Austin Beeman names Etnyre Wines in his top 12 for 2024!
Ethan was so honored to host Austin Beeman, world wine traveler and expert, for a tasting at the vineyard back in 2024. Check out the interview. We are happy to announce that Austin named the 2005 Quin’s Vineyard Pinot Noir and Syrah his #4 Most Memorable Wines of 2024. And this guy gets around – he was tasting and traveling for 6 months of the year, including in France and Spain. Etnyre Wines is proud to be one of 2 American wines to make the list. Austin declared, “This micro winery is a strong candidate for Best American Winery You’ve Never Heard Of. ” Well, OK – we’ll take that! Thanks, Austin!
Jeb Dunnuck is lovin’ the 21s!
So happy to have Jeb Dunnuck, preeminent wine critic, taste our 2021 Quin’s Vineyard Pinot Noir and Syrah! Here are his wonderful comments:
Garagiste Wine Festival in Solvang, CA is coming up
Join us at the 11th Annual Garagiste Wine Festival in the charming town of Solvang, CA. 25 fellow micro-wineries from Santa Barbara and Central Coast will be serving up delicious, hard-to-find wines. Ethan and Karen will be pouring and are excited to meet you and introduce our delicious cool-grown Pinot Noir and Syrah. We will be pouring at the Rare & Reserve Tasting on Friday, February 7th, 6:30-9 p.m., then back at it on Saturday, February 8th starting at 12:30 for the Early Access peoples, and the Grand Tasting from 2:00-5 p.m. The silent auction benefits the Garagiste Scholarship Fund at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Hope to see you there!
Etnyre Wine Club 2024 Fall Release
It’s finally here! Our 2021 Pinot Noir and Syrahs are being shipped to our lucky Etnyre Wine Club members as we speak. Clubbies get priority on our limited Pinot and Syrah from the excellent vintage of 2021. They also get a 15% automatic discount on this 6 bottle shipment and any other wines. A special memento included in your shipment is the beautiful mini tome, “Etnyre Wines 20th Anniversary Harvest,” a collection of stories, lore, and history about your favorite winery. Can’t believe it has already been 20 years since our first commercial harvest. It also includes recipes from our very own winemaker, Ethan, to pair with the Pinot and Syrah. Delicious, all the way around! Interested in club membership? It’s not too late – go to etnyrewines.com and join us. Don’t miss out!
Get ready for the 13th Annual Garagiste Wine Festival in Paso Robles
It’s the original, and it’s our peeps! Come to the 13th Annual Garagiste Wine Festival, an incredible tasting with all micro wineries and their winemakers. Friday, November 8th, will be the Rare and Reserve Party from 6:30-9p at the Pavilion on the Lake in Atascadero. We are bringing a happy handful. We’ll be featuring our upcoming releases, the 2021 Pinot Noir and Syrah at the Grand Tasting, and we will also be pouring the 2020, 2018, and 2010 Pinot Noir, and the 2016 Syrah at the Rare and Reserve Tasting on Friday night. It’s always a blast pulling out the oldies, but greaties!
Friday, November 8th is the Rare and Reserve Tasting from 6:30-9. Saturday, November 9th is in Paso Robles at the Fairgrounds with VIP entry at 11:30am, Early Access starting at 1, and the Grand Tasting from 2-5pm. As always, there is an after-party for those who have lots of energy! Proceeds support the Wine and Viticulture Department at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo.
Find Etnyre Wines at North Berkeley Imports
We are very happy to announce that Etnyre Wines is now being carried at the very cool North Berkeley Imports in Berkeley, CA. They are known for their exquisite French and Italian imports, as well as wonderful California wines. North Berkeley Imports knows their growers and winemakers, and we feel right at home. Come meet their friendly and knowledgeable staff at their shop, just a few doors down from Chez Panisse. Currently carrying our 2020 Quin’s Vineyard Pinot Noir!
Inaugural Nikkei Wine Summit 2024
Ethan and his wife Karen Mikuni are excited about pouring at the inaugural Nikkei Wine Summit 2024 – “American Wine with Japanese Soul” – which focuses on Japanese-American wine producers. It will be in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo on Saturday, June 29 starting at 12:30pm at the Toshizo Watanabe Culinary Cultural Center. It is the first of its kind, and we look forward to attending both the interesting seminars by leaders in the field, starting at 12:30, and pouring our Etnyre Quin’s Vineyard 2020 Pinot Noir and Syrah (and a little surprise) at the Grand Tasting which is 5:30-7:30pm. Tickets and details are available at jaccc.org. Hope to see you there!
Ethan was honored to pour for Austin Beeman, veteran wine expert, educator and recognized international wine blogger. Quin’s Vineyard Pinot Noir and Syrah from 2020, 2021, 2015 Pinot, 2014 Syrah, and then 2005 (yes, 2005) Pinot and Syrah were tasted. Watch here for intriguing insights and 19 year old wine revelations from Ethan and Austin!
Garagiste is coming to L.A.!
One of our favorite events is coming up on June 22 – the Garagiste Festival: Urban Exposure at the Glendale Civic Auditorium, in Glendale, CA. We will be pouring at the Rare & Reserve Early Access from 1:00, then the Grand Tasting at 2:00 until 5pm. Looking forward to featuring the Quin’s Vineyard 2020 Syrah and 2020 Pinot Noir, a sneak peak at the 2021 Syrah and Pinot, and how about a little 2016 Syrah and 2018 Pinot Noir at the Rare & Reserve? Hope to see you all there!
