With a Rose
When Jerry Garcia passed, a news correspondent asked Bob Weir, “Now that Jerry is gone, what will all the people who followed the Grateful Dead do?”
Without missing a beat, Bobby replied, “Well if they really followed the Grateful Dead, then they’ll know what to do”.
Traveling south by Jeep, my wife and I ran out of road in Chile. St. Stephen Vineyards represents our effort to produce a truly memorable wine using organic and sustainable agricultural practices. And to use part of the proceeds to help improve the planet, if only a little bit.
Take a chance. Give us a try.
"Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own"
2019 Oda al Vino Organic Carmenere Reserva
This varietal disappeared from Médoc after the outbreak of phylloxera in the mid-nineteenth century. It reappeared in Chile at the end of the 20th century.
This wine has a beautiful, intense, deep red color, with nice violet notes. It has pleasant aromas of fruit, ripe currants, hints of plum, chocolate and coffee, soft and pleasant toasted, fine notes of spices.
2018 Am Organic Carmenere Reserva
This varietal disappeared from Médoc after the outbreak of phylloxera in the mid-nineteenth century. It reappeared in Chile at the end of the 20th century.
This wine has a beautiful intense, dark red violet color, pleasant aromas of fruit on the nose, ripe and fresh, medium intensity, pleasant mouth, medium soft body, pleasant tannins that give it complexity, firm, with good gray, spices such as black pepper, balanced on the pallet, with a good acidity ratio.
2018 Am Organic Malbec Reserva
In Mapuche, the native language of pre-colonial Chile, the word Am means “beautiful spirit”. We thought this a good name for this wine.
This is a magnificent Malbec wine from the Curicó Valley characterized by its red-blond color. Violet notes, soft, pleasant fruit on the nose, red fruits, plum, cherry, soft, light mouth, good tannin, medium body soft with character, spicy notes like pepper but soft with tobacco leaves, berries.
Excellent Wine, Exceptional Cause
The Colchagua Valley was named “World’s Best Wine Region” by Wine Enthusiast magazine. Our grapes are grown 100% organically. We use no preservatives, pesticides, fungicides, herbicides or other toxicants.
We focus on sustainable agricultural methods, including reduced crop rotation, tilling, and we use well-fed drip irrigation to eliminate runoff and minimize soil erosion and water consumption.
This results in a stronger vineyard, a more robust terroir, better grapes and a healthier, superior tasting wine. We use recyclable packaging and carbon neutral shipping.