Once upon a time…
In 1993 Russell Turco, through his love for fine food and wine, thought “What if we visited small California vineyards, found great grapes, shipped them to Door County, and made wine?…”
After reviewing that concept (and finishing a bottle of Turco’s Old Vine Zinfandel) the reality of the idea kicked in. What followed was three years of homework: finding quality grapes, arranging to harvest them at optimum ripeness, renting refrigerated trucks and coercing friends to “team drive like mad” 2,500 miles East to the new winery.
While many well-known California wineries don’t crush for up to four days after harvest, the Stone’s Throw grapes arrived in just 36 hours and were crushed immediately.
Friends, relatives, and growers all worked together to ensure the crush would be a success — and it was.
As we enter our 24th year, our wines are proof that with high quality grapes, attention to detail, and small tank fermentation, fine wine is created.