Food and Wine: How to Find Terroir-Driven Wines

Food & Wine: How to Find Terroir-Driven Wines
Brian Freedman, January 2024

“Brion Wise, owner of BRION in Napa Valley, only produces single-vineyard wines for his eponymous label. ‘To me, the advantages are all in the expression of a singular place, a singular terroir, and a consistency,’ he explains. ‘Year after year, the same vines produce what is essentially the same wine, in contrast to a multi-vineyard blend which may vary significantly based on what disparate grapes or plots the winemaker chooses to blend.’”

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Join BRION at Napa in Newport, April 20, 2024

Join BRION at Napa in Newport, Benefiting CureDuchenne
Saturday, April 20, 2024

Saturday, April 20, 2024, 5:30 pm at The Pendry Hotel, Newport Beach

We hope you’ll join us in supporting CureDuchenne at the Napa in Newport event, where BRION is a featured vintner. We’ll be hosting a table at the dinner and look forward to sharing the evening with you! We're also partnering with Chapellet and Alpha Omega Winery to create an exclusive combined auction lot.

Napa in Newport brings some of the most acclaimed Napa Valley vintners together under one roof to serve their finest vintages and offer their best wine experiences to Orange County’s top business leaders, influencers, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and wine connoisseurs.

Napa in Newport features a Grand Tasting, vintner hosted dining tables, an exquisite dinner with curated wine pairings by celebrity chef Charles Phan of the Slanted Door family of restaurants, and spectacular auction lots—all to benefit CureDuchenne, a leading nonprofit organization whose mission is to cure Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Duchenne is one of the most common and severe forms of muscular dystrophy. It affects roughly 1 in 5,000 male births, but sometimes affects females as well. In all cases, Duchenne is caused by mutations in the gene encoding for dystrophin, a protein that muscles need in order to work properly. It is 100% fatal.

For more information or to get tickets, visit the Napa in Newport website.

Join BRION at Inspire Napa Valley, May 4, 2024

Join BRION for an exclusive tasting
at the Inspire Napa Valley Spring Wine Weekend
Saturday, May 4, 2024

BRION is honored to participate in Inspire Napa Valley’s Fifth Annual Spring Wine Weekend. Stroll through beautiful Beaulieu Garden in Rutherford at this walk-around wine tasting on Saturday, May 4, which features 30 exclusive wineries, followed by a dinner and auction. We look forward to supporting this cause with you!

This event brings together wine enthusiasts and the most exceptional Napa Valley wineries to advance research to end Alzheimer’s and dementia and enhance care for those living with the disease. To purchase tickets and find out more about the weekend, which includes additional meals and seminars, visit Inspire Napa Valley.org.

Join BRION at Vinous Icons in New York City February 29 - March 2, 2024

Join BRION at Vinous Icons in New York City
February 29 - March 2, 2024

BRION is proud to be part of the inaugural event for Antonio Galloni’s Vinous Icons, happening this year at the Altman Building in New York City, between February 29 and March 2, 2024.

Vinous Icons 2024 will bring together elite vintners for a series of tastings, seminars, and dinners, showcasing some of the most sought-after wines from all over the world. We look forward to seeing you there! You can find us at the following events:

Friday, March 1st
Icons Tasting - Day One: 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Saturday, March 2nd
Icons Tasting - Day Two: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Icons Big Bottle Gala Dinner: Champagne Reception 6:30 pm, Dinner 7:00 pm

There is so much more to this event. To see the full schedule, visit the Vinous Icons event page, which includes links to purchase your tickets. You may also email events@vinous.com and the Vinous team will be sure to look after you.

Join BRION at Premiere Napa Valley Grand Tasting, February 23, 2024

Join BRION at Premiere Napa Valley
Friday, February 23, 2024

BRION will be joining other members of the Napa Valley Vintners at the Premiere Napa Valley Grand Tasting at the CIA Culinary Institute of America, from 9am to 1 pm on Friday, February 23, 2024. We look forward to seeing you there! For more information and tickets, visit the Premiere Napa Valley website.

The Napa Valley Vintners nonprofit trade association has been cultivating excellence since 1944 by inspiring its nearly 550 members to consistently produce wines of the highest quality, provide environmental leadership and care for the extraordinary place they call home. NVV has invested more than $230 million in community healthcare, youth development and the environment in Napa County, and is dedicated to improving diversity and championing inclusivity in its community and in the wine industry. Learn more at napavintners.com.

San Francisco Chronicle: Wine power player buys major vineyard in Napa's most illustrious region

San Francisco Chronicle: Wine power player buys major vineyard in Napa's most illustrious region
Jess Lander, August 23, 2023

“Wise, who currently produces the Brion wines and hosts visitors inside a refurbished barn on the Sleeping Lady vineyard, plans to build a winery and hospitality space at the new property.”

“We have to learn those vines and those roots and figure out what we need to do to take them to another level, to push the farming to the extreme,” he said. “It’s a long game, for sure.”

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Robb Report: 9 Outstanding Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignons to Buy Right Now

Robb Report: 9 Outstanding Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignons to Buy Right Now
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, August 4, 2023

“Brion Wise is the name behind BRION and together with winemakers Julien Fayard, Mark Herold, and Massimo Monticelli this amazing team makes stunning wines in both Napa Valley and the Moon Mountain District of Sonoma Valley.

This 2019 Sonoma Cab is garnet ruby colored....The tannins are velvety soft and and flavors of black currant, black plum, and red raspberry intermingle seamlessly. There’s a pleasant splash of bright acidity in the back of the palate before the long, long finish.”

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San Francisco Chronicle: Famed Cabernet winemaker just sold his second Napa winery—but this time it’s different

San Francisco Chronicle: Famed Cabernet winemaker just sold his second Napa winery — but this time it’s different
Jess Lander, May 16, 2023

“Brion Wise, proprietor of BRION and B. Wise Vineyards, today announces the acquisition of Mark Herold Wines. Founded by Mark Herold, one of California’s most respected winemakers and consultants, his namesake project now joins an established, critically acclaimed portfolio that includes B. Wise Vineyards and BRION – two Sonoma and Napa Valley wineries for which Herold has already been consulting for 13 years.”

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MarketWatch: The food trends that will define 2023

MarketWatch: The food trends that will define 2023
Charles Passy, January 2023

Cabernet Franc is the New Cabernet Sauvignon

“More U.S. winemakers seem to be touting Cabernet Franc (or  ‘Cab Franc,’ as it’s simply known), celebrating the varietal for what the Wine Folly website calls its ‘savory, bell pepper-like flavors, medium-high acidity and mouthwatering taste.’ BRION, a prestigious California producer of Cabernet Sauvignon, recently rolled its inaugural Cab Franc. Detert Family Vineyards, another well-regarded California label, is also gaining a reputation for its take on the varietal.”

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San Francisco Chronicle: Napa is home to one of the most talented wine barrel builders in the world. He only works for 2 wineries.

San Francisco Chronicle: Napa is home to one of the most talented wine barrel builders in the world. He only works for 2 wineries.
Jess Lander, June 2022

“…Caldwell and Brion sought out Herrera and his highly specialized skills a decade ago. He was one of the few barrel makers working in the U.S. to have completed a rigorous master cooper program in France....The most serious master coopers go to France to train in the centuries-old tradition, forgoing modern machinery and building barrels by hand. The few who graduate are among the most highly regarded in their craft.”

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