The 2020 Vintage has arrived
Super excited to release the 2020 Quin’s Vineyard Pinot Noir and Syrah, our sixteenth vintage. The Pinot demonstrates candied violets and roasted rhubarb on the nose, following with plums in the mid palate and finishing with long beautiful tannins. The Syrah shows ripe black cherry and blackberry notes following through the mid palate to nuances of French oak on the finish. Both wines are elegant, balanced, and ready to pair with your holiday meals. Released on November 29, 2023. Now shipping to most of these United States. Order yours now!
Join us in Paso Robles for the 12th Annual Garagiste Festival
It’s the original! Join us on Friday, November 10th at the Rare & Reserve Tasting. We’ll be pouring the 2007 Quin’s Vineyard Pinot Noir (yes, the 2007), bottled in cork and in screw cap, just for fun. Also, how about the 2016 Syrah? Sure! The next day, on November 11th, we’ll be pouring our upcoming vintage, 2020 Quin’s Vineyard Syrah and Pinot Noir. Once again, this tasting benefits the Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo viticulture program. Hope to meet you and see you there!
It’s the 8th Annual Garagiste Festival in Glendale, CA
Excited to be back at the Garagiste Festival at the historic Glendale Civic Auditorium on Saturday, June 17, 2023. This event is all about the small producer with every winemaker crafting under 1500 cases per year. It also benefits the California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo Wine and Viticulture Department – one of our faves! Ethan will be pouring Syrah and Pinot Noir. Thinking about what vertical to bring this time. Hope to see you there.
Come join us at the LAWineFest in Long Beach, CA
We are looking forward to our first pouring at the 18th Annual LAWineFest on Saturday, June 3 – Sunday, June 4, 2023. It will be at the Harry Bridges Memorial Park in Long Beach, California and is benefiting the Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club. Look for us in the VIP Garden with other special, small producers. Bring your hats and sunscreen!
Please the Palate Wine of the Week: Etnyre Wines!
2018 Etnyre Quin’s Vineyard Syrah was named Please the Palate Wine of the Week in January 2023. Allison Levine interviewed Ethan and detailed our story and tasting notes.
“The 2018 Syrah has a pretty perfumed nose with notes of violets, cherry, blackberry, pomegranate, and a touch of menthol. On the palate, the wine is medium bodied. The acidity and tannins are balanced, leaving a mouthwatering finish.”
Harvest 2022 is in the bag
Etnyre Quin’s Vineyard Syrah and Pinot Noir 2022 harvest is showing such promise already. The Pinot was harvested on September 16th and is in the barrels. The Syrah hung on the vines for a personal best of November 1st and is now bubbling happily in the fermenters.
Etnyre Wines is now shipping to 40+ states!
Our online store has expanded for shipping to 40 states. Check it out! Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Harvest is just around the corner
Fall brings with it the excitement of the coming harvest. Our fruit has never looked better, with even spacing and excellent progression of ripening. This may be our earliest harvest for Pinot Noir yet with lots of warm weather on the Central Coast. We are ready!
Garagiste Wine Festival: 7th Annual Urban Exposure – July 22 & 23rd
Join Etnyre Wines at the 2022 Garagiste Festival July 22 and 23, at the Glendale Civic
Auditorium. We are please to join this nationally acclaimed wine festival for the second time in Glendale. On the evening of July 22, we will participate in the Rare and Reserve evening tasting from 6:30-9PM. We have selected the 2016 Etnyre Quin’s Vineyard Syrah as well as a vertical tasting of Etnyre Quin’s Vineyard Pinot Noir (2012, 2013, and 2014). For the main event on July 23rd, we will be pouring our current release Etnyre Pinot Noir and Syrah.
The new SLO Coast AVA is born
The San Luis Obispo Coast AVA was approved on March 9, as a new appellation that stretches approximately 60 miles x 15 miles along the Central Coast of California. It includes the northern border of SLO County near Big Sur down to the northern boundary of Santa Barbara County. Etnyre Wines is now proudly included in the SLO Coast AVA. It is a fitting tribute to the distinct wines and flavor profiles of this cool climate region. Congratulations and thanks to all who made this happen!
Etnyre Wines is at Saints Barrel in San Luis Obispo
Voted the Best Wine Bar in SLO 2022, we are pleased to announce Etnyre Wines is the featured Syrah in Saints Barrel’s Locals’ Flight. Head on in soon to see why Saints Barrel is soon to be your new favorite stop at 1021 Higuera Street in Downtown SLO.
Fantastic reviews from respected wine critic, Jeb Dunnuck
92 – 2020 Pinot Noir Quin’s Vineyard – “The light ruby-hued 2020 Pinot Noir Quin’s Vineyard comes from a vineyard outside of San Luis Obispo and has a great Burgundian bouquet of spiced cherry and strawberry fruits, notes of forest floor, iron, and salted meat, medium-bodied richness, a supple, elegant texture, and a great finish. It has moderate acidity and plenty of up-front appeal, so plan on drinking bottles over the coming 3-5 years or so.”
91 – 2020 Syrah Quin’s Vineyard – “The 2020 Syrah Quin’s Vineyard (98% Syrah and 2% Torrontés) is also impressive, with cool climate notes of red berries, conifer, sappy green herbs, and pepper. Medium-bodied, supple, and elegant on the palate, drink this balanced, cool climate-inspired Syrah over the coming 4-6 years or so.”