry all! Keep checking the site for updates on our upcoming tastings and the 2008 Vintage release.




ALICATS WINE - RETAIL LOCATIONS

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