Jim Striegel's Father and Mother
My dad never met a stranger. He was just as comfortable talking to someone for the first time as he was to a family member or close friend. He used his understanding of personality styles to communicate in a way that was always well received. He had an amazing ability to be persuasive when he was sure he had the best path to a goal. He didn't take "no" or "I can't" for an answer. I've patterned myself after my dad and do my best to continue his engaging, out-going demeanor.
My dad shared his love of winemaking with me at an early age. We would drive to St. Louis, Missouri where Dad would physically inspect the grapes from Napa. The process of making wine and enjoying it has always been a labor of love surrounded by family and friends. When I started Red Mare Wines, I wholeheartedly adopted this passion. Today, I raise a glass of our Alpha Mare Red to my dad, Dr. Leon Striegel.
- Jim Striegel, Owner & President
If you want to give the man in your life the cream of the crop, we suggest our Alpha Mare Red. This wine is Anne’s carte blanche and represents the best of her craft and experience in winemaking. The Cabernet Sauvignon base for our Alpha Mare Red hails from the Blossom Creek Vineyard in the Calistoga Appellation. With a sloping aspect providing consistent airflow and a slight northern exposure, this site is protected from extreme heat and produces exceptional quality grapes.
Barrel fermentation in small 225L oak barrels results in slower, cooler fermentation. The shape and size of the barrel produce a submerged cap. Gentle and consistent, this method of extraction gives mouth-filling, lush, and juicy tannin structure. The use of native yeast adds to the complexity, and a co-fermentation of Cabernet Sauvignon with Malbec creates a round, vibrant, and pleasing wine with intense color and depth every year.
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2015 • Red Mare Wines • Napa Valley • Alpha Mare• Red Wine
"Blended of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Malbec, the deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Alpha Mare is youthful with black and red currants, underbrush and black pepper notes plus wafts of bay leaves and cedar. Full, muscular, firm and chewy in the mouth, it has appealing freshness and an earthy finish. Give it a couple of years in bottle and drink it over the next 15+ years. 92+ POINTS".
-The Wine Advocate
$168.00/bottle
$151.20/bottle for Triple Crown Club Members
FREE OVERNIGHT SHIPPING
Summer shipping can be expensive! But we have your back! We will pay for the PRIORITY OVERNIGHT SHIPPING when your order of a case (12 bottles) is $499 or more! So, mix and match your favorite bottles, use Promo Code SUMMER, and we will pay the PRIORITY OVERNIGHT shipping!
Terri Striegel's Mother at Father
In our series to celebrate Father's Day, we turn to our very own Terri Striegel, who will tell us a little about her dad, and how he influenced her life.
"When I was a senior in high school, my dad did research on the best job opportunities for women. Knowing that I enjoyed math, he suggested that I study accounting in college. He knew that I approached situations in a very "black and white, no gray" manner down to the smallest detail. I am proudly the daughter of a Christian, army artilleryman."
-Terri Striegel
Does your dad love big red wines? If so, we encourage you to give him the gift of our La Vaquera.
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2015 • Red Mare Wines • Napa Valley • La Vaquera • Red Wine
Ripe blackberries and currants, fruit compote, pie spices, and caramel jump from the glass of this effusive wine. This cowgirl doesn’t hold anything back. It fills your senses with dark fruits layered with more subtle and complex notes of tobacco and fresh bread. In the mouth, this wine has a powerful entry with firm tannins and ripe fruit balanced by a bright acidity that carries this wine to a long and dense finish.
$48.00/bottle
$43.20/bottle for Triple Crown Club Members
FREE OVERNIGHT SHIPPING
Summer shipping can be expensive! But we have your back! We will pay for the PRIORITY OVERNIGHT SHIPPING when your order of a case (12 bottles) is $499 or more! So, mix and match your favorite bottles, use Promo Code SUMMER, and we will pay the PRIORITY OVERNIGHT shipping!
What a summer deal we have for you! FREE SHIPPING when you buy a case of our
2016 Sauvignon Blanc...We only have a few bottles left and it is the perfect summer wine!
Price $24.00 • SPECIAL OFFER ONLY $18.00/bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay are often referred to as the King and Queen of varietals. We agree, for so many reasons.
With our Memorial Day Pricing Event going on, this is a great time to stock your cellar with some Royalty...
Our Cabernet Sauvignon always has a beautiful wild cherry core. It shows off its lush red fruits as well as layer upon layer of complex characters underneath. You will always find that bright fruit and lovely acidity inter-twined with silky tannins in Red Mare’s Cabernet Sauvignon. James Suckling - 93 points
2015 Red Mare • Napa Valley • Cabernet Sauvignon
Special Memorial Day Pricing $55.00/bottle
Since 2012, our Dutton Ranch Mill’s Station vineyard has produced a beautiful wine for us - bright and refreshing with forward fruit. This wine also expresses the depth and complexity that is derived from mature vines and traditional techniques.
