2015 Napa Valley – First Impressions by Antonio Galloni The 2015 Napa Valley Cabernets I have tasted from barrel so far are positively stunning in their beauty. Despite a year with considerable challenges and low yields, 2015 is shaping up to be…
Sharing News from Diamond Mountain
The 2014 Vintage
The Wallis Family Estate 2014 vintage is successfully bottled! A big thank you to the Mending Wall Winery team. This beauty will be available Spring 2017, stay tuned.
The Wallis Buzz
One of the many fun aspects of producing your own wine is discovering the internet buzz that is circling about your wine in the many different styles of wine blogs and professional aritcles. Here are a few of the discovered…
CabFest 2016
Wallis Family Estate is looking forward to participating in CabFest Napa Valley 2016, which is set for March 4 – 6 at the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater in Yountville. It is our hope that we will see…
San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition Public Tasting Event
Wallis Family Estate will be pouring our 2016 BEST IN CLASS winning wine, Seraphim along with other past vintages. Make sure you visit us there for a taste!
Look for our 2012 Little Sister in the August 2015 Wine Spectator Issue
Bottling of our 2013 vintage
After 20 months in French oak barrels, our 2013 vintage has been bottled! It now has to rest one more year before it is ready for enjoyment. Patience is important when making Cabernet Sauvignon. Thomas Rivers Brown has done a…
Exciting Moments at Premiere 2015
“This was so good, we had to go back and taste it 3 more times. With Napa superstar Thomas Brown behind this incredible Diamond Mountain estate, Wallis is quickly becoming a name to watch. What really caught our attention to…
2012 Wallis Estate Cabernet featured in Wine Spectator Article
9 Impressive Napa CabernetsNew reviews of California Cabernet Sauvignons from the 2012 vintageAugustus Weed, Wine SpectatorPosted: January 26, 2015 Tasting Highlights bring the best wines from our editors’ most recent tastings to WineSpectator.com members. The 2012 vintage of Napa Cabernets…
Wine & Spirits December 2014 Years Best, Best Buy
Look for Wallis Family Estate on page 77 in the Wine & Spirits December 2014 issue. We received Years Best, Best Buy with 92 points for our 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon! This will make a great gift for under the Christmas tree or…
Festivals and Competitions
We have been receiving positive press from Festivals and Competitions around the country. First close to home we have the Winemaker Challenge which is an international wine competition held in San Diego on Jan 19th and 20th. This is the fourth annual…
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Results
Exciting news! San Francisco Chronicle just put out their results for the 2013 competition. Wallis Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon received a SILVER medal and the Little sister received a BRONZE medal. In more exciting news the Wine Enthusiast magazine also gave the Estate Cabernet Sauvignon a 91 for their…