06/08/2024
TODAY: RAJ PARR + SCYTHIAN WINE CO.
2-5PM in the shop
Join us this afternoon as we welcome Winemaker & Master Sommelier, Raj Parr, to the tasting table at Red & White! Raj will be in house representing the southern California portion of his West Coast operation, Scythian Wine Company!
Scythian Wine Co. is devoted to making wine from the magical old-vine vineyards south and east of Los Angeles. The chief sources are two own-rooted vineyards, vigorous and thriving on the deep sand of the Cucamonga Valley: the Lopez Palomino vineyard, planted about 1912, and the Lopez Zinfandel vineyard, planted in 1918. Both of these vineyards are farmed by the Galleano family, who have been making wine in Cucamonga since 1923. Parr also makes wine from three other, smaller, old vine vineyards: the Galleano Home vineyard, planted to many red and white varieties about 1918; the Francis Road vineyard, planted to Grenache and Mission and Rose of Peru about 1905; and the Munoa family’s Lone Wolf Vineyard. This is perhaps the most special vineyard of all: it was planted on its own roots on the Pechanga Reservation in Temecula in 1896— with Listan Prieto cuttings brought directly from Spain.
We deeply admire Parr’s efforts to engage with domestic winemaking and its historic roots in Southern California, and we hope to best assist by promoting these historic California vineyards. Join us in going back to the beginning and learning our history so we can continue to do better by it.
As always, today’s tasting is $10 or free for our wine club members. See you soon!
