Rochiolli

• Rochioli (no double-l) is noted for PN from the Russian River area. It is an old winery -- more than 100 years.

The PNs are fairly expensive -- say $35 to $70 and clearly have a very good reputation. They have a five-year waiting list for their best wines.

I believe Rochioli received a brief mention in "Sideways" (the book, not the movie.)

earle

Thanks for the response, Earle... I know about Rochioli (double L must have been a wine induced stutter) have for years enlisted my sister and friends in Santa Rosa so I could buy more than one bottle at the tasting room. My question was that suddenly, the PN's were not to my taste, and I hadn't seen any info about a change of ownership or winemaker or anything to account for the change except for my advancing age, perhaps. I was wondering if anyone knew of some changes at the winery? I didn't want to be on the mailing list if I were not going to use it, nor did I want to give up the place if it was just a couple of bad years (to my taste) in the Russian River Valley.

I subsequently accepted the place on the mailing list, and we shall see...

JB

I was just there earlier in the month and noted no change in the PN's. The last one you had may have been a bad year but so far I don't see them adding Petit Syrah as many of the other CA PN winemakers seem to be doing. I bought 4 bottles but I am on their list as of last year.