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Alger Vineyards is a winery in Tehama County, California.
edit Company profile
- Owners: John H. and Linda L. Alger
Alger Vineyards specializes in award winning Syrah and Petite Sirah, both of which did quite well at the Chronicle Wine Competition in 2007. The wines are nicely balanced acid and tannins, good black fruit with well developed depth and complexity.
The estate has 32 acres of grapes including Petite Sirah, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Merlot.
Located at a 2500 foot elevation, the vineyards are exposed to temperatures five to ten degrees cooler than in the neighboring valley and receive the cooling breeze off the nearby mountains in the evenings. This allows for a long hang time with harvest often in October or even November. These hang times allow for better fruit development and depth of flavor.
edit History
Alger Vineyards decided to move into organic farming in the late 1990s and has now decided to move into the practice of bio dynamic farming which embraces the concept of a self-sustainable environment.
edit Contact
- Location
- 31636 Forward Road, Manton, CA 96059
- Phone
- (530) 474-9463 (WINE)
- Fax
- (530) 474-1018
- mailto:algergrapes@msn.com
edit Visits
Located north east of Red Bluff off Highway 36.
The winery is located in a valley surrounded by volcanic cinder cones on two sides and the rolling foothills of the upper Sierra Nevada Mountains and Mount Lassen in the distance on the others.
It takes a bit of time to get there, but the trip through the back country roads of southern Shasta County, northern Tehama County is beautifully scenic.
The tasting room is modern, light and airy with dramatic views of a distant cinder cone from the oversized windows.
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