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Jim Del Bondio is one of Napa Valley's most respected vineyard managers. Jim's uncle Al was the general manager of Inglenook and his brother Bryan is the president of Markham Vineyards. So you can see that the art of wine growing runs in the Del Bondio family.  This extraordinary wine comes directly from Jim's vineyard on the valley floor in Oakville.  

The sailboat on the bottle is a drawing of our own sailboat that we regularly race. It's a Melges 24 made by Melges Boat Works in Zenda, Wisconsin. There are over 700 of these pure racing machines making it a very popular one design racing class. In fact, the 2008 World Championships in Sardinia had 117 entries. No, we didn't go but we are planning on the 2009 Worlds to be held in Annapolis, Maryland. There's nothing like a glass of fine wine with our friends after a great day of racing on San Francisco bay. Cheers!

Production is limited to fewer than 280 cases per vintage.

We currently ship to these states, preferable to a business address: AK, CA, CO, DC (District Of Columbia), FL, IA, IL, MN, NV, NH, NM, NC, TX, and WA.

2006 Oakville, Napa Valley Syrah (organic) SOLD OUT!

Our 2006 Syrah is 100% Syrah from a single CCOF certified (organically farmed) vineyard farmed in Oakville by the Del Bondio family. This will be the "last syrah" we will be producing at this time. We started producing Syrah in 2003 and that year it was called a Shiraz. The label contains a drawing of our Melges 24 racing sailboat.
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2005 Oakville, Napa Valley Syrah - SOLD OUT!

Our 2005 Oakville Syrah has turned into a beautiful wine after 24 months of aging in French and American Oak followed by nine more months of bottle aging. This wine is 100% Syrah from a single CCOF certified organically farmed vineyard.
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2004 Oakville Syrah - SOLD OUT!

Syrah from Oakville, the heart of Cabernet country? This gem comes from family vineyard of Jim Del Bondio, one of Napa Valley's most respected vineyard managers. Only 260 cases produced. Second vintage. After two years of bottle aging this wine has now developed into a quite remarkable Syrah. Sorry, sold out.
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2003 Oakville Shiraz - SOLD OUT!

This is our first Rhone varietal and it is truly special. We call it Shiraz because the pepper, spice are all reminiscent of a big Aussie Shiraz. Our Shiraz comes from the backyard vineyard of Jim Del Bondio, one of Napa Valley's most respected vineyard managers. Only 300 cases produced. Premier vintage.
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