Darryl Miller's guest appearances

Darryl Miller

California Wine Country

Danica Patrick

Francis Ford Coppola

David Ramey

Bob Cabral

Alan Baker

Alexander Valley

Jim Morris

Brian Maloney

Remi Cohen

Jesse Katz

Dan Fishman

Rebecca Robinson

Tim Bell

Dan Berger

Tim McDonald

OwlTail

Dan and Darryl.Dehlinger Winery winemaker Darryl Miller is back on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger today. The Dehlinger Winery vineyard is located in the area of Goldridge soil in the western part of the Russian River Valley AVA, not far from Sebastopol. The last time Darryl was on California Wine Country was this episode of August 26, 2020 and Eva Dehlinger was also on this show in October 2018, on this episode.The Dehlinger family originally purchased the property in 1972, began planting grapes in ’75 and the first release was ‘78. The  vineyard in the heart of the Russian River is in the area of Goldridge soil. The area was planted mostly to cherries and apples.Dan Berger’s cellar wine of the week is an 11-year-old dry Riesling that Dan says has interesting lemon flavors… The secret to this wine is that it is really dry. The winemaker is Louisa Rose, a friend of Dan’s.Click the logo to visit our sponsor Bottle Barn online for the coolest bargains on wine, beer and spirits. Two Pinot Noirs and a Chardonnay They taste the 2017 Dehlinger Altamont Pinot Noir, which is the current release, which is remarkable because other current releases are around 2020 now. This is a very limited release, to the wine club and at the. According to Dan it is a classic example of what Russian River can do. Some of the vines are 40 years old. The vineyard has a combination of Swan, Martini and 988 clones. It has Russian River character of Raspberry, strawberry and black cherry. They make another Russian River Pinot Noir called Goldridge, based on that soil, which is more forward and heavier. The Alatamont is brighter and a lighter color than usual. Dan Berger’s Cellar Dweller of the Week. The next wine is the 2019 Dehlinger Chardonnay. With every bottling, they taste back 10 vintages. The 2012 was “just beautiful.” This Chardonnay displays a good balance between richness and freshness. They only have about eight acres of Chardonnay, which has been replanted in small blocks. This is all Wente clone, with small berries and therefore crisp acidity. It takes a lot of patience and attention to make a wine this bright and clear without filtering it. Rodney Strong &amp; Davis Bynum Click the logo to visit our sponsor Rodney Strong for the latest on the 2022 Summer Concert series. Darryl Miller tells about how he started working in wine, starting as a salesperson with many prestigious brands. Eventually he founded a brokerage, which he worked for and sold off.  Dehlinger Vineyard is located at Vine Hill Rd. and Guerneville Rd. They are open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday by appointment. It’s a working winer Finally, the last tasting is a Cabernet Sauvignon. Hardly anyone else in this cool area grows this grape. It has a beautiful aroma of black olive, a characteristic of Cab from a cool region. Most people will never smell or taste this kind of wine. It will hold up for 20 years.

Dan and Darryl.Dehlinger Winery winemaker Darryl Miller is back on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger today. The <a href="https://www.dehlingerwinery.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dehlinger Winery</a> vineyard is located in the area of Goldridge soil in the western part of the Russian River Valley AVA, not far from Sebastopol. The last time Darryl was on California Wine Country was <a href="https://calwinecountry.com/darryl-miller/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">this episode of August 26, 2020</a> and <a href="https://calwinecountry.com/dehlinger-winery/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Eva Dehlinger was also on this show in October 2018, on this episode</a>.The Dehlinger family originally purchased the property in 1972, began planting grapes in ’75 and the first release was ‘78. The  vineyard in the heart of the Russian River is in the area of Goldridge soil. The area was planted mostly to cherries and apples.Dan Berger’s cellar wine of the week is an 11-year-old dry Riesling that Dan says has interesting lemon flavors… The secret to this wine is that it is really dry. The winemaker is Louisa Rose, a friend of Dan’s.<a href="https://bottlebarn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Click the logo to visit our sponsor Bottle Barn online for the coolest bargains on wine, beer and spirits. <h4>Two Pinot Noirs and a Chardonnay</h4> They taste the 2017 Dehlinger Altamont Pinot Noir, which is the current release, which is remarkable because other current releases are around 2020 now. This is a very limited release, to the wine club and at the. According to Dan it is a classic example of what Russian River can do. Some of the vines are 40 years old. The vineyard has a combination of Swan, Martini and 988 clones. It has Russian River character of Raspberry, strawberry and black cherry. They make another Russian River Pinot Noir called Goldridge, based on that soil, which is more forward and heavier. The Alatamont is brighter and a lighter color than usual. <a href="https://calwinecountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pewsey-vale-riesling.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Dan Berger’s Cellar Dweller of the Week. The next wine is the 2019 Dehlinger Chardonnay. With every bottling, they taste back 10 vintages. The 2012 was “just beautiful.” This Chardonnay displays a good balance between richness and freshness. They only have about eight acres of Chardonnay, which has been replanted in small blocks. This is all Wente clone, with small berries and therefore crisp acidity. It takes a lot of patience and attention to make a wine this bright and clear without filtering it. <h4>Rodney Strong &amp; Davis Bynum</h4> <a href="https://calwinecountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/rodney-strong-logo.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Click the logo to visit our sponsor Rodney Strong for the latest on the 2022 Summer Concert series. Darryl Miller tells about how he started working in wine, starting as a salesperson with many prestigious brands. Eventually he founded a brokerage, which he worked for and sold off.  Dehlinger Vineyard is located at Vine Hill Rd. and Guerneville Rd. They are open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday by appointment. It’s a working winer Finally, the last tasting is a Cabernet Sauvignon. Hardly anyone else in this cool area grows this grape. It has a beautiful aroma of black olive, a characteristic of Cab from a cool region. Most people will never smell or taste this kind of wine. It will hold up for 20 years.

