Bodacious Wines - Smooth White

Bodacious Wines - Smooth WhiteBodacious Winery is a small family winery started by John and Cindy Miller in the heart of the Fair Play American Viticulture Area in California. John had been making seriously sumptuous wines from home for years. Winning many medals from many different wine competitions ranging from 21 medals at the 2003 California State Fair to 4 medals at the Orange county Wine festival. As more people were able to sample Johns diverse and vivid wines, John decided

soft water with a perfect balance of minerals

who would go on to become one of the most proficient award winning winemakers Australia has ever seen

The rejuvenation of Piper Heidsieck was begun by Daniel Thibault

The local economic activity is mostly agriculture

The two varieties most widely planted in Itata are Cinsault (45 to 70 year old vines) and País (60 to 120 year old vines)

In the case of Sauvignon

the wines produced here have a particular ethereal character

The modern story begins in the early twentieth century with the Château de Beaucastel

owners at the time (archives of Rasteau

hot growing days

They also source grapes from high-quality growers in Kaleden and the East Kelowna area to round out their portfolio of terroir-driven wines

Time for the third Champalou player to get in the action: Céline graduated with a degree in Viticulture and Oenology in 2003 and left to explore how the craft was practised elsewhere