Making Beautiful Wine....

Here is where the magic happens.   And it starts with the grapes....

The grapes – it might sound obvious, but without finding the best, ripest and most succulent grapes, all of the premium equipment and knowledge in the world won’t produce good wine. Finally, it’s the vast education and experience that Leone has gathered from over forty years of passion and inquisition – knowing just how to blend the old-world ways with the modern methods. Today, the wines you are experiencing are the finest available – or the Leone DiCesare and Sons Winery will not sell them.

From selecting, crushing and destemming, the initial soak, pressing and finally ready for the barrel - we take the time to do it the right, best way possible.

Searching for the best of the best.

Constantly inspecting.

The finest grapes available.

Crushing and de-stemming them.

A beautiful solution.

Ready to be pressed into juice.

Capturing the goodness

Ready to become wine. 

Waiting for the barrel.

This batch.

Full to the top.

Blending Science and Tradition

Topping The Barrels

As the juice makes its magical transformation into wine, some evaporates - the Angel's cut - so it needs to be replaced.  We pour some of our premium wines into the barrels to displace the air that could hamper the transformation.