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Jeb Dunnuck’s 2018 Reviews
We are honored to be able to share our wines every year with the wine critic Jeb Dunnuck. In 2018, we received some outstanding ratings! Read this article to see the scores and reviews of the wines we presented to him on October 15, 2018.
Oct 16, 2018
Oct 1, 2018
Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine: October 2018 Issue
We were honored to have two of our Syrah wines recently reviewed for the Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine October 2018 issue, and even more so to discover they received the highest scores out of the 46 Syrah wines they reviewed!
Sep 15, 2018
2018 Summer Wine Releases
Learn more about the four new wines released to our Wine Club in Quarter 3 of 2018: 2017 PMV Sauvignon Blanc, 2017 SYV Grenache, 2016 TLB, and 2016 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.
Watch winemaker Steve Beckmen present the wines for the very first time!
Sep 14, 2018
Antonio Galloni’s 2018 Vinous Reviews
The September reviews from Antonio Galloni, the founder of the online wine publication Vinous, have arrived! We are honored to share his thoughts of our wines and their respective scores.
Sep 10, 2018
Video: 2018 Summer at our Vineyard & Winery
Late summer is always an exciting time of year at the vineyard and winery, as we begin to harvest our 150 acres of grapevines and turn the grapes into wine. Our vineyard crew will be hard at work, picking all of the grapes by hand at nighttime so the grapes can be delivered to the winery cold, first thing in the morning.
Aug 16, 2018
Los Angeles Times: The Judith & Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center
After years as leaders and pioneers in the electronic music business, Tom and Judy Beckmen established Beckmen Vineyards in 1994. Fast forward 25 years and the Beckmen’s appreciation and innovation of music endures as they announce the unveiling of the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center in Inglewood.
Apr 26, 2018
2018 Spring Wine Releases
Once a quarter, we release four new wines. The wines are first released to our Wine Club members at a discounted rate, and then to the general public the following season at the full price. Sharing our wines for the first time after the years of hard work and dedication is exciting, and we hope you enjoy drinking them as much as we enjoyed crafting them!
Apr 3, 2018
Video: 2018 Spring at our Vineyard & Winery
Springtime on the vineyard is a beautiful thing! Follow along with winemaker Steve Beckmen as he describes what’s keeping him and the team busy in the spring months of 2018.
Feb 1, 2018
2018 Winter Wine Releases
Once a quarter, we release four new wines. The wines are first released to our Wine Club members at a discounted rate, and then to the general public the following season at the full price. Sharing our wines for the first time after the years of hard work and dedication is exciting, and we hope you enjoy drinking them as much as we enjoyed crafting them!
Jan 15, 2018
Video: 2018 Winter at our Vineyard & Winery
Ever wonder what happens at a vineyard during the quiet winter months? Turns out, a lot! From vineyard maintenance to bottling new wines, follow along with winemaker Steve Beckmen as he describes what’s keeping him and the team busy in the winter months of 2018.
Nov 21, 2017
2017 Fall Wine Releases
Once a quarter, we release four new wines. The wines are first released to our Wine Club members at a discounted rate, and then to the general public the following season at the full price. Sharing our wines for the first time after the years of hard work and dedication is exciting, and we hope you enjoy drinking them as much as we enjoyed crafting them!
Nov 8, 2017
Video: 2017 Fall Harvest
Fall is our busiest time of year, as we harvest the grapes we’ve been carefully cultivating since spring. It’s also the best time to visit our estate! Our tasting room is next to our winery and open crushpad, so you’ll be able to see the grapes being hand sorted, wine being pressed, and all of the other fall winemaking tasks.
Sep 29, 2017
2017 Wine Advocate Reviews
The Wine Advocate scores are in and we couldn’t be more excited! Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate just released Lisa Perrotti-Brown’s reviews of a selection of our wines in the Issue Interim End of September 2017. Read on to discover her thoughts of our wines.
Sep 20, 2017
Antonio Galloni’s 2017 Vinous Reviews
“Steve Beckmen’s 2015 Syrahs – The wines are rich, ample and strikingly beautiful.” — Antonio Galloni
Sep 30, 2016
2016 Harvest: Day 30
On September 21st, after 30 days of producing white and rosé wines, we started our red wine production with, you guessed it, Syrah! Red wine is made differently than white or rosé wine…