Wine Enthusiast - December 2011 Edition:

April 3, 2011

Boonville: Take a low-tech excursion to this quiet town

Yorkville Cellars makes an easy stop. Set back from the road and surrounded by organic vineyards that rise up and out of the fog at 1,100 feet, this picturesque property is, according to owner Edward Wallo, "the only known winery to grow and bottle as a separate varietal all eight of the main Bordeaux grapes." Do try a chocolate ball injected with the winery's 2008 Merlot, and keep your eyes open for sheep munching weeds between the vines (in spring, watch for darling baby lambs, too).

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December 27, 2010

[click to see short, fun video review]

August 12, 2010

July, 2010

Even though Edward and Debbie Wallo had traveled and lived in the San Francisco [Read More...]

June 26, 2010

Yorkville Cellars: Wine with Perspective

 ..."Maybe the Wallos are simply forward thinkers. The choices they made in the 80’s of which grapes to plant and the types of wine they wanted to produce are certainly examples of being ahead of the times. Let’s just hope that the rest of the world of wine can catch up with their perspective. It’s a brighter future if they do."   [more.....]

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January, 2010

Organic vineyards and a focus on the grape varietals of the famed French winemaking region of Bordeaux are at the center of Yorkville Cellars. [click here to read the whole story...]

September, 2009

Yorkville Cellars featured in eclat Magazine in Japan

éclat Magazine (www.s-woman.net/eclat/), is a monthly Japanese lifestyle magazine for women in their late 40s and 50s who enjoy a high-quality lifestyle (circ. 100,000). They will be featured Yorkville Cellars in their story about Mendocino County and Anderson Valley in their September issue.

June 12, 2009   

Yorkville Cellars — Yorkville Cellars lies in the tiny Yorkville Highlands found between Cloverdale and Booneville. It offers free tastings and picnic tables under big shady oak trees. But it’s Yorkville’s stellar Rosé de Franc ($18) that’s calling you, made from the organic Rennie vineyard planted in 1990 to cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec, carmenere, petit verdot and cabernet franc. Open daily 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 25701 Highway 128, Yorkville, 894-9177. (click here to read the whole story)

December 11, 2008

Yorkville Cellars featured in National Geographic's "The Green Room"

"Different Shades of Green in Wine Country "   

November 14, 2008

Yorkville Cellars label in S.F. Chronicle Wine section feature story

"Green Signals"    For story [click here]

November, 2008, Somerville, MA

Downtown Liquors features Yorkville Cellars

Special thanks to Holly of Wine-Cask Imports for oganizing a big Yorkville display.

May 5, 2008, Santa Rosa, California

The Consumer's Green Wine Shopping List

The International Green Wine Competition announces Yorkville Cellars wins 7 medals.

[click here for Winners List]

"Edward and Deborah Wallo, owners of Yorkville Cellars, the premier organic vineyard in Mendocino County, have consistently surprised doubters with their delicious organic wines." by Libby Boren McMillan, Times of the Islands  (Florida) Dec.'07
Click here for PDF of article

"Interview with Edward Wallo" in OrganicGuide.com by Gavin Robertson
www.organicguide.com/community/people/interview-with-edward-wallo-from-yorkville-cellars/

Yorkville Cellars wines - Now in Seoul !

Seoul, South Korea proudly hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics and then co-hosted

the 2002 World Cup soccer tournament. Both contributed to much increased level of

foreign tourism. So when in Seoul, watch for Yorkville Cellars in numerous Kim's Club

Marts around the city.

11,000 - The number of pesticides registered for use iin California.

http://westernfarmpress.com/news/051106-DPR-pesticide/

0, ZERO, NADA - The amount of pesticide residue in Yorkvile Cellars wines.

We're proudly celebrating 20 years of farming certified organic vineyards (1986-2006).

Other News Articles:

"Yorkville Highlands: "A Young Muhammad Ail" - Interview with Edward Wallo" by Thom Elkjer published on Appellation America.com, September 2006.

http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-review/Edward-Wallo-Interview.html

"The clear and articulate voice of the Yorkville Highlands" by Thom Elkjer published on Appellation America.com, April 2006.

http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-tasting/The-clear-and-articulate-voice-of-the-Yorkville-Highlands.html

"Organic' bubbles up in wine But the label has yet to stick with vintners" by Jerry Shriver published in USA Today, Oct. 21, 2005.

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20051021/dd_sips21.art.htm

"Yorkville Highlands: birth of an AVA"  by Larry Walker published in Wines & Vines Magazine, Oct. 2005.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3488/is_10_86/ai_n15726830

"Yorkville: A world away" by Virginie Boone published in Savor Wine Country Magazine, March 2005.

http://www.savorwinecountry.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050306/SAVOR01/50303025/1163/SAVOR02

"Robyn's Picks, Jun/Jul 2004 -- Yorkville Highlands" published by Robyn Tinsley on WineSkinny.com, June 2004

http://www.wineskinny.com/past_issues/robyn/robyn040607.htm

Awards Events:

Best Wine With Crab!
Ft. Bragg, CA Jan. 31, 2004
Mendocino 5th Annual Crab & Wine Days
Out of a field of 39 Mendocino wines the panel of professional wine judges unanimously voted the 2002 Semillon from Yorkville Cellars the best wine to accompany fresh crab.

Deborah Wallo receives trophy from John Enquist,

Executive Director of The Mendocino WineGrowers Alliance.

Edward Wallo with EcoWine Fest medals.

Yorkville Cellars Tops All Wineries!

Results of the EcoWine Fest held in Santa Monica June 9, 2003
Wineries from France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, the Republic of Georgia and the United States.  Yorkville Cellars - Each of our 9 wines wins a medal so we top the list of 49 awarded wineries using organic grapes!