Hairy Putter's Review Blog

Americas First Carbon Neutral Winery

Take four accomplished and environmentally conscious hard-working entrepreneurs and their families, mix with a strong drive to create an environment that nurtures the land that they work and live on, then add a burning desire to lead by example that one can develop a process to create great tasting award-winning wines in a profitable and responsible manner. Then, make it a goal to educate the world on the effects and possibilities of running a successful business while continuingly respecting the environment, limiting man’s negative impact, and you have the model that is The Parducci Family of Wines. I highly recommend spending a few minutes at www.mendocinowinecompany.com and learning about these caring forward thinking families.

Parducci is one of the world’s leading innovators on developing earth sensitive practices while not compromising quality. The Parducci family of wines has proven to be a very profitable and rewarding enterprise in so many ways, especially for all the families that count on the success of Parducci for their livelihood, not to mention their loyal customer base, who love to partake of their award winning wines, knowing that they have been expertly created, packaged and distributed in the most sustainable and environmentally conscious fashion.

Parducci's Formal Tasting Room

 
Parducci’s formal tasting room is a large and pleasant cellar setting that features a lounge area with a log fire, comfy easy chairs and tasting bar. An adjoining room also has a tasting bar and houses the gift shop full of traditional winery items along with some unique and stylish environmentally conscious and fashionable merchandise.  There is also a wonderful patio with furniture and wet bar ideal for picnics and parties.

On our arrival, I was immediately made to feel welcome by the offer of a treat from the friendly gentleman who was behind the tasting bar. My caregivers were asked permission first if I was allowed a treat and, after finding out that the treat would be suitable (my caregivers are very diligent on making sure that I get the healthiest of treats), I eagerly devoured the delicious offering.   

My caregivers were then given a tasting menu that highlighted the selections of wines that were being poured on that day.  While they went about the serious business of sampling that day’s selections, I was inundated with other visitors to the winery coming over and asking my caregivers if they could bestow a pet or two on me.  Of course permission was granted, and I proceeded to bask in the glory of attention that being an adorable canine merits.
 

Entrance to the tasting room

We happened to be visiting Parducci on Valentine’s Weekend and there was a healthy size crowd as Parducci which was one of several Redwood Valley, Mendocino County wineries taking part in a special day of wine and chocolate parings.  I am not allowed chocolate as it is extremely poisonous to canines, so there were plenty of non-chocolate treats for the canine visitors.  There was, however, not a visible water bowl at Parducci for us canine visitors and that was a little disappointing.

At a previous function that my caregivers and I attended at the Parducci winery, they were lucky enough to go on a tour of the winemaking facility where they learned and witnessed firsthand, not only the history of the vineyard, but they were able to view some of the oldest and largest redwood barrels in the world that are still imparting their flavor into the wines of today.
 
The winery at Parducci is a wonderful stop on your tour of Mendocino County wineries, blend this with Parducci’s unsurpassed eco-friendliness  and its’ innovative business practices, this eco-friendly canine gives Parducci three paws.

Parducci Tasting Room
501 Parducci Road
Ukiah, CA 95482
888.362.9463