The story began when John Kautz, a young farmer from Lodi- California bought 12 hectares of land in this precise wine region. Ironstone vineyards entire philosophy is based on cultivating great quality grape varieties in order to create elegant and captivating wines. Since 1989 Steve Miller is the man responsible for winemaking and his main goal is to create good quality wines with great aroma and a silky texture using varieties such as Chardonnay, Viognier, Chenin Blanc and Muscat.

California Wines

California is the largest and most important wine region in the USA. The main varieties used to make Californian wines are Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay together with a wide range of traditional more European varieties such as Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel. As for Californian white wines varieties, Sauvignon Blanc comes second right after Chardonnay. Also, California as a wine region hosts some of the most famous vineyards in the world: Napa Valley, Sonoma, Paso Robles and Lodi.

Petite Sirah Wines

Petite Sirah also known as Durif is a black-skinned grape variety resulting from a natural crossing between Peloursin and Syrah. Although its origins come from Rhone Valley in France the variety grows better in drier climates such as in California or Australia. Petite Sirah wines reveal flavours such as blackberry, chocolate and black pepper plus other savoury blueberry, licorice notes inherited from Syrah. Great quality Petite Sirah wines are to be found in California.