Pillsbury Wine NewsOur wines are 100% Arizona Estate Grown and MadeJanuary 2020's issue of Green Living Magazine features an article and cover from our Sam Pillsbury. Click here to check it out. Get yourself a hard copy, Sam also has a recipe in this issue. Mahi Mahi and veggies.
Mr. Pillsbury,
Last weekend in Sedona, we celebrated multiple, large crowd, wedding festivities for our son. For our Rehearsal Dinner along the bank of Oak Creek, we had your company perform a wine tasting complimenting a rustic family/buffet style serving. Initially, in addition to Pillsbury, we contacted 3 other Northern Arizona Wine Companies to determine their interest in performing this pairing. We want you to know that in all these contacts, Pillsbury immediately stood out as being the obvious clear choice – and this was all due to Valerie. Her professionalism, genuine kindness, enthusiasm and wine knowledge stood out head over heels from everyone else. We knew we had made the correct decision with Pillsbury, but had absolutely no idea how special Valerie would make our celebration. We all fell in love with her. With her wine knowledge, help in setting everything up, dignified demeanor and refined classy presentation, she made our evening a very special wonderful occasion none will forget. We congratulate you not only because of your beautiful wines, but also because of having such a beautiful and incredible team member like Valerie. She became enshrined as one of the key highlights of the entire weekend. Thank you The New Times just published 48 hours Verde Valley Wine Trail' and we are included in this detailed fun 2 days...
click here to read this article. Dream Vacation Magazine has published 'The 25 Best AZ Wineries.'
Check out the complete article and especially #2, click here. AZ's Own Napa Valley, click here to watch.
Sam was featured online at AZ Food and Wine in June of this year, click here to read this wonderful article.
Great review for us from Tripadvisor:
The Best Sommeliers We have visited several times. The wines are always superb. The winemaker Sam Pillsbury, is an Arizona celebrity due to his craft and success. The sommeliers that provide the tastings are the most knowledgeable and wine-centric individuals I have experienced in over 100 different winery tastings across the country. From Film-making to Award-Winning Wine making, an interview with Sam Pillsbury, to read, click here.
Our WildChild White won Growers' Cup for BEST AZ White at this year's Grand Wine Festival put on by the AZ Republic. We also got Best Viognier, Best Malvasia, Best Chardonnay, Best Red Blend (DIVA) & Best Mourvedre!
The Largest Competition of American Wines - San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2018 - We we awarded
14 medals...7 Silvers, 3 Bronze, 3 Golds and a Double Gold for our Shiraz 'Guns & Kisses' 2015! 2017 Scottsdale League of Arts,
Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame - Winemaker of the Year - Sam Pillsbury Check out our video of our 4th Annual Maya's Farm Dinner, click here to view.
AZ Food & Wine is doing features on AZ wine makers and Sam was featured in March, click here to see article.
Click here to read, The Unexpected History of Arizona Wine - about four key figures in recent Arizona wine making.
AZCentral wrote about our Double-Gold win at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, click here to read article.
The Phoenix Business Journal also wrote about our Double-Gold wine, read more here. And the Willcox Range News on February 8th, published this article about our win in SF, here is the article. Here is the list of our 2017 awards from the AZ Republic and San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competitions:
AZ Republic 2017 Viognier 15 GOLD & BEST AZ VIONGIER Diva 14 GOLD Roan Red 14 SILVER Mourvedre 14 GOLD Sweet Lies 15 BRONZE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE 2017 2014 Pillsbury Wine Company Symphony Category: Division II - White Wines/ Other White Varietals BRONZE 2014 Pillsbury Wine Company Diva Category: Division IV - Red Wines/ Rhone Style Blends over $25.00 SILVER 2014 Pillsbury Wine Company Chardonnay Reserve SILVER Category: Division II - White Wines/ Chardonnay - $30.00 - $33.99 2014 Pillsbury Wine Company Roan Red BRONZE Category: Division IV - Red Wines/ Rhone Style Blends over $25.00 2014 Pillsbury Wine Company Shiraz 'Guns and Kisses' SILVER Category: Division IV - Red Wines/ Syrah/Shiraz - $41.00 and above 2014 Pillsbury Wine Company Mourvedre SILVER Category: Division IV - Red Wines/ Mourvedre 2013 Pillsbury Wine Company Petite Sirah BRONZE Category: Division IV - Red Wines/ Petite Sirah - $33.00 and above 2014 Pillsbury Wine Company Grenache DOUBLE GOLD Category: Division IV - Red Wines/ Grenache - $20.00 and above My News Mesa reviews our Willcox Tasting Room and Vineyard, click here to read entire article.
New Times names its Top 100 Tastemakers, Sam is 18.
Click here to read more. MSN.com named Pillsbury Wine the
best winery in Arizona, in their piece 'The Best Wine Made in Every Single US State' , click here to read this GREAT article about local wines. The article is posted to the right of the photo. Our Malvasia was reviewed by the Wine Monk. Click here to read his notes on our amazing wine.
Here is Sam on TV 3, AZ Good Morning show, Field Trip Friday, May 6th,
click here to watch. Our 3rd Annual Locavore Dinner at Maya's Farm was a lots of fun, watch our video of the event.
The Arizona Wine Monk reviewed our Shiraz 2013. We think he liked it.
Click here to read his review. Annabelle Latz is one of our biggest supporters.
Click here to read her blog, featuring pictures of our vineyard. For a Podcast of James Callahan and Annabelle, click here. Wine Unwound, read more of this brilliant blog by Annabelle. Sam and Pillsbury Wines are the cover story, in Frontdoors News, an online magazine. To read article and see photos, click here.
AZ Wines - Going Green - Featured in February issue of Green Living Magazine Click here to read full article and see pictures of Sam and our vineyard.
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Fantastic, unsolicited testimonal Sam received: "Hello there! I just wanted to let you know that you have changed my opinion on Arizona wine. I tried your WildChild White at Zona 78 in Tucson, AZ during a fundraising dinner for a local farmers market. I am blown away by it. We ended up buying half a case (I would have bought more if I had the money.) Your WildChild White is absolutely amazing. It has perfect balance and is great with both food and sipping on its own. I will be on lookout for more of your labels! Darby Woodman Ever wonder what it is like to make wine? Click here to watch Sam and James making wine
American Winery Guide.com reviewed our Tasting Room in Cottonwood CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE Best Local Winemaker - Phoenix Magazine
Best Arizona Winery 2012 - Arizona Foothills Magazine ‘Rising Stars of the Southwest’ Wine Spectator Magazine ‘Arizona’s finest wines’ - Jancis Robinson, ‘American Wine’ |
Pillsbury Wine EventsMARCH
Saturday & Sunday
March 21st & 22nd Spring Heritage Pecan & Wine Festival At Camp Verde Community Field For more info, click here Saturday, March 28th Bravo Vino 2020 In Tucson at The Gregory School 11:00am to 6:00pm Get your tickets, click here Looking for more to do and support
AZ wine...go to Willcox Wine Country's web page, click here.
****We entered 14 wines in the 2018 San Francisco Chronicle American Wine Awards. There were 7000 wines entered from 36 states. We won 14 medals, all our wine entered placed. Our 2015 Shiraz, 'Guns & Kisses' got a double gold and our 2016 Viognier, 2016 Chardonnay and our 2014 Shiraz, 'Guns & Kisses got golds!**** |