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Etude Wines    
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 Contact Info
Address: 1250 Cuttings Wharf Road
Napa, CA 94559
USA
Phone: (707) 257-5300
Fax: (707) 257-6022
Website: www.etudewines.com
Email: etudeinfo@etudewines.com
 Business Description
Etude Wines is dedicated to mastering the craft of winegrowing. In classical music, an etude is a composition with a technical focus that allows the musician to practice a particular technique. Similarly, Etude wines are the product of deliberate concentration on the instructive variables of the craft. The end game is not edification alone, but rather the wine itself as a source of enjoyment. Chopin piano etudes are notoriously difficult but sublimely beautiful… this is an example of the practicing craft transformed to art.

Founder and self described winegrower Tony Soter puts it this way: “There’s no better vehicle with which to study or practice the craft of winemaking than Pinot Noir. It is the most challenging, unforgiving and quixotic of all wine grapes, and yet the most delicate and transparent.” “Make no mistake it is a humbling pursuit, but when it’s right, Pinot Noir is a glorious and moving thing. It is in the pursuit of that experience that we all work.”

 Winery Info
Owners: Beringer Blass Wine Estates
Wine Makers: Tony Soter, Kenn Morrisey
Surface Area: 10
Varietals Grown: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Rose
 


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