MSW_Wine&Spirits2018

K L I N K E R B R I C K W I N E R Y

United States | California Owner: Steve and Lori Felten Winemaker: Joseph Smith Founded: 2000 www.klinkerbrickwinery.com

Six generations of Feltens have grown grapes in the Mokelumne River sub-appellation of Lodi, and the first of their 15 vineyard blocks was planted in the late 1800s. But for more than a century, those grapes went to other wineries. Steve and Lori and their daughter Farrah, began making their own wine in 2000. The 250 acre estate is planted on sandy loam soils with vines that range from 35-110 years old and are head-trained and dry farmed. Steve and Lori also farm a small 16 acre parcel called Farrah which is planted to Syrah. Although the Feltens continue to make wine from all of the vineyard blocks, only the best fruit is used for Klinker Brick and their single vineyard wines.

T H E W I N E K E Y S • CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF CULTIVATING “OLD VINE” ZINFANDEL VINEYARDS THAT THEIR ANCESTORS PLANTED IN THE EARLY 1900’S • OWN AND MANAGE FIFTEEN INDIVIDUAL VINEYARD BLOCKS OF “OLD VINE” ZINFANDEL THAT RANGE IN AGE FROM 40 TO 120 YEARS OLD. THE QUALITY OF FRUIT IS EXCEPTIONAL • THE VINES YIELD AN AVERAGE OF 2.0 TO 3.5 TONS PER ACRE. WHILE THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT LIMITATIONS IN THE QUANTITY OF GRAPES PRODUCED, THE QUALITY OF FRUIT IS EXCEPTIONAL

Lodi, California

Joseph Smith