Peter and Mary Beth Smiderle
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Wines and Makers is very pleased to be able to represent and sell MoniClaire Vineyards wines. Peter and Mary Beth Smiderle’s home and vineyards set on 10 acres of beautiful benchland just off of Lytton Springs Road in the Dry Creek Valley. For the most part, their vineyards are sloping west which, some suggest, lends itself to a certain voluptuousness-big ripe fruit-characteristic in the wine. This certainly proved true after tasting the MoniClaire Petite Sirah-this wine has great fruit and spice nuances and is not, in my opinion, overly tannic. Peter and Mary Beth also produce a classic, ageworthy Dry Creek Zinfandel and a crisp, citrus nuanced Sauvignon Blanc (sold out). Total production for these three wines is around 300 cases. The Smiderles have all the passion in the world for MoniClaire (named for their two daughters, Monica and Claire) and it shows in their wines. Peter has been around winemaking all his life and is now fulfilling a dream, while Mary Beth’s eyes sparkle whenever she is speaking of MoniClaire.
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Tags: Dry Creek Zinfandel, MoniClaire