For those of you not yet receiving our newsletters, I wanted to share with you the latest and give you some insights as to what we have going on here at the winery. Here’s a sneak peak from our State of the Winery address from owner, Tom Leonardini Sr. ” We just celebrated our 16th [...]

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Tonight’s the NCAA Championship game and as you know we had our own brackets. For those of you who have been following, we have some updates: *The two Merlots somehow knocked each other out of the “Elite Eight.” Sorry we’re sold out. Based on customer feedback, we saw a formidable “Final Four” emerge and now, [...]

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Last week, bright and early in the morning (5am early!!) winemaker Dean Sylvester guest starred on WICN radio’s The Public Eye. The Public Eye is a half hour talk show that addresses everything from controversy to culture. Dean’s segment is part of a special behind the scenes look at wineries. A meet and greet of [...]

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In the upcoming May 2009 issue of Wine Enthusiast magazine our 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon received excellent press. 94 Points and a Cellar Selection pick!! Here’s a little sneak peak- “Made from 100% Cab, this wine pours inky black, and feels softly ripe in the mouth, with pie-filling blackberries, cherries, mocha, plums, tobacco and sweet [...]

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Super Bowl XLIII is here at last!! As the NFL great journey to Tampa Bay it seems only fitting to prepare for my favorite part of the game, the food!!! This year I’m pairing my favorite Superbowl snacks with Whitehall Lane wines, our 2005 Napa Valley Merlot and 2006 Carneros Chardonnay. Try them out on [...]

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A new winery addition wouldn’t be complete without a little face lift, right? A type font face lift that is.

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The Chinese celebrated the Lunar New Year with fireworks and hopes that the Year of the Ox will be more bullish than 2008. Tonight I’m planning a celebration of my own, traditional Chinese cuisine paired with Whitehall Lane wines. I’m going with a highly spiced Szechuan dish, probably a Szechuan chicken. In order to match [...]

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It’s the beginning of a new year! Let’s start the year with ten good resolutions that may just be some of the most fun and delicious things you do in 2009. 1. Experience different kinds of wine. There are more than 5,000 grape varieties!!!! Why drink the same ones, week after week? I’m going to [...]

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What a year it’s been! As we look forward to the pinnacle of the holiday season, and to 2009, it seems fitting to bring you my favorite wines of the year and look back on a few highlights of 2008. As the New Girl to the wine industry and Whitehall Lane Winery, I entered my [...]

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Our 16th Annual Open House was a wonderful event where we enjoyed winemaker Dean Sylvester’s two passions: wine and song. We drank his wines while he sang and played bass guitar with his rock and roll trio led by Gary Yoder. Check out Dean strumming it in the middle! It’s hard not to notice him [...]

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