Roar Wines

Roar Wines
32721 River Road
Soledad, California
USA 93960
Phone: 831-675-1681
http://www.roarwines.com/

Contact: Gary Franscioni
Email: [email protected]

We are a family winery specializing in small lots of Santa Lucia Highland's Pinot Noir, Syrah and beginning in the summer of 2009, Chardonnay. Our roots in the Santa Lucia Highlands are quite deep. Both Gary and Rosella grew up in California's agricultural heartland where Gary’s family has farmed for over 100 years. After graduating from Cal Poly with a degree in agribusiness, Gary took over the running of the family farm business, which owned and managed over 200 acres of row crops in the Salinas Valley. Recognizing the region's potential for premium wine grapes, we planted Rosella's Vineyard in 1996.

After working with several wineries to develop the pedigree of the vineyards and the region, we decided in 2001 to make our wine. As third generation growers, our goal with ROAR Wines is to make small lots of wine that are a pure reflection of the Santa Lucia Highlands and in particular the signature flavors of our vines. The name ROAR comes from the sound of the Monterey Bay winds that roar through our vineyards as well as the thrilling sound of a roaring crowd.

The wines are made by winemaker Ed Kurtzman in consultation with Adam Lee at the winery’s new facilities in San Francisco. Each ROAR wine is made barrel by barrel with minimal handling and maximum attention. The winery is completely gravity flow; the wines are not inoculated for malolactic (allowing natural ml to take place) racking is limited to the barest minimum and only at bottling. Hand-sorting and punch downs are standard. Critical timing of fermentation for maximum extraction and balanced tannins is followed by extended rest - up to 16 months - in the finest French barrels.

Winemaker: Ed Kurtzman

Update Winery information  Submit new wines to be posted  Wineries of America