Kistler Vineyards
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Kistler Vineyards is a family-owned California wine
ry located in Northern California
's wine
producing region of Sonoma County. According to Food and Wine Magazine, their "biannual release of Chardonnay
is one of the most sought after by wine enthusiasts" and Food and Wine Magazine's Wine Guide considers their Chardonnays the "Best of the Best" among "Star Producers"
. Kistler also oversees the vineyard work. Mark Bixler,who has a PhD in Chemistry
from the University of California at Berkeley runs the business and sales side of the winery as well as helping in the lab.
from different vineyards. Like the Chardonnay, the Pinot Noir is modeled after the wines of the Burgundy region of France.
California wine
California wine has a long and continuing history, and in the late twentieth century became recognized as producing some of the world's finest wine. While wine is made in all fifty U.S. states, up to 90% of American wine is produced in the state...
ry located in Northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
's wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
producing region of Sonoma County. According to Food and Wine Magazine, their "biannual release of Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It is originated from the Burgundy wine region of eastern France but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand...
is one of the most sought after by wine enthusiasts" and Food and Wine Magazine's Wine Guide considers their Chardonnays the "Best of the Best" among "Star Producers"
History
Kistler was founded in 1978, and continues to be family owned and operated today. Kistler's winemaking is supervised by Steve Kistler, who studied creative writing at Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. Kistler also oversees the vineyard work. Mark Bixler,who has a PhD in Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
from the University of California at Berkeley runs the business and sales side of the winery as well as helping in the lab.
Grape varieties and wine
In addition to Chardonnay, Kistler Vineyards also produces different bottlings of Pinot NoirPinot Noir
Pinot noir is a black wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from Pinot noir grapes...
from different vineyards. Like the Chardonnay, the Pinot Noir is modeled after the wines of the Burgundy region of France.