In 1861 Lake County was created from parts of Napa and Mendocino counties and has since been well known as a farming community.

In the 1870s vineyards were planted and by the early 1900s the area was already earning its reputation for producing “World’s greatest wines”. Prohibition forced an end to the Lake County wine production in 1920; some of the vineyards were removed and replaced with walnut and pear orchards.

The comeback of the wine industry began in the 1960s when a few growers rediscovered the area’s grape growing potential and once again began planting vineyards. Lake County now has close to 10,000 acres of planted vineyards, and is among the fastest growing regions in California. This area has also seen the recent establishment of several American Viticultural areas such as High Valley and Red Hills-Lake County. We are proud to say that Lake County contains many vineyards that support the California Wine Institute’s Code of Sustainable farming practices.

The grapes used to produce our 2007 Shannon Ridge Lake County Chardonnay show great varietal character. This wine was barrel fermented and oak aged for five months in 100% American oak barrels, 15% new barrels. To enhance richness, depth and mouth feel and to elevate the ripe fruit characters, we blended in 4% stainless steel fermented fruit.

Color: Bright, straw like, clean
Aroma: Green apple, lemon drop, vanilla, butter
Flavor: Crème Brulée, green apple, toasty oak
Texture: Roundness and depth of complexity integrate well into an elevated mouth feel, leaving a clean lively extended finish

Alcohol:	14.15%
Total Acidity:	0.58g/mL
pH:	3.64
Residual Sugar:	0.31%
Composition/Blend:	Chardonnay
Appellation:	Lake County
Barrels:	American Oak
Time in Barrels:	6 months
Cases Produced:	5,085