Transcript Introduction to Toasted Head Presentation Overview History  Vineyards  Wines  History  Toasted Head was established in 1995 in Esparto by the Giguiere family  It is.

Introduction to Toasted Head
Presentation Overview
History
 Vineyards
 Wines
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History
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Toasted Head was established in 1995
in Esparto by the Giguiere family
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It is named after practice of ‘bousinage’
or toasting of barrel heads and staves
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The fire-breathing bear logo was
derived from a painting by Robert
Shetterly which itself was based on the
poem “Speaking Fire at Stones” by
William Carpenter
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Still maintains a boutique-style winery
even with large case volume
Dunnigan Hills
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Located on the east
side of the Vaca
Mountains
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Warm days are
cooled by afternoon
breezes from the
Sacramento Delta
and San Francisco
Bay
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Toasted Head has
1700 acres in this
pristine farming
region of California
The Winemaking Team
Barry Bergman, Head Winemaker/General
Manager, began his career at Toasted
Head and is now in his 20th year
Blake Kuhn, Senior White Winemaker,
joined Toasted Head in 2000 and
enjoys making wine in the Dunnigan
Hills because he says, “We get the
opportunity to generate our own
discoveries.”
Owen Smith, Senior Red Winemaker,
joined Toasted Head in 1999 and has
enjoyed the challenge of expanding
Toasted Head’s red wine program
Core Tier
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The Chardonnay has bold tropical
flavors of peach, banana, pineapple
which burst on the nose and palate
with an abundance of toasty, spicy oak
The Viognier displays fresh, fragrant
aromas of stone fruits, mango,
nectarine, and honeysuckle
The Cabernet Sauvignon has flavors of
cherry and cassis with firm supply
tannins and toasty oak
The Merlot has flavors of plum, cherry,
blackberry, fresh herb, vanilla, coffee
and toasted oak
The Shiraz includes raspberry,
blueberry, cocoa and cedar
Barrel Reserve Tier
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The Barrel Reserve series showcases
the best appellations in Sonoma
County
The Chardonnay comes from the
Russian River Valley. It has a delicate
style with rich fruit, balanced acidity
and minerality characteristic of the
Russian River Valley
The Pinot Noir has bright red cherry
and floral characters that make this
wine fragrant and silky
The Cabernet Sauvignon has a big style
with well-integrated tannins
Summary
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The name come from ‘toasting the
heads’ of barrels
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Unique, boutique style winery in
Dunnigan Hills
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Predominantly estate grown fruit in
core wines and carefully selected fruit
from premiere Sonoma Vineyards in
Barrel Reserves.
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Toasted Head is loved by consumers
and is thriving
Thank You
For More Information
Toasted Head website
 VineOne website
 Academy of Wine website
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