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January 26, 2024

Advancing The Legacy: Introducing 2021 Trilogy

From Our Founder, John Komes “This was an opportunity of a lifetime to take all I’ve learned in 45 years of honing the winemaking craft and apply...

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January 12, 2024

What does Mustard Season Mean for Napa Valley?

As a general rule, the mustard season in Napa Valley lasts from January through March (depending on the weather) and peak viewing is...

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In The Press: Etched Holiday Wines from Flora Springs Napa Valley

December 7, 2023

In The Press: Flora Springs Etched Holiday Wines

Looking for the perfect gift this Holiday season? Look no further! Gift the best of Wine Country with our meticulously etched, hand-painted Holiday...

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October 17, 2023

California’s Fog Is Fading Away — Now What?

Flora Springs Winemaker Enriquo Bertoz gives his opinions on the effects of Fog on Grape-Growing to Wine Enthusiast. Fog is to central and Northern...

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Featured in Forbes Magazine Rose Feature

August 16, 2023

Flora Springs 2022 Rosé Featured in Forbes Magazine

Note: The article excerpted below was originally published in Forbes Magazine and can be found here. “Think Pink: Barbie Would Approve...

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August 2, 2023

Celebrate National White Wine Day with Vermentino

August 4 is National White Wine Day, and what better way to celebrate than with our new release 2022 Vermentino — a truly unique wine. Flora...

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Flora Springs Winery Featured in Luxe Beat Magazine

July 7, 2023

Flora Springs Featured in Luxe Beat Magazine

Note: The article excerpted below was originally published in Luxe Beat Magazine and can be found here. “Summer Cheese, Clambake and Wine...

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Pat Garvey First Harvest at Flora Springs

May 3, 2023

A Love Affair With Chardonnay

Flora Springs’ love affair with the Chardonnay varietal began when the winery was founded in 1978. In fact, you could say that it’s Chardonnay...

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The debut release of our 2022 Vermentino

May 2, 2023

Presenting the 2022 Vermentino

Flora Springs has always been committed to creating and sharing exciting white wine. After all, it was our gold-medal winning Chardonnay that put...

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Wild Boar Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

April 4, 2023

Flora Springs Featured in Food & Wine Magazine

Note: The article excerpted below was originally published in Food & Wine and can be found here. “41 Cabernet Sauvignons Worth Splurging...

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March 28, 2023

Flora Springs Trilogy Featured in 25 of the Best Red Blends for 2023 in VinePair

Note: The article excerpted below was originally published in VinePair and can be found here. “25 of the Best Red Blends” by Keith...

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February 28, 2023

Flora Springs 2018 Howell Mountain Dust & Glory Cabernet Sauvignon in Robb Report

Note: The article excerpted below was originally published in Robb Report and can be found here. “The 9 Best Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons...

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February 20, 2023

Talking Beef with John Komes

Back in the days when John Komes was selling our first Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons, he came up with idea of holding winemaker dinners pairing...

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2019 Holiday Cabernet Sauvignon - Quail Greetings Design

December 31, 2022

Flora Springs 2019 Holiday Cabernet Sauvignon Featured in Forbes

Note: The article excerpted below was originally published in Forbes and can be found here. “2022: It’s A Wrap For Wine Writing” by...

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December 12, 2022

Holiday Order Deadlines

Timely delivery of your wine shipments and holiday gifts is important to us. Order deadlines are in effect. See our Holiday Shipping Guide for...

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November 7, 2022

John Komes on His 44th Napa Valley Harvest

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” said John Komes, speaking about the 2022 harvest. He should know, he’s been through 44 of them!...

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October 15, 2022

Night Harvest

by Nat Komes, Flora Springs General Manager When our family founded Flora Springs in the late 1970s, harvest was a family affair, with relatives and...

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August 30, 2022

Flora Springs Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons Featured in International Wine Review

Note: The article excerpted below was originally published in International Wine Review and can be found here. Flora Springs is one of the Napa...

