News & Accolades


Our New Address

January 2012

We have a new home! View the Address Card

The Messenger Red in Page Daily

01/2012

The Messenger Telegram is a fun red wine selection from California. A juicy, fruit-forward mouthful lends itself to easy drinking. This wine is great with pizza and is under $15 to boot! View the site

Dragon Trading launches Art + Farm Wine in China

12/2011

Chinese importer, Dragon Trading, staged a massive launch event in December 2011 centered on California and Art Farm Wine. Not your usual wine dinner, this elaborate event featured many forms of supplementary entertainment including a classical string quartet, Latin dancers, pop singers and stunning young models parading our wines on the catwalk. Pulled off with brilliant timing and precision, it was an event rivaling the Oscars for both its entertainment value and professional execution... View Website

The Messenger Wins Gold & Silver

12/2011

Our Messenger Wine Number 1 and Number 2 took the Gold and Silver at the International Women's Wine Competition... View PDF

Long Beach Grand Cru

07/17/11

the girls in the vineyard Amber Knolls Cabernet Sauvignon Lake County 2007; Bronze Award

Lake County Wine Awards

07/28/11

the girls in the vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Lake County 2010; Silver Award

Ultimate Wine Challenge

05/20/11

the girls in the vineyard Amber Knolls Cabernet Sauvignon Lake County 2007; Very Good, Strong Recommendation
the girls in the vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Lake County 2009; Very Good, Strong Recommendation

AUSTRALIAN MADE MEN: Featuring Vintner Rob McDonald

01/30/11

Join us on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 as Slow Living Radio celebrates southern meets northern hemisphere with two Australian gents of extreme passion - internationally renowned chef Guy Grossi and award-winning vintner Rob McDonald... Read More

Today's Chicago Woman: Women in Winemaking

2010

By MAUREEN JENKINS - Three girls in the grapes spill about their passion [including] New Orleans native Kat McDonald of The Girls in the Vineyard... View

Tonic.com: 'Girls' Good for the Heart (and Soul)

04/09

By Steve Enders - If ever there was any doubt that a little red wine was good for the heart, then I've found a bottle of cabernet that ought to convince you once and for all-no doctor or fancy medical studies required... View

Sunset Magazine: Cab's Big Night

12/08

The Girls in the Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 - A great-value, fruit-driven Cab made by old friends of the Sinskeys. A little mint and a few herbs lurk under juicy black cherries... View

Houston Chronicle: One common goal, two distinctive finds

10/08

By DALE ROBERTSON - Another visitor who dropped by was Rob McDonald, representing the opposite end of the spectrum. The 44-year-old McDonald leads a simple life in Napa with his family, in a house with a small vineyard for a front yard. From the vines, he makes about 25 cases a year, mostly for friends... View