Press Room
Media Contact:
Jim Sullivan, Vice President, Public Relations and Marketing
Castello di Amorosa
4045 North St. Helena Highway
Calistoga, CA 94515
707.967.6278
jims@castellodiamorosa.com
www.castellodiamorosa.com
PRESS KIT
Castello di Amorosa Fact Sheet
ACCOLADES
2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition- 2011 Bien Nacido Chardonnay, 2011 Pinot Bianco, 2011 Gewürztraminer Ferrington Vineyard win Best of Class. 2009 Il Passito wins Best of Class/Sweepestake Winner
2012 American Fine Wine Competition- 2009 Il Passito wins American Fine Wine Competition in Boca Raton, FL
2011 Food & Wine Magazine- “Napa’s Most Beautiful Wine Tasting Rooms.”
2010 North Bay Bohemian, Readers Choice- “Best Wine Tasting Room.”
2009 & 2010 KVON/The Vine, Annual Best of Napa and Sonoma Valleys- “Best Place to take Visitors.”
2009 Napa Valley Life Magazine- “Top 5 Romantic Spots in the Napa Valley.”
2008-2009 Napa Valley Life Magazine- “The Ten Most Intriguing Architectures in Napa.”
BIOS
Dario Sattui, Owner
Georg Salzner, President
Brooks Painter, Winemaker
Peter Velleno, Associate Winemaker
Sebastiano Rosa, Consulting Winemaker
Jim Sullivan, Vice President, Public Relations and Marketing
Audrey Hardy, Vice President, Hospitality and Events
IN THE NEWS |
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| 2013 May 23 | Delightful Repast - Travel Reviews - Napa Valley - Food, Wine, Lodging |
| 2013 May 18 | The Sacramento Bee - Sattui's castle awaits Napa Valley visitors |
| 2013 May 13 | Startle Travel Blog - What’s New In Downtown Napa |
| 2013 May 10 | This Is My Happiness - Photo Friday: A California Castle Winery |
| 2013 May 8 | Los Altos Town Crier - Festival fun: Fairs offer variety of music, art, food and wine |
| 2013 May 4 | Terroirist-Wine Reviews: California Grab Bag |
| 2013 April 24 | The Wherever Writer - The Castello di Amorosa, Calistoga, CA |
| 2013 April 19 | Postmark California - Calistoga: Castello di Amorosa -Castle in Napa Valley |
| 2013 April 18 | Food & Wine Chickie - 2011 Castello di Amorosa Dolcino Gewrztraminer |
| 2013 April 17 | Napa Valley Register - Wine of the Week: Castello di Amorosa 2011 Chardonnay |
| 2013 April 15 | SipSwirlSavor.com - A sensible Sangiovese from the Napa Valley |
| 2013 April 13 | Terroirist.com - Wine Reviews: California Cabernet & Blends |
| 2013 April 4 | ThumbsUpWine - Castello di Amorosa with Thumbs Up Wine |
| 2013 March 28 | ENOFYLZ Wine Blog - Wine of the Week; 2008 Castello di Amorosa La Castellana |
| 2013 March 26 | jetsetextra.com - Napa Valley, CA, USA: Celebrate in Wine Style |
| 2013 March 13 | The Weekly Calistogan - Sattui pledges $1 million for Calistoga youth |
| 2013 Feb 21 | St Helena Star - Iconic, collectible cabernets |
| 2013 Feb 20 | Biggerthanyourhead.net - Castello di Amorosa: Not Just Any Old Pile of Stones |
| 2013 Feb 9 | WinespeakUSA.com- Castello di Amorosa |
| 2012 Feb 4 | AFAR.com - Wine Tasting in a Castle in Napa Valley, California |
| 2013 Feb 1 | JacksonvilleWineGuide.com - Castello di Amorosa “La Castellana” Napa Valley, California |