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Out of Sight Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

June 30, 2022

This Cabernet’s Aging Capacity Is Out of Sight

Our Out of Sight Cabernet Sauvignon represents the best of both worlds: a wine that is wonderfully approachable in its youth, but with the capacity...

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June 5, 2022

Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Trilogy, Our Flagship Red Wine

The 2019 Trilogy marks the 35th vintage of our flagship red wine, a bottling that dates back to 1984 when our family decided to make the finest wine...

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2018 Sangiovese from Flora Springs in Napa Valley

May 2, 2022

Flora Springs Sangiovese Featured in Napa Valley Life Magazine

Note: The article excerpted below was originally published in the Napa Valley Life Magazine and can be found here. “Napa Valley is synonymous...

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May 1, 2022

May Day is Lei Day in Hawai’i

May 1 is Lei Day, a celebration of Hawaiian culture – or the aloha spirit. The first Lei Day was celebrated May 1, 1927 in downtown Honolulu....

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April 14, 2022

The 2022 Growing Season Is Underway

It’s springtime in Napa Valley as we enter the height of another growing season. All of our estate vineyards in Napa Valley went through bud break...

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April 6, 2022

James the Wine Guy on the 2020 Soliloquy & 2019 Trilogy

2020 Soliloquy 93 points “…a success to the winemaker…the winemaker is doing a fantastic job of creating a really nice, vivid,...

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Flora Springs Tasting Room - Rooftop Lounge

February 24, 2022

Flora Springs Named “Best Hidden Gem Winery” by Napa Valley Life Magazine

Note: The article excerpted below was originally published in Napa Valley Life Magazine and can be found here. “Each year, Napa Valley Life...

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February 16, 2022

Wine Weirdos on the 2020 Soliloquy

“…the quality of the fruit here is preposterous — it is so high, the Sauvignon Blanc is so decadent and lovely…it’s just...

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December 30, 2021

Drinking Fine: Our 2017 Dust & Glory Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

If you haven’t gotten in on the debut release of our 2017 Dust & Glory Cabernet Sauvignon from the Howell Mountain AVA, now is the time. The...

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December 29, 2021

2022 Wine Club Shipment Schedule

Hello Great Tastes and Preferred Palates Wine Club Members! We know that when it comes to wine clubs, you have are a lot of choices—and we are...

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December 23, 2021

Happy Holidays From All of Us at Flora Springs

Wishing You a Wonderful Holiday Season Throughout the year, but especially during the holidays, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made...

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2018 Celebrating Our 40th Harvest Cabernet Sauvignon

December 16, 2021

A Wine Like No Other

The year 2018 marked our 40th harvest at Flora Springs, a milestone we commemorate with this special bottling of single vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet...

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December 9, 2021

Holiday Shipping Guide: Get It On Time

Your gifts and wine shipments are important to us. You may have heard that shipping is expected to take longer this year. Order deadlines start...

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November 24, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving from Our Family to You & Yours

Four decades ago we were lucky enough to celebrate our first harvest alongside our parents Flora and Jerry Komes. As we mark our 40th harvest with...

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November 23, 2021

A Treasured Holiday Tradition

Since 2004, our etched and hand-painted Holiday Wines have been one of our most treasured holiday traditions. Created especially for our wine club...

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October 10, 2021

6 Easy Tips for the Spookiest Halloween Party

Halloween is always a cause for celebration at Flora Springs. After all, with one of the few remaining Napa Valley Ghost Wineries in Napa Valley, we...

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September 25, 2021

Flora Springs Tasting Room Featured in Napa Valley Register

Note: The article excerpted below was originally published in the Napa Valley Register and can be found here. “…Ten miles northwest is...

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July 29, 2021

In the Vineyards

With harvest just around the corner we thought we’d take you through a pictorial of the 2021 growing season so far. Though we have yet to bring our...

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July 20, 2021

How to Open an Older Bottle of Wine

Now that you have acquired an older wine, often referred to as a library wine, you might be asking, “How do I open this without making a mess of...

