Owned by
Tom Mudd and
Melissa Frank, Cinnabar is also the name of a
vineyard and
winery, located in the mountains of
Santa Cruz, California, near
Silicon Valley. Since
1983, when the first
acreage was cleared, and following by the
vineyard's completion in
1987, this
estate has since grown to 55 acres and has produced a wide variety of wines, including
cabernet sauvignon,
chardonnay,
merlot, and
pinot noir.
The year
2003 has apparently turned out to be a big one for this relatively-unknown winery; in this year, it has won a handful of medals, across five different
varietals, in several different competitions. Perhaps the most successful of these has been their
2001 Pasa Robles Merlot which, alone, has won three awards already.
Information on Cinnabar can be found on their website:
http://www.cinnabarwine.com/.
Works Referenced:
http://www.cinnabarwine.com/about.html
http://www.webwinery.com/WebUser/winebywinery.taf?winerypath=Cinnabar