Pairing the right wine with the right food can be as simple or complex as you'd like it to be. There are some classic pairings that are just meant to be together — pork and Pinot, steak and Cab, shellfish and Chardonnay and so on. But beyond protein and wine, flavor profiles can become quite complex.

2015 Lingenfelder Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

This wine is one of my perennial favorites in our Siduri lineup. Lingenfelder is a small, family run vineyard located in the heart of the Russian River Valley just Northwest of the town of Santa Rosa near Olivet and River Rd.

I am very sad to say that Catherine Robison is no longer with Siduri Wines.  As many of you know, Catherine has been an integral part of Siduri for many years now.  And many of you have developed personal relationships with Catherine over the years from time spent with her on the phone or at our Open Houses.  She will certainly be missed by many of you and all of us.

The great news is that we have a fantastic team stepping into Catherine’s shoes -- Jenny Shannon, Kellyann Azevedo and Kieran Murphy.  You will all get to know them as well as I have over the next few months, but in the interim I asked them to introduce themselves to all of you, so “Jenny, Kellyann and Kieran, take it away:”

Over the years we’ve received more than our fair share of great press.  We’ve had favorable articles written about our wines, our journey from Texas, and so many other aspects of Siduri’s 20+ year existence.  But one thing that hasn’t been mentioned much is our tasting room.  That’s because it’s been in a warehouse and, quite frankly, the atmosphere wasn’t what some wine writers were seeking out.  Well, that has changed with our new tasting room in Healdsburg and we recently had this fantastic article written about the new gigs up north. We hope you can join us there sometime soon (and we do still have the winery tasting room as well for those of you who want the less fancy approach). Read the Press Democrat article here.