Amuse Bouche Blog

On Thursday, October 8th FBW took part in the Dallas portion of Prestige Wine Cellars Texas Tour 2009. This event traveled through three Texas cities( Houston, Austin & Dallas) with 40 wineries showing and tasting some of the best wines to come out of the United States. We poured our 2006 Pinot Noir for some of the top restaurant's and fine wine shops in the Dallas greater area and the response was overwhelming and made us very proud to be included in this select group. What a fantastic experience...

On Friday September 25th FBW had the privilege to present our 2006 Pinot Noir to 40 members of Shady Canyon Country Club that have their own private wine cellars. It was a fantastic four course meal by their executive chef and our Pinot Noir paired beautifully.

Fotinos Brothers Winery

The winemaking legacy in the Fotinos family goes back to the end of the 19th century and Lefkas, Greece, where Christos Fotino was taught the traditions of winemaking by his grandfather. When Christos immigrated to the United States he after a time began farming his own vineyard in Sonoma. His children and grandchildren learned about winemaking the same way he did—by doing it. Tom Fotinos, son of Christos, established his own vineyard in Napa and made his own award-winning Pinot Noir in the 1970s. The fourth generation of Fotinos established Fotinos Brothers Winery in the Carneros in honor of their father, who passed away in 1983. Sons Tom and Chris Fotinos and their wives run the winery—Tom Fotinos is winemaker, his wife Danielle is vineyard manager; Chris Fotinos is director of sales and marketing, his wife Leesa is director of public relations. 2006 was their first commercial vintage—a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Pinot Noir were produced.

Fotinos Brothers Winery
Pinot Noir Carneros 2006

Medium ruby color; deep, spicy black cherry with lavender notes; rich, ripe dark cherry flavors with spice, lavender and some toasty oak; good structure and balance; long finish. Spicy, intense aromas mark this Pinot from the northern Carneros. Serve with grilled meats.
425 cases made $55 Score: 90

FBW had the privilege to participate in WAM on Wednesday evening September 2nd. It was a fantastic event put on by " Adam the wine guy" in West Hollywood. We tasted our 2006 Pinot Noir to 100+ wine lovers and the response was overwhelming.

Some Quotes from the evening'

" Best Pinot I have tasted in years"

" By far the best wine at the event"

" What is your secret to making such a balanced Pinot"

" By far the best Pinot out of Carneros this year"

At FBW this is what we live for, people appreciating all the hard work that goes into producing a world class Pinot Noir. Salute'

We tasted the best Barrolo's in the world on July ninth with Luca Currado of Vietti Winery in Piedmont Italy. It doesn't get an better. vietti.com.