Viader Explained

Winery Name:Viader Vineyards & Winery
Winery Logo:File:VIADER_Winery_logo.png
Location City:Deer Park, California
Location Country:United States
Key People:Delia Viader, founder
Alan Viader, winemaker
Signature Wine:Cabernet Sauvignon
Varietal1:Combination wine consisting of a blended Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc

Viader Vineyards & Winery (oft spelled capitalized as VIADER and pronounced "vee-ay-der") is a 96-acre winery located in Deer Park, California, United States at 1,400 feet of elevation.[1] [2] It was founded in 1986 by an Argentinian immigrant to the United States, Delia Viader,[3] [4] [5] after receiving a loan from her father to start the business.[6] [7] The winery produces wine from mostly red grape varieties such as Cabernet sauvignon, Cabernet franc, Petit verdot, Malbec, and blends of some of these reds with one another. According to Wine Industry advisor, "96% percent of VIADER’s wines are not available to the general public",[8] being sold instead mostly to visitors to the winery itself.

The Viader winery has been certified organic since its opening.[9]

In 2006 Delia Viader's son, Alan Viader, became the lead winemaker running the vineyard and winery.[10]

2020 California wildfires

During the 2020 California wildfires, in part caused by climate change, the Viader vineyards experienced damage to some of the vineyard's "prized old vines".[11] [12]

2005 arsonist event

In 2005, the wine warehouse owned by Delia Viader was destroyed by an arsonist. This caused $4.5 million worth of damage in lost wine inventory.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIFE . ICONIC . From Ivy-League Education to Growing Vines in Napa Valley, Delia Viader Follows Her Wine-Inspired Dream . 2024-03-25 . ICONIC LIFE . en-US.
  2. Web site: Lechmere . Adam . 26 February 2014 . Viader Proves Napa's Cabernet Franc Credentials . March 25, 2024.
  3. Web site: Women Winemakers of California and Beyond Delia Viader . 2024-03-25 . webpages.scu.edu.
  4. News: Exchange . The Story . 2014-12-04 . Video: Putting Down Roots in Napa Valley . 2024-03-25 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Carl . Tim . 2017-06-22 . Viader brings winemaking full circle . 2024-03-25 . The Napa Valley Register . en.
  6. Web site: Mike . DeSimone . Jeff . Jenssen . As The Going Gets Tough In The Wine World, Delia Viader Continues To Move Mountains . 2023-12-11 . Forbes . en.
  7. Web site: Wine Podcast The Taste with Doug Shafer – Adam Lee . 2023-12-11 . shafervineyards.com.
  8. Web site: Release . Press . 2019-10-02 . Mountain Peoples Wine Announces Collaboration with Viader Winery . 2024-03-25 . Wine Industry Advisor . en-US.
  9. News: 2024-01-07 . UNCORKING ORGANIC WINES . 2024-03-25 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
  10. Web site: Alan Viader Wants to Make the Best Wine Possible . 2024-03-25 . MICHELIN Guide . en-US.
  11. News: 2023-07-05 . Californian winemakers are learning firefighting techniques . 2024-03-25 . en-GB.
  12. Web site: Wallace . Benjamin . 2022-04-26 . When Smoke Gets in Your Wine . 2024-03-25 . Intelligencer . en.
  13. Web site: DEBAISE . COLLEEN . May 5, 2016 . This Napa Winemaker Rebuilt a $4.5 Million Business After Losing It All . March 25, 2024.

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