| 2013 Jan 17 | myNewOrleans.com - What to Drink: Highlights from the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition |
| 2013 Jan 16 | TouringandTasting.com - Castello di Amorosa: A Winery Fit for a King |
| 2012 Dec 20 | Sacmag.com - WINE OF THE WEEK: CASTELLO DI AMOROSA’S 2011 "DRY" MENDOCINO COUNTY GEWÜRZTRAMINER |
| 2012 Nov 27 | Wine Country this Week - Castello di Amorosa, Unforgetable in Every Way! |
| 2012 Oct 28 | FashionNewsLive.com - Napa Valley Halloween Event: The Pagan Ball |
| 2012 Oct 24 | Naparegister.com - Sebastiano Rosa: New Italian wine advisor for Castello di Amorosa |
| 2012 Oct 23 | Zagat - 30 Awesome Fall Foodie Destinations |
| 2012 Oct 17 | Forbes.com - 7 California Wine Experiences You Can't Get Anywhere Else |
| 2012 Oct 16 | Hitting the Stage - The Green Room, Fairy Tale Romance Edition, Romance is in the Air |
| 2012 Oct 13 | Grapeencountersradio.com - Build it, they will come...and drink wine! - Episode 168 |
| 2012 Oct 12 | Bacchus and Berry Wine Blog - Napa Valley in One Day...It can be done! |
| 2012 Oct 11 | Napa Valley Register - Harvest Hums Along |
| 2012 Oct 2 | wine-hotels.com - Castello di Amorosa Photo Tour |
| 2012 Oct 2 | WineCountry.com - Spooktacular Fun in Wine Country |
| 2012 Sept 20 | The Miami Herald - It’s worth making the acquaintance of these lesser-known wines |
| 2012 Sept 20 | Brainwines.com - USA, Gewürztraminer, Castello di Amorosa, Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, Napa Valley, California, 2011 |
| 2012 Sept 13 | Inkart.com- Wine Label for Castello di Amorosa |
| 2012 Sept 12 | Enobytes.com - Wine Review: 2011 Castello di Amorosa Anderson Valley Gewürztraminer |
| 2012 Sept 11 | tuscanvines.blogspot.com - 2004 Castello di Amorosa La Castellana |
| 2012 Sept 7 | The Cuvée Corner, Wine Blog - Wine and Food Pairning of the Week: 2011 Castello di Amorosa Late Harvest Gewürztraminer |
| 2012 Aug 28 | Norcalwine.com - Tasting Two Anderson Valley Gewurtztraminer from Castello di Amorosa |
| 2012 Aug 27 | Now and Zin, Summer Wine: Castello di Amorosa |
| 2012 Aug 17 | Robert Scoble Interview |
| 2012 Aug. 13 |
12 Awe Inspiring Castles http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2012/08/13/12-awe-inspiring-american-castles/ |
| 2012, July 29 |
Castello di Amorosa Late Harvest AV Gewürztraminer |
| 2012 July 16 | ERNESTO CORTAZAR - CAPRICHO ITALIANO - CASTELLO DI AMOROSA - NAPA VALLEY - CA |
| 2012 June 10 | Pixar Post-Congrats to the Brave Crew - Highlights from the Wrap Party |
| 2012, Apr. 24 |
6 Top Family-Friendly Wineries http://www.winemag.com/Wine-Enthusiast-Magazine/Web-2012/6-Top-Family-Friendly-Wineries/ |
| 2012, Feb. 03 |
EXPLORE ROMANTIC NAPA VALLEY WITH YOUR HONEY http://www.dallasnews.com/travel/getaways/20120203-explore-romantic-napa-valley-with-your-honey.ece |
| 2010, Apr. 26 |
CASTELLO DI AMOROSA 2005 SANGIOVESE, RANKING 6 OF 116 IN CATEGORY eBacchus.com |
| 2010, Mar. 05 |
CASTELLO DI AMOROSA winecountrythisweek.com, by Diana Greenwood |
| 2010, Mar. 00 |
