Tondré Wines

Field	Details
Owners	Joe and Penny Alarid
Winemaker	Tony Craig (Anthony Craig)
Vineyard Owner	Tondré Alarid (founder)
First Vintage	2003
Production Location	Silver Mountain winery
AVA	Santa Lucia Highlands

History

Tondré Alarid, a vegetable farmer in the Salinas Valley, owned land in the Santa Lucia Highlands with broccoli and lettuce fields.

1997: Began planting Pinot Noir grapes. The family called it a "grapefield" rather than a vineyard, and the name stuck. Initially sold grapes to David Bruce Winery.

2003: When winemaker Tony Craig left David Bruce, he continued sourcing grapes from Tondré for his new employers. Craig began making small quantities of wine for the Alarid family (Joe and Penny) to bottle under the Tondré label.

The wines are produced at Silver Mountain winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where Craig is also winemaker.

Wines

Pinot Noir, Tondré Grapefield, Santa Lucia Highlands - flagship wine from the estate "grapefield"

Related Entries

• Tony Craig - winemaker
• Silver Mountain - production facility, Craig is winemaker
• Sonnet Wine Cellars - Craig's personal label
• Savannah-Chanelle - Craig is winemaker