We are elated to announce the return of our private tasting experiences this Holiday season. Starting in December we’d like to welcome you to, The Library.
When Hermann founded the winery in 1979 he began a process of thoughtful experimentation and careful refinement that has been at the core of our viticulture and winemaking ever since. Each year is an adventure in adaptation, making the best wine possible with the honed skills and firsthand knowledge amassed over decades of winemaking, in the unique and often unpredictable setting that each vintage brings.
That premise has resulted in a rich history of excellent but distinctive wines, each a product of their singular circumstances, snapshots of the time and place they were made. The Library is our repository for that story, preserved in each and every bottle until the moment we can share that story with you.
Home to over 2,500 bottles of our wine dating all the way back to the early 80s, The Library is the setting for our private tasting experiences. These tasting are crafted by our wine team to showcase a vast array of styles from some of our most lauded, exceptional and age worthy vintages. Each flight includes five library wines as well as select current vintage comparisons and a traditional method sparkling welcome wine.
Throughout your 60 minute tasting you’ll be guided through the story of each wine, the vineyard or vineyards it’s sourced from, information on its winemaking and the evolution of that style over the years. Your wine educator is there to be your guide to not just our wine and winery but help you understand the wine in your glass in all its facets. We encourage you to be curious and ask questions throughout the tasting.
As part of your experience you’ll get to tour our production facility and see for yourself where and how we make our wines. The late fall and winter seasons are great times to visit as fermentations are still actively bubbling away and tanks and barrels are full of wine awaiting bottling in the spring and summer.
At the heart of our winemaking facility lies The Library, which will be your private space for the length of your tasting. This temperature controlled room (which can be chilly so layering is encouraged!) is lined with rows of white oak shelving filled with our library wine. Though we can’t make every wine available to taste, we do have an expansive list of library wines available for purchase. Ask your wine educator to shop our list of currently available vintages.
This exclusive nature of these tastings means they are reservation only and must be booked in advance of your visit. To check availability please visit our reservations page below:
The Library at Hermann J. Wiemer
For any other questions about visiting The Library or other library related inquiries email us at [email protected].
We can’t wait to share our wines and our story with you. Cheers!