Dehlinger Winery rep Darryl Miller

Darryl MillerDarryl Miller from Dehlinger Winery is the guest today on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger. He has a background in the wine business, first in Seattle then in California since 1975. He moved to Sonoma County and started his own wine brokerage. There were only 2 or 3 distributors in California at the time. He got some really good wineries together and he could represent them.In 1982 he met Tom Dehlinger at a tasting with many other winemakers. He was the only non-winemaker there. He kept asking to sell his brand, but the job was always taken. Then in 1985 they bought the property next door and left a building called the Octagon, on the property, where Darryl lived for five years. Now 35 years later he is back to help the family sell their wines. The Dehlinger family has run the winery for four decades. Today two Dehlinger sisters are running the operation, Eva Dehlinger is General Manager and Carmen Dehlinger is in charge of Sales &amp; Marketing. Eva Dehlinger was on California Wine Country in October of 2018.Darryl likes to pour the red wine first, which is the Burgundy tradition. Dan explains that the Chardonnay is considered the heavier more important wine, and the reds are rather light.The Goldridge SoilThey are tasting the 2017 Goldridge Pinot Noir wine. The wines are named for the soils in the different parts of the property. The soils are different and their effect on the wine is remarkable. The Goldridge soil is a fine grey-ish colored soil in that area near Sebastopol, California. Next they taste the same wine in the 2016 vintage. This one has more body to it. Dan Berger says it’s a great example of how vintages do play a role. They really are different from year to year. This one is more intense, the other is lighter and more fruity.Now they taste the 2018 Chardonnay. Dan says it displays its region very well, which is above the fog.Dehlinger wines are available through the website. They only make 7000-8000 cases per year. Most of their varietals have only 1000 to 1500 cases made. They have direct consumers and some restaurants and retail around in California and a few other states. They have opened Colorado and New York, but with small amounts. The appellation is Russian River. Green Valley is within Russian River, but they use Russian River appellation.Price, Demand and QualityDan Berger says their wines have good balance and structure. Dan has some of their wines from the ’80s and they are holding up well. If this Cabernet had been made in Napa Valley, Dan says it could sell for $200. This sells for $60. They have some of the greatest clones that are used in California, says Darryl. Dan Berger says they are also careful to maintain the house style. The flavors are consistent from year to year. They are stable and “live forever” in the cellar.Since they have such little production, they have to distribute their wine carefully. The family does want it to be available in different places, but they do have to manage where they sell it. Dan Berger remembers in the ’80s it was very hard to get. That was the image that they winery developed. The demand was greater than the amount of wine produced, yet they are reasonably priced. Darryl says it’s still like that.

Darryl MillerDarryl Miller from Dehlinger Winery is the guest today on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger. He has a background in the wine business, first in Seattle then in California since 1975. He moved to Sonoma County and started his own wine brokerage. There were only 2 or 3 distributors in California at the time. He got some really good wineries together and he could represent them.In 1982 he met Tom Dehlinger at a tasting with many other winemakers. He was the only non-winemaker there. He kept asking to sell his brand, but the job was always taken. Then in 1985 they bought the property next door and left a building called the Octagon, on the property, where Darryl lived for five years. Now 35 years later he is back to help the family sell their wines. The Dehlinger family has run the winery for four decades. Today two Dehlinger sisters are running the operation, Eva Dehlinger is General Manager and Carmen Dehlinger is in charge of Sales &amp; Marketing. Eva Dehlinger was on California Wine Country <a href="https://calwinecountry.com/dehlinger-winery/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">in October of 2018</a>.Darryl likes to pour the red wine first, which is the Burgundy tradition. Dan explains that the Chardonnay is considered the heavier more important wine, and the reds are rather light.<h4>The Goldridge Soil</h4>They are tasting the 2017 Goldridge Pinot Noir wine. The wines are named for the soils in the different parts of the property. The soils are different and their effect on the wine is remarkable. The Goldridge soil is a fine grey-ish colored soil in that area near Sebastopol, California. Next they taste the same wine in the 2016 vintage. This one has more body to it. Dan Berger says it’s a great example of how vintages do play a role. They really are different from year to year. This one is more intense, the other is lighter and more fruity.Now they taste the 2018 Chardonnay. Dan says it displays its region very well, which is above the fog.Dehlinger wines are available through the website. They only make 7000-8000 cases per year. Most of their varietals have only 1000 to 1500 cases made. They have direct consumers and some restaurants and retail around in California and a few other states. They have opened Colorado and New York, but with small amounts. The appellation is Russian River. Green Valley is within Russian River, but they use Russian River appellation.<h4>Price, Demand and Quality</h4>Dan Berger says their wines have good balance and structure. Dan has some of their wines from the ’80s and they are holding up well. If this Cabernet had been made in Napa Valley, Dan says it could sell for $200. This sells for $60. They have some of the greatest clones that are used in California, says Darryl. Dan Berger says they are also careful to maintain the house style. The flavors are consistent from year to year. They are stable and “live forever” in the cellar.Since they have such little production, they have to distribute their wine carefully. The family does want it to be available in different places, but they do have to manage where they sell it. Dan Berger remembers in the ’80s it was very hard to get. That was the image that they winery developed. The demand was greater than the amount of wine produced, yet they are reasonably priced. Darryl says it’s still like that.

Darryl Miller from Dehlinger Winery