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For the latest listing of winery news and press coverage of Dyer Vineyards!
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2008 Harvest Reports
The St Helena Star is once again publishing weekly updates for the current harvest. As Dawnine writes the report for the Diamond Mountain District, we thought you might enjoy these summary reports. Check back each Monday for the most recent news from the vineyards in Napa Valley!More Info
August 19, 2008
Cabernets Like Cabernets Should Be, New York Times
Cabernets as Cabernets Should Be. Eric Asimov writes a thoughtful and compelling treatise on the pendular swing of winemaking styles.More Info
April 26, 2008
Vinography, Alder Yarrow
In a highly favorable article about a group tasting of wines from Napa Valley's Mayacamas Mountains, Alder finds lots to like- the 2004 Dyer vineyard DMD Cabernet Sauvignon is among his top 3 picksMore Info
October 22, 2007
2007 Harvest Report from Dyer Vineyard and Diamond Mountain District
We harvested Dyer Vineyard on Sunday October 14th. Overall the growing season was quite favorable, with no spring frost, and limited rainfall keep vine vigor quite low...More Info
September 01, 2007
Decanter, Steven Spurrier, September 07
Decanter, Steven Spurrier, September 07 The famous Paris based wine writer (he organized the momentous Paris tasting of 1976 that catapulted Napa to the top of the wine world) has an article that revisits the comparison of Napa and Bordeaux.More Info
August 05, 2007
Bill Dyer speaking at Napa Valley Wine Library seminar on Aug 11.
The topic of this years seminar and tasting is Napa Cabernet and Bill will be representing the Diamond Mountain District at the day long seminar preceeding the tasting.More Info
August 01, 2007
2004 Dyer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Released
While the home turf for Dyer Straits Wine Co. is the Dyer Estate Vineyard in the Diamond Mountain District, in 2003 we became aware of the Meteor Vineyard, a young vineyard just coming into production in the Coombsville/Tulocay region of Napa Valley...More Info
June 01, 2007
Quarterly Review of Wine, Eleanor & Ray Heald, summer 2007
"..with yeilds of less than two tons per acre, they produce about 400 cases of intense, concentrated wine that is a true reflection of their hillside site... notes of black cherry, cocoa, cedar and anise with a balance of power and finesse"More Info
November 08, 2006
AppellationAmerica.com, Catherine Fallis, November 8, 2006- 2002 Dyer Vineyard
This Cabernet is polished and elegant, in a very understated style, with cassis, fresh mountain air, cherry, and tar notes.More Info
November 01, 2006
Featured in the innovative interactive DVD, "Napa Valley"
Featured in the innovative interactive DVD, "Napa Valley", from Bearshead Productions. We’ve seen a lot of these and this is the real thing!More Info
August 01, 2006
Selected for inclusion in “Great Boutique Wines You Can Buy Online”
August 2006- selected for inclusion in “Great Boutique Wines You Can Buy Online” a new publication from Catherine Fallis, MS and Robert M. Cohen.More Info
April 28, 2006
2003 Dyer -Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley; Vinfolio rating: 92 points
Bill and Dawnine Dyer previewed this wine at Premiere Napa Valley last year, and I thought it was one of the best there...More Info
January 24, 2006
Taos Winter Wine Festival, Jan 24-26, 2006
For us it was a chance to ski all day in one of the most beautiful ski areas in the US. Great seminars, wine dinners and tastings and none of them will keep you from the slopes!More Info
November 16, 2005
Vintners’ Holiday
A wonderful time was had by all at the Vintners’ Holiday at the historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite ValleyMore Info
October 26, 2005
Harvest at Dyer Vineyards... Finally!
Vintage 2005 - the Napa Valley experienced unseasonably warm weather in the early Spring. Temperatures of close to 80 degrees in late February and early March led to speculation of an early harvest...More Info
October 06, 2005
St Helena Star, Oct 6, 2005. Selected Wine of the Week by Alan Goldfarb.
"... showing wonderful berry aromas with a hint of chocolate. It is mouth-filling, lush, plush and soft."More Info
June 01, 2005
Food and Wine Magazine, June 2005
About Diamond Mountain she says "Diamond Mountain District is best known for its big structured Cabernets.... Dyer Vineyard turns out a full-bodied Cabernet with a hint of Chocolate".More Info
June 01, 2005
Wine News, June/July 2005
The whole article is great... about us he says "the winemaking Dyers, Dawnine and Bill, may be the most famous couple on Diamond Mountain".More Info
May 17, 2005
A first ever public tasting of wines from the Diamond Mountain District!
A first ever public tasting of wines from the Diamond Mountain District! was held at the Butterfly Restaurant on the Embarcadero in San Francisco.More Info
March 12, 2005
Doug Wilder's The Wilder Side of California, March 11, 2005
In this issue Doug publishes his top 20 picks of 2004. Included is 2001 Dyer Vineyard (95pts).More Info
October 01, 2004
Matt Kramer’s New California Wine
We like his revisionism! Here’s what he says about us: "Dyer Vineyard—This is the tiny, personal vineyard (and home) of two former winemakers, Dawnine Dyer (former head winemaker of Domaine Chandon) and Bill Dyer (formerly head winemaker of Sterling Vineyards). ..More Info
September 16, 2004
Wine Spectator Weekly, Online Only, Sept 16, 2004
The issue is devoted to a celebrity red-wine face off featuring the best of Tuscany and California Cabernet. Jim Laube writes about California.More Info
July 01, 2004
Gismondi on Wine, July 2004, Tony Gismondi,
Gismondi on Wine, July 2004, Tony Gismondi, Canada’s top wine writer reviewed the 2000 Dyer Cabernet SauvignonMore Info
June 01, 2004
Piedmont Post, June 2004, In an article titled "Californina Cabernet- the cream of the crop"
In an article titled "Californina Cabernet- the cream of the crop" singled out Dyer 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon as one of the 6 best Cabernets presented at this years prestigious California Cabernet Society Tasting at the Culinary Institute of America in St Helena, CA. "More Info
January 01, 2003
San Francisco Chronicle Jan 2003
San Francisco Chronicle Jan 2003, Linda Murphy writes "Jewels of Diamond Mountain. Vintners coax world-class Cabernets from rough, rocky Napa Valley soil"More Info
August 01, 2001
Two River Times, Aug 2001
Two River Times, Aug 2001, Charles Rubinstein "... Dyer wines will be a notable addition to the star-studded galaxy on Diamond Mountain."More Info
August 01, 2001
"a real gem", Norm Roby writes about Diamond Mountain "
"a real gem", Norm Roby writes about Diamond Mountain ".... No longer a one winery appellation... several high-minded new comers to have added excitement to the area.More Info
July 01, 2001
Wine Spectator, July 2001
Jim Laube says " Between them, Bill and Dawnine Dyer have a half- century worth of major-league winemaking experience in Napa Valley..."More Info
June 01, 2001
Napa Register, June 2001
It is already being discovered as a hidden treasure and getting pressure from distributors and restaurants. Dawnine Dyer, who was winemaker at Domaine Chandon for 25 years, and her wineaking consultant husband Bill Dyer have released their first commercial wine...More Info