2016 Red Mare • Dutton Ranch • Russian River • Chardonnay
Special Memorial Day Pricing $38.00/bottle
It would almost be Kentucky Derby time... This year, for the first time since WWII, the Kentucky Derby, is postponed. But, you don't have to wait to get in the mood! Join us in mixing up a Red Mare Sauvignon Blanc Mint Julep and watching this great YouTube Video of the Derby's Greatest Moments:
(Click image to watch)
And, until Happy Hour comes, you can learn about our Red Mare, the horse that inspired the name of our brand. She was a racehorse. She never made it to the Derby, but she certainly won my heart.
My mission when buying her was to give an ex-racehorse a new life as a show and pleasure horse. I thought I could train her up and then sell her to a good home in a year or two, thereby giving me the funds to purchase another x-racehorse and give that horse a second chance. Well, if you know anything about red mares, you know that this didn't turn out as planned. Paradigm (as is her name) had a few things to teach me, and it has taken her 15 years to do so. She taught me more than I ever dreamed of teaching her, and she is now teaching young students the foundations of riding.
Get into the Derby mood with our twist on the traditional Mint Julep. With fewer calories and lower alcohol, it's a great summer sipper to pair with the Run for the Roses!
Red Mare Wine's Sauvignon Blanc, Mint Julep
1 Part Red Mare Sauvignon Blanc
1 Part Ginger Ale or Ginger Flavoured Sparkling Water
1/8 tsp Maple Extract (Vanilla can work as well)
Muddled Mind and Mint for garnish
Ice
Our Yountville, Gamble Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc grapes are certified CCOF Organic and farmed to exacting standards, this site yields a very low crop level, resulting in intensity and concentration.
2017 • Gamble Vineyard • Yountville • Sauvignon Blanc
$24.00/bottle
$21.60/bottle for Allocation Club Members
2016 • Dutton Ranch • Russian River • Chardonnay
$48.00/bottle
$43.20/bottle for Allocation Club Members
When you order any variety of 12 bottles, use Promo Code DERBY to get $5 case shipping through May 1, 2020.
We take an exceptional amount of pride in our Alpha Mare wines. That is because we take an extraordinary amount of care while producing them. With super small production levels, we can scrutinize every detail that goes into these wines.
We laboriously barrel-ferment our Alpha Mare Red, a co-fermentation of Cabernet Sauvignon with a bit of Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Petite Sirah. This intensifies color, improves oak integration and creates complexity. We make our Alpha Mare White to age, modeled after the white wines of Bordeaux, this wine is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc clones and aged an extra year in special light-toast barrels from the Bertrange forest in France. This gives the wine exceptional depth and complexity.
Listen to what Master of Wine and Editor in Chief of The Wine Advocate, Lisa Perotti-Brown has to say about our 2015 Alpha Mare Red:
"...the deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Alpha Mare is youthful with black and red currants, underbrush and black pepper notes plus wafts of bay leaves and cedar. Full, muscular, firm and chewy in the mouth, it has appealing freshness and an earthy finish. Give it a couple of years in bottle and drink it over the next 15+" (92+ points)
This wine has now had a few years stored in our optimal temperature-controlled cellar, and now it is ready for you.
2016 Alpha • Mare • Red Wine
$168.00/bottle
$151.20/bottle for Allocation Club Members
2016 • Alpha Mare • White Wine
$38.00/bottle
$34.20/bottle for Allocation Club Members
If you are in the Dallas Fortworth area, please contact us for preferential shipping options at:
Quiet time calls for a glass of Chardonnay. Get to know our Dutton Ranch Chardonnay
It pairs great with striped bass, crab, raw oysters, even lobster. The theory here is to match a full-bodied wine with a full-bodied dish. If you have a broth-based soup, Chardonnay works wonderfully.
To learn more & purchase, visit: /Wines/White-Wines/Chardonnay
After great success and in collaboration with the Napa Valley Vintners, Red Mare Wines is Opening The Cellar on April 14th and 15th only. Don't miss this opportunity to take advantage of this very limited release.
2008 • Red Mare Napa Valley • Cabernet Sauvignon
"The nose is rich with ripe currants and raspberries along with a beautiful bottle bouquet of tobacco leaf, pie spices, and shaved dark chocolate. Very rich in the mouth, with hints of ripe currants and fresh figs. With time, the tannins have softened and the acidity has sustained yielding a surprisingly fresh fruit core and silky texture."
