Friday, October 9, 2009

Vampire Vineyards


Rumor has it that the Vampire Vineyards are actually owned by a circle of vampires.
We really know nothing about this vineyard or the wines they produce, but how could we pass this up?

It is Halloween after all, and this whole vampire thing got our attention, heck, we're even going to order some bottles of wine from them.
Michael Machat admits he didn’t follow the traditional route into making wine.
As the president and founder of Beverly Hills-based TI Beverage Group, parent company to Vampire Vineyards, he realized "that it would be cool if somebody had a wine called ‘Vampire’ and they made it in Transylvania. It was so obvious, I thought surely somebody had done it,” he says.
This was something he was able to sink his teeth into.
On their site, they say, "So with well recognized wine makers to create the perfect blends for his discerning clientele.  Due to reasons pertaining to confidentiality, and for the winemakers' own protection from other envious vampires, the winemaker names cannot currently be revealed.  Suffice it to say however, that the lead winemaker recently received a rating of 96 from the Wine Spectator – a grade almost unheard of.   The new Vampire wines from Paso Robles are light years ahead from the wines from the past.  Our most demanding clientele would have it no other way.  Sip the Blood of the Vine and Enjoy!"

You can take a look at them at: VAMPIRE VINEYARDS