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John Komes brings in Cabernet Sauvignon destined for our Rutherford Hillside Reserve

June 3, 2021

A Ground Breaking Innovation: Rutherford Hillside Reserve Single Vineyard Cabernet

We’re often asked which of our Single Vineyard Cabernets is our favorite, and the answer is always the same: we love them all! But our Rutherford...

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May 26, 2021

Wine Weirdos on the 2018 Trilogy

“…decadent and lush, this is really a hedonistic Cabernet Sauvignon, really terroir driven as well, good acid and absolutely brilliant...

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April 29, 2021

What It Takes To Be a Flora Springs Single Vineyard Cabernet

It takes a special Cabernet Sauvignon to be designated a Flora Springs “Single Vineyard.” Along with Trilogy and Flora’s Legacy...

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February 19, 2021

The Beginning, Middle and End: The Story of the 2018 Trilogy

by Enrico Bertoz, Winemaker The 2018 Trilogy is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot, and if you’ve been keeping track, you’ll...

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February 3, 2021

Trilogy: Present & Future, a Note from Nat Komes

This coming weekend would have been the 34th annual Trilogy Release Party—which is the highlight of my year. I’m going to miss the...

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January 28, 2021

A Tasting Room for the Senses

by John Komes It was the early 1990s and Flora Springs had been in business for just over ten years when I decided we needed to have a tasting room...

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January 27, 2021

Flora Springs Tasting Room Reopens February 1

We have missed you and can’t wait to welcome you back to our Tasting Room in Napa Valley for wine tasting while enjoying views of flourishing...

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December 25, 2020

Happy Holidays from All of Us at Flora Springs

Wishing You a Happy Holiday May all that is beautiful, meaningful, and brings you joy be yours this holiday season. There is no better time than this...

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December 20, 2020

Maximilian Riedel Features our 1991 Napa Valley Cabernet

Thank you to Maximilian Riedel, 11th generation glassmaker at the world-renowned Riedel Wine Glass Company, for sharing his experience of opening and...

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December 1, 2020

#GivingTuesday: A Thank You to Our Customers

December 1, 2020 is #GivingTuesday, a day that inspires millions of people all over the world to give generously to the non-profit organizations they...

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November 23, 2020

New Wine Club Member Benefit – Special Rates at the Inn at the Eagle Mountain Resort

Renowned for its Southwestern décor and luxurious amenities, the Inn at Eagle Mountain is offering Flora Springs Wine Club Members 50% off the best...

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October 2, 2020

John & Nat Komes Featured in Napa Valley Register

Note: The article excerpted below was originally published in the Napa Valley Register and can be found here. ‘I’ll tell you a story,” John...

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September 4, 2020

2017 Holy Smoke Cabernet Featured on Blue Lifestyle Podcast

Listen in as Anthony Dias Blue of Blue Lifestyle talks about our upcoming release, the 2017 Holy Smoke Cabernet Sauvignon. “Simply put, the...

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August 10, 2020

The Places In Between

One of the many reasons Napa Valley is such a superb region for growing wine grapes is its incredible diversity. Although a mere 30 miles long and...

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July 20, 2020

In the News: 2017 Trilogy Reviews

Working as a family and team, we have pledged to over-deliver on wine quality for more than 40 years. Now this dedication has been taken up by third...

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2017 Howell Mountain Dust & Glory Cabernet Sauvignon

July 8, 2020

Presenting Dust & Glory

We are so pleased to introduce our first new Single Vineyard Cabernet in over two decades. John and Nat have been working on this project for years,...

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June 22, 2020

Napa Valley Sommelier Christina Stanley on Flora Springs Trilogy Red Wine

Noted Napa sommelier Christina Stanley explains why she loves and recommends our flagship red wine, Trilogy. Trilogy dates back to 1984 when our...

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June 15, 2020

Presenting the 2019 Soliloquy: A Singular Wine

By General Manager Nat Komes Soliloquy is named for Flora Springs’ proprietary Sauvignon Blanc clone, a singular clone entirely unique to us. