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David Hayman - VP Wine Growing - Delicato Family Vineyards | LinkedIn. VP Wine Growing at Delicato Family Vineyards. Mill Valley, California, United States. 573 followers 500+ connections....
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Oct 20, 2007 · David Hayman enjoys seventeen years of strong international winemaking experience. He spent five years overseeing production across eleven Hardys wineries throughout Australia, and currently serves as Blackstone Winery’s Senior Vice President of Operations, overseeing all California winemaking operations.
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Jan 1, 2004 · Name: David Hayman. Title: Senior Vice President, Operations. Winery: Blackstone Winery (Pacific Wine Partners) Locations: Monterey County and Sonoma Valley. Favorite Varietal to Produce: Shiraz and Merlot. Production: 3,000,000 cases. Vineyard: 1,400 acres.
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The best and most expensive Cabernet Sauvignon in America, by and large, comes from Napa Valley. Other places grow great Cabernet—sites in Sonoma's Alexander Valley, for instance—but no other region produces Cabs of such consistency and sheer profundity. Cult bottlings like Screaming Eagle or Harlan Estate, along with a few of the amazing wines bel...
Pinot Noir provokes some oddly strong reactions—from the frustration of thwarted vineyard managers to the passion of the true Pinot lover. Pinot is hard to grow, but when grown well, on a superb site, it can be more evocative of the terroirit comes from than any other red grape. The best Pinot Noir vineyards—Keefer Ranch in Green Valley, Hirsch on ...
Syrah is a latecomer to the list of great grape varieties in California. Despite interest in the 1970s from winemakers like Joseph Phelps, who released one of the first varietal California Syrah bottlings in 1977, it wasn't until the late '80s that this powerful Rhône grape took off. Today there are more than 17,000 acres of Syrah in California, pr...
Zinfandel may have originated in Croatia, but no other grape has made itself so at home in California. Zinfandel was the most popular grape in the 1870s, and even today some of those early vines can still produce high-quality fruit. Most California producers favor Zinfandels that are full-bodied, spicy and high in alcohol, usually over 14 percent a...
Chardonnay is, in many ways, almost too easy to produce—and sometimes it seems like the world is overflowing with mediocre examples—but creating a great Chardonnay, full of vibrant fruit, is not so simple. The most important prerequisite: a cool growing climate. Today, the best Chardonnays come from a variety of cool and mountainous areas around th...
Sauvignon Blanc has one of the wine world's strongest personalities. Bold and pungent, it can exude notes of everything from grassy herbaceousness to flint and honeysuckle. However unsubtle they may be, California Sauvignons have several virtues: They cost less than Chardonnays of similar quality, and with their vibrant acidity, they're more versat...
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Aug 23, 2010 · So back to Hayman & Hill: David Hayman & Dennis Hill are two guys who manage to produce high-quality, appellation-designated wines for $15 or less. And that ain’t easy… I’ve tasted some bargain-priced Napa Valley Cabs that tasted cheap and nasty. Not Hayman & Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007. There’s good structure for the price ...
David Hayman, vice president of winegrowing for Delicato Family Vineyards, which farms grapes across the state. “Ripeness was accelerated and a lot of fruit became ready all at once. Flavors across the board look good. ” California Zinfandel is ready to pick, while the crusher destemmer goes into action on Chardonnay grapes.
A heat spell impacted many California regions in late summer, speeding up harvest schedules and requiring extra vigilance. “Some vineyards that had exposed fruit showed desiccation,” said David Hayman, vice president of winegrowing for Delicato Family Vineyards, which farms grapes across the state. “Ripeness was accelerated and a lot of ...
