Delectus Winery Napa

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To know the history of Delectus Winery is to look back through a couple centuries of winemaking in Austria. Owner and winemaker Gerhard Reisacher has wine and viticulture in his blood - he's an eighth-generation winemaker who grew up in a small wine village south of Vienna. He first got his fingers dirty by working alongside his father in the vineyards as a boy, and subsequently attended Austria's premier winemaking college, graduating with four degrees, including winemaking and viticulture.

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Gerhard and Linda launched Delectus Winery in 1995 with a focus on making wines representing the terroir of each vineyard. It was during their first overseas trip together that Linda and Gerhard saw Michelangelo's David, which provided the initial spark of inspiration for starting their own winery based on single-minded, uncompromising pursuit of an ultimate ideal. For that reason, a sketch of David appears on the Delectus label.

Having established relationships with several of the best growers in the region, Gerhard and Linda set out to produce stellar wines they most enjoy: distinctive red wines that are big and bold without being overpowering. Each wine expresses a sense of place or terroir from carefully selected single-vineyard sources.

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Visitors have commented that our current tasting room and winery is one of the most "unique and intimate" wine tasting experiences they've encountered in Napa Valley. This is in large part due to our unlikely location - in the middle of a corporate park on the south side of Napa. When you drive up, you may think you're coming for a business meeting, but walk in the door and immediately you know you're in a small, family-owned, working winery...the scent of oak...the cozy and beautifully decorated tasting room...and, most importantly, the official greeting by our "hospitality" staff - winery dogs, Fannie Mae and Splash.

Come in and we will guide you through a detailed and educational barrel tasting and some of our current releases, during the stroll through the winery.

We are open Monday through Friday by appointment only.

For weekend appointments please call or email Victoria@delectuswinery.com

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