Quixote Winery
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| Quixote Winery | |
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| Location | Napa, California, USA |
| Appellation | Stags Leap District AVA |
| Founded | 1996 |
| First vintage | 1999 |
| Key people | Carl Doumani, Founder and Former Proprietor; Philippe Melka; Consulting Winemaker, Robert Smith; Winemaker |
| Cases/yr | 2,500[1] |
| Known for | Quixote Petite Sirah |
| Varietals | Petite Sirah, Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Tasting | Daily by appointment. Estate Tasting -$80 per person / Estate Tour & Tasting - $100 per person / Food & Wine Experience - $150 per person |
| Website | http://www.quixotewinery.com |
Quixote Winery is a boutique winery in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, California. The winery produces organic red wine in the premium segment, and also features unusual, eclectic architecture[2] and label design.
Quixote Winery produces Petite Sirah (Quixote spells it as Petite Syrah) and Cabernet Sauvignon varietal wines, under the "Quixote" label. Fruit is sourced from the 27 acres (11 ha), sustainably-farmed Stags’ Leap District estate vineyard that was planted in 1996 located between Stags' Leap Winery and Shafer Vineyards. The wine, which retails between $85 and $225 per bottle ($40 for Rose),[3] are highly rated and have received numerous awards.[4] Food and Wine Magazine rated Quixote one of the twenty best new wineries in the world between 1999 and 2004.[5]
The winery building, including grounds, is the only United States project built by Viennese architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928–2000).[6] Among other unusual touches, the winery is designed in a whimsical, exotic way with ceramic tiles, irregularly rounded and painted columns, and deliberately uneven floors designed for their tactile effect on occupants' feet.[6][7] There are no right angles, except in the basement. The design style has been called phantasmagoric,[8] psychedelic, and Dr. Seuss-like,[9][10] and also likened to "the creation of a beautifully demented child".[6] The winery structure is dominated by an onion dome covered in gold leaf,[7] as well as a living roof topped with grass, bushes, and trees.[7]
