CALSTAR WINERY, Primer:
Meet Rick Davis!
A life-long interest in fine food and artisan craft led, Proprietor and Winemaker, Rick Davis to the wine industry. With graduate work in soil sciences and his first experience as a cellar-hand for Rivendell Winery, a small winery in New Paltz, NY, he quickly learned the trade and excelled to Winemaker. In order to pursue this newfound passion, his move to Sonoma County, CA left him in the perfect place to master winemaking and focus on Pinot Noir. Rick has spent 20 years improving his process through experiences with Flowers Winery under Winemaker, Greg LaFollette, and as Consulting Winemaker with Londer Vineyards (2005-2011), Halleck Vineyards, La Czar Vineyards, and Alcina Cellars and developed Calstar Cellars, his own label, as an extension of these relationships. He specializes in cool climate varietals like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and has worked with many of the top producers on the Sonoma Coast. Rick’s passion is to produce high quality, food-friendly wines that can be shared at every table knowing the bounty of the vine.In honor of the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd, the wines showcased this week demonstrate Germany’s dedication to sustainable viticulture and winemaking.
What about the name “Calstar”? No, Rick is not a Cal (UC Berkeley) grad, nor is the brand named after the State of California. Calstar Cellars is named after Callie and Star, two of Rick's wife’s studio cats (Lynn is a ceramics artist) who were around when the label was launched in 1999. That year, after bottling wine, Rick and Lynn pondered a name for their winery. As they sat in the sunshine, watching their two cats (Cal and Star), they came up with the alliterative (and memorable) name of Calstar Cellars. Their relationship to animals is wondrous thing and hope the wines speak to you as much as the personal experience they've created with these very comforting, small-production, hand-crafted wines.
Join us this weekend, for 4 wines from Rick and CALSTAR Cellars:
Calstar Cellars
Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2021
$25 bottle
Calstar Cellars
"Cuvée Ann" Manchester Ridge Vineyard Mendocino Chardonnay 2017
$44 bottle
Calstar Cellars
Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2017
$36 bottle
Calstar Cellars
"Alta Zin" Cardinini Estate El Dorado County Zinfandel 2018
$26 bottle
Flight of 4 - $21/person (2.5 oz. pours)
Friday 5-7:30pm and Saturday 1-7:30pm
Or take home the 4-pack! - $131 retail for all 4 bottles