WINEMAKER'S NOTES

Sonoma County’s Simi Winery is one of California’s oldest wineries. It was founded in 1876 by Giuseppe and Pietro Simi. Giuseppe’s daughter Isabelle took over management of the winery at the age of 18 and ran it successfully until 1970 when she retired. Over the years, Isabelle planted her “Roseto,” Italian for rose garden, with a new rose planted in honor of each new U.S. President (except, of course, for President Herbert Hoover, who supported and enforced Prohibition during his two terms). To this day, Isabelle’s Roseto blooms fragrantly for visitors at the winery’s century-old cellars in Healdsburg. A tribute to Isabelle, its dry, delightfully fresh, crisp and juicy style honors her legacy.