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The Team
It made sense for partners John Quinones and Cathy Del Fava to team up. John had established an outstanding reputation as a Winemaker and Cathy was recently employed as the President and CEO of a Company that owned wineries in Sonoma and Napa Counties. The skill sets of both were highly complimentary. Once they found this spectacular vineyard, it was easy to commit to starting their own brand!  fernsehprogramm von heute

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John Quinones
Winemaker John Quinones began his career at Lyeth Estate Winery, a Sonoma County pioneer in the production of Bordeaux varietals. Following Lyeth, John joined Clos Pegase Winery in Calistoga, Napa Valley.

As John rapidly gained a reputation for producing outstanding wines at Clos Pegase, he was sought out by numerous Wineries seeking his expertise. In 1996, John began a winemaking consulting practice serving small ultra-premium producers. 

John's consulting career took him from the Hillsides of Diamond Mountain in Napa to the steep ridges of Santa Cruz. In 2001 John was even retained by the Chinese Government to analyze their viticultural and winemaking programs!

Although working with a variety of wineries and vineyards honed his wine making skills, he was determined to find something that he could devote all of his attention to. He found eventually identified two spectacular vineyards - and the rest is about to be history!

In 1998 John visited an extremely promising 13 acre Hillside vineyard in the Dry Creek Valley. Robert Benevides, the owner of Raymond Burr Vineyards hired John to produce Cabernet and Chardonnay. John and Cathy have since become partners in this brand.

In 1999 he identified the vineyard that would become Diamondback. A faultless Hillside vineyard in the Hopland region of Mendocino County, ideal for red wines. It has it all - a west-facing, terraced hillside, hot days and cool nights and very well drained soil. 

John's winemaking philosophy is simple "A winemaker can't create quality - it's our job to preserve and enhance what comes out of the vineyard. With appropriate viticultural practices, desired flavor profiles, balance and texture can be developed in the vineyard, long before the grapes are brought into the winery." 

Quinones' stylistic hallmark among his wines is balance and texture. "I am very focused on the texture of a wine. The balance of the fruit, acidity, tannins, etc., is what creates a wine's texture. When the balance is right, the wine is in harmony and the wine will basically feel good in your mouth." professionele website

Cathy Del Fava
Cathy began her career in the wine industry as a Certified Public Accountant with Deloitte & Touche. In 1990, Deloitte had the largest and most diverse Wine Industry practice of all the large accounting firms. It was a tremendous opportunity to gain exposure to both large and small wineries in Napa and Sonoma County. In 1995 she joined The California Wine Company as CFO, and advance to President and CEO in 1999. At CWC, Cathy oversaw two wineries, one in Napa and one in Sonoma County and 200 acres of vineyard.

As Cathy puts it being a "grape counter" (as compared to a "bean counter") was fine, but I really wanted to move beyond the numbers. At CWC I gained experience in sales, marketing, wine production and viticultural practices".

Cathy had retained John on several winemaking projects and was very impressed with his ability to craft rich and finessed wines. "John produced the first wine for one of my wineries that scored in the 90s. I was convinced that if I ever went out on my own, John was the winemaker I needed!"

In 1999 the missing link was discovered - a prime Hillside Vineyard. They had been looking for the right site for some time and they both knew that the fruit was the most critical element to their success.

Once John found the vineyard it was a done deal. Cathy was thrilled that it was in Mendocino County: "I had recognized that there was a consumer backlash to over-the-top expensive Napa wines. In Mendocino we can afford to price our wines so that everyone can afford Cadillac quality!" Best3Dsolution.com -cheap cad services online.

What's With the Snake?
Selecting a name for our Wine was a lengthy process. It occurred to John that rattlesnakes are very common in ideal Red Wine growing regions. In fact, our vineyard workers find more than 50 rattlesnakes each summer in our Hillside Vineyard. Just recently, our winery Cellar Master heard a noise under his desk inside the winery. He pushed his chair back assuming he had dropped some papers under the desk and discovered a 6-foot rattler enjoying the coolness of the cellar! single dating a ukrainian woman pictures web site

The Vineyard and Region
Our fruit is grown on an incredible 80-acre, hillside ranch in Southern Mendocino County. We have access to over 30 acres of 60-year old vines. 

The Diamondback Vineyard is planted on a steeply terraced, west facing hillside with very well drained soil; a terrain ideal for growing the highest quality Cabernet Sauvignon. There is adequate coastal influence to provide relief for the vines with cool nights. The soil contains a high percentage of decomposed granite, with relatively low organic material. Water and nutrition applications are carefully controlled allowing the vine to receive only what is necessary to completely ripen the fruit. Too much organic material in soil can produce overly vigorous vines resulting in lesser quality fruit. Inland Mendocino County is rapidly gaining a reputation for producing outstanding full-bodied red wines. Superior Hillside drainage, carefully selected clones, old vines and an ideal climate result in highly concentrated fruit flavors. best vba password recovery online very pleased