$80.00/bottle - only 7 bottles available
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2010 • Red Mare Napa Valley • Cabernet Sauvignon
"Dark cherry notes dominate the nose. It is still quite full of fresh fruit with bottle bouquet aromas of earth, cedar, and black pepper gathering around the edges. There is an enticing hint of black olive, anise and dried herb. In the mouth, the wine is still quite fruit-forward with a rich structure and full body leading to a seamless and long finish."
$68.00/bottle - only 9 bottles available
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Along with many Napa Valley Vintners, we as opening our cellar and finding a few gems to share with our customers. Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter where we will be doing regular special pricing events and shipping promotions over the next month.
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own winery in the Napa Valley? Have you thought about tending to your vines in the California sunshine, getting up early to top up your barrels in a cold, damp cellar, popping a cork on a bottle of your own wine, and delighting in the aromas coming from the glass?
Jim Striegel has had a long history with wine and with the Napa Valley. While growing up in Illinois, his father purchased Napa Valley grapes, had them shipped across country, crushed, and fermented them in his basement. Jim grew up smelling the delicious aromas of fermenting wines emanating out of his basement. This began a life long relationship that has born much fruit.
During Anne Vawter’s early years in eastern Washington, she saw the wine industry growing up around her. With a father and uncle who had an appreciation and knowledge of wine, Anne’s interest naturally followed. With an agricultural background, the call of soil, sunshine, and a life producing an artisanal product was heard. This call led Anne to UC Davis, where she would gain the tools to realize her dream.
Jim and Anne’s paths crossed in 2006. A mutual friend introduced them, thinking that their complementary skills might lead to a good blend. In 2007, Anne and Jim began their journey together with the first vintage of Red Mare’s Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. They made less than 200 cases that first vintage, and while they have stayed small, they have slowly and diligently grown their business to include six beautiful wines that they are proud to stand behind.
Red Mare Wines’ focus is to produce unique wines from specific sites using organic or highly sustainable means. We employ traditional techniques to make wines with balance, age-ability, and grace.
Once a year, to celebrate our beginnings, we taste the past. We dig deep in our cellar and find a small selection of library wines to share with our loyal customers. Purchasing library wines from the winery is always wise as the wines have been aged optimally in our temperature-controlled cellar since bottling. This year, we were particularly fond of our 2010, 2011 and 2012 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. There is a very limited quantity available, so act quickly and enjoy this unique vertical tasting experience.
Red Mare Wines' 2010 • Napa Valley • Cabernet Sauvignon - 750ml
Red Mare Wines' 2011 • Napa Valley • Cabernet Sauvignon - 750ml
Red Mare Wines' 2012 • Napa Valley • Cabernet Sauvignon - 750ml
3-Pack $200.00 •
Allocation Club Price $180.00
6-Pack $400.00 •
Allocation Club Price $380.00
To our Loyal Customer,
We hope and pray that you are all well, safe and out of harms way. The weather here in the Napa Valley is beautiful and we have the promise of an exceptional spring with which to begin the 2020 vintage. We and our friends and family in California are sheltering in place due to the concerns around COVID 19. Luckily, we are quite used to working from home and necessary winery operations continue without issue.
We hope to bring you a little joy during this crazy time! To that end, we are continuing with our Spring Wine Release AND we are offering a little help on the shipping.
Sharing the wines that we lovingly make with our friends and family is the most satisfying thing that we do. If you happen to use your time at home to make a delicious meal to go with a newly released Red Mare wine, please share a photo with us on Facebook or Instagram to receive a special promo code for your next order.
Thank you for your continued support of Red Mare Wines
2015 Red Mare Wines • Napa Valley • Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml
From The Wine Advocate
"…the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep garnet-purple
color and opens with fragrant black berries and black cherries
with hints of chocolate box, lavender and dried herbs.
Full-bodied, soft and with good expression, it has loads of black fruit
with earthy notions, finishing with great length."
$68.00/bottle
$61.20/bottle With Your Allocation Membership
2016 Red Mare Wines • Napa Valley • Chardonnay 750ml
From the Winemaker
"This wine has a lovely juxtaposition of warm, dry earth along
with cold pineapple and fresh pear. As the wine opens,
stewed apples and vanilla cream come through. The wine's
entry is all freshness. It fills the mouth with its generous volume,
after which the aromatics rise up. It finishes cleanly with
lovely acidity and comforting warmth."
$48.00/bottle
$36.00/bottle With Your Allocation Membership
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2017 Red Mare Wines • Napa Valley • Sauvignon Blanc 750ml
From the Winemaker
"Summer in a glass. This wine leads with sweet Meyer lemon and the
aromas you experience in a warm kitchen herb garden. Pink grapefruit,
kiwi, and lychee round out a tropical center complemented by warm tones
of shortbread, bee propolis, and ginger root…"
$24.00/bottle
$21.60/bottle With Your Allocation Membership
$5.00 shipping when you order 12 bottles. Use Promo Code: SPRING when checking out.
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