Saturday, October 10, 2009

Halloween Wines Go Red, White and Boo: Scary labels, spooky stories put wines in the Halloween spirit


At least, that's been the experience for Michael Machat, founder of Vampire Vineyards and a rather busy man this time of year.

His wines, which feature a drop of blood on the label, are available year-round — certainly benefiting from Hollywood's enduring interest in things that go bite in the night — but "it just becomes easier selling this time of year," says Machat.

His isn't the only meeting of ghoul and grape.

In Northern California wine country, there's Ghost Block, made of 100 percent cabernet from the Rock Cairn vineyard in Oakville, next to Yountville's Pioneer Cemetery.

The graveyard is a great place to visit, advises Paul Torres, national sales manager for Ghost Block. "It's really so cool."

So far, Torres has not seen the ghost of wine country pioneer George C. Yount, but being from the San Francisco Bay area, "I have an open mind about these things," he says.

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2 comments:

Lady Jane said...

This wine is actually good my boss bought me some of it about 2 months ago. Give it a try.

yoginisarahwelsh said...

I've actually been drinking Vampire wine for over three years now. It is very tasty. I suggest the Rose or the Merlot.