BESTOF AWARDS - BEST PLACE TO TAKE A VISITOR IN UPPER NAPA VALLEY bestofnsv.com |
| 2010, Feb. 28 |
CASTELLO DI AMOROSA: CASTLE IN THE WINE COUNTRY hellosanfrancisco.com, by Bob Cooper |
| 2010, Feb. 01 |
JAKE'S INTERVIEW WITH ET AT THE CASTELLO DI AMOROSA WINERY thebachelorshow.com |
| 2010, Feb. 07 |
ROBERT PARKER LOVES OUR WINES blognapavalley.com (originally from eRobertParker.com) |
| 2010, Jan. 18 |
AMERICAN FINE WINE COMPETITION 2010 RESULTS americanfinewinecompetition.com |
| 2010, Jan 22 |
UP AND DOWN THE WINE ROADS St. Helena Star, by Georg Starke |
| 2009, Dec. 03 |
THE REAL MERLOT St. Helena Star, by Catherine Seda |
| 2009, Nov. 02 |
CASTELLO DI AMOROSA: A MEDIEVAL XANADU IN THE MIDDLE OF NAPA VALLEY examiner.com, by Ed Uyeshima |
| 2009, Oct. 07 |
CASTELLO DI AMOROSA AND THE HAPPY WINE DANCE etraveldealer.com, by Jason Archer |
| 2009, Sept. 04 |
GET THEE TO A WINERY Vine Times, by John and Toni Sieling |
| 2009, Aug. 29 |
VISIT THE VALLEY'S CASTLE insidenapavalley.com, by Sasha Paulsen |
| 2009, July 00 |
AMERICA'S TOP SUMMER ACTIVITIES 2009 travelandleisure.com |
| 2009, June 00 |
VISITING AND TOURING CASTELLO DI AMOROSA WINERY About.com:California Travel, by Betsy Malloy |
| 2009, May 27 |
REDFORD TAKES THE STAGE FOR FESTIVAL DEL SOLE BENEFIT Napa Valley Register.com |
| 2009, Mar. 02 |
MEDIEVAL SIPPING novusvinum.com |
| 2009, Mar. 00 |
BESTOF AWARDS - BEST PLACE TO TAKE A VISITOR IN UPPER NAPA VALLEY bestofnsv.com |
| 2008, Dec. 29 |
VISIT THE CASTLE WHERE BEDTIME STORIES WAS FILMED traveler.sunset.com, by Amy Wolf |
| 2008, Oct. 31 |
FLIGHTS AND FANTASY AT CALISTOGA'S CASTELLO DI AMOROSA The Chronicle. sfgate.com. by Karola Saeke |
| 2008, Oct. 04 |
CASTELLO DI AMOROSA'S DARIO SATTUI RECEIVES BUSINESS AWARD FROM ORDER SONS OF ITALY mo.daytondailynews.com, by Mark Fisher |
| 2008, Aug. 08 |
TOAST OF THE VALLEY: DARIO'S CASTLE Napa Valley Register.com |
| 2008, July 00 |
WINE - NAPA'S LOVE CASTLE palmspringslife.com, by Janice Kleinschmidt |
| 2008, June 00 |
2008 CALIFORNIA HERITAGE COUNCIL AWARDS californiaheritagecouncil.org |
| 2007, Nov. 15 |
A CASTLE ON THE HILL winespectator.com, by James Laube |
| 2007, Oct. 25 |
A TOUR THROUGH WINEMAKER DARYL SATTUI'S NAPA VALLEY CHATEAU Santa Barbara Independent, by Sao Anash |
| 2007, Sept. 10 |
DESTINATION NAPA VALLEY: NAPA VALLEY VINTNER IS KING OF HIS WINE CASTLE eagletribune.com, by Michelle Locke |
| 2007, Aug. 15 |
V. SATTUI CASTLE: CASTELLO DI AMOROSA winebusiness.com, by John Intardonato |
| 2007, Aug. 22 |
A MAN'S WINERY IS HIS CASTLE IN NAPA VALLEY The Seattle Times, by Michelle Lock |
| 2007, July 29 |
CALIFORNIA DREAM BUILT TUSCAN CASTLE ON THE HILL The Boston Globe, Boston.com, by Paul E. Kandarian |
| 2007, May 25 |
WINE: KEEPER OF THE CASTLE pacificsun.com, by Richard Paul Hinkle |
| 2007, Apr. 26 |
SATTUI BUILT IT AND THEY'RE SURE TO COME St. Helena Star, by John Gree |
| 2007, Mar. 00 |
A GENUINE TUSCAN CASTLE IN NAPA? viamagazine.com by, Megan Mansell William |
| 2007, Feb. 00 |
CASTELLO DI AMOROSA Los Angeles Times|Travel |
