ByJohn Benedetti
We were recently approached by the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association and Expedia Cruises about hosting a food & wine cruise on a luxury cruise line through Burgundy. My co-hosts are Ryan Beauregard (Beauregard Vineyards) and Nathan Kandler (winemaker for Fogarty). Uh… OK! Please join us for this once-in-a-lifetime event in the summer of 2027. They’re offering a significant discount for reservations made before 12/31 of this year. Details are in the printed flyer below.
It is always unnerving to send wine off to critics for review. Sometimes our very best efforts fall short of a critic’s expectations. We producers just send wine off into the ether and hope for the best, and we often wait a long time in suspense. We’re happy to report that Robert Parker’s Wine…
We recently submitted wine to Virginie Boone, the Central Coast reviewer for Jeb Dunnuck’s publication, for the first time. The reviews caught us by surprise, and we couldn’t be happier! See the chart below for a summary.
I’m happy to announce that our 2020 Ananda Pinot Noir has been chosen among the top 50 wines of 2023 by wine critic R.H. Drexel at JebDunnuck.com. The list, which features wines by some of our friends and collegues as well, includes several wines that have inspired me over the years. I’m incredibly happy and…
When I first began making wine in 2008, my goal was to make high-quality wines that were still approachable– from a drinkability standpoint and a price standpoint. To over-deliver at my price point. That goal has never changed. The times, however, have changed since then. A lot. I started this business in 2008, and until…
Matthew Luczy from Wine Advocate (now owned by the Michelin Guide) recently wrapped up his annual visit to the Santa Cruz Mountains. Here’s what he had to say… The cool temperatures and long hang times of 2023 played beautifully into the hands of John Benedetti, who presented a superb lineup of vibrant, transparent Sante Arcangeli…
From day 1 of Sante Arcangeli Family Wines I have set out to make only top-shelf, high quality wines without exception. Early on, one of the key principles that I adopted was the use of high quality natural cork to seal my bottles. My thinking on this was that the top-tier natural cork had more…