Beringer Wine Estates Appoints David Schlottman Senior Winemaker, St. Clement Vineyards.Business Editors ST. HELENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2000 Beringer Wine Estates' (Nasdaq:BERW) Senior Vice President and Winemaster Ed Sbragia announced the appointment of David Schlottman to the position of Senior Winemaker at St. Clement Vineyards. Schlottman, who was Winemaker for the company's Napa Ridge brand until it was sold in January, 2000, will be responsible for all wines at St. Clement's winery win·er·y n. pl. win·er·ies An establishment at which wine is made. Noun 1. winery - distillery where wine is made wine maker facility in St. Helena. Bill Ballentine continues at St. Clement as Winemaker and will oversee the day-to-day production of the wines. "David is David I, king of Scotland David I, 1084–1153, king of Scotland (1124–53), youngest son of Malcolm III and St. Margaret of Scotland. During the reign of his brother Alexander I, whom he succeeded, David was earl of Cumbria, ruling S of the Clyde one of the finest winemakers I know," commented Sbragia. "His attention to detail, his knowledge of Napa Valley Napa Valley, Calif.: see under Napa. Napa Valley greatest wine-producing region of the United States. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2990] See : Wine fruit, and his knack for coaxing the best flavors out of grapes will be a tremendous asset to the wines of St. Clement. I'm confident that he and Bill will make a great team." Schlottman, who has been with Beringer Wine Estates for nearly 25 years, garnered numerous awards and critical acclaim during his time with Napa Ridge, producing wines which were widely known for their combination of quality and value. In 1997 he was named "Winemaker of the Year" by the influential Quarterly Review of Wines. Schlottman graduated from U.C. Davis with a BS in enology in the early 1970's, and joined Beringer Wine Estates as an enologist in 1976. St. Clement Vineyards, which was founded in 1975, was purchased by Beringer Wine Estates in 1999. Bill Ballentine, a third-generation Napa Valley winemaker, joined St. Clement in 1998. Known for its landmark Victorian-era Rosenbaum House The Rosenbaum House is a single-family house, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built for Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum in Florence, Alabama. A noted example of his Usonian house concept, it is the only Wright building in Alabama, and is one of only 26 pre-World War II in St. Helena, which acts both as the winery's aging cellar and its visitors' center, St. Clement focuses on Cabernet Sauvignon Cab·er·net Sauvignon n. 1. A variety of black grape used to make red wine, notably in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley. 2. A dry red wine made from this grape. [French. , Merlot and proprietary red wines utilizing grapes from small growers with low yields throughout the Napa Valley. Beringer Wine Estates is a market leader in the California premium wine industry. The company consists of six award-winning California wineries: Beringer Vineyards, Meridian Meridian (mərĭd`ēən), city (1990 pop. 41,036), seat of Lauderdale co., E Miss., near the Ala. line; settled 1831, inc. 1860. Vineyards, Chateau St. Jean, Chateau Souverain, Stags' Leap Winery
Stags' Leap Winery is in the Stags Leap American Viticultural Area area of Napa Valley in California. , and St. Clement Vineyards, plus an import portfolio of brands from Italy, France and Chile. Beringer Wine Estates controls over 10,300 acres of vineyard land, all in the coastal regions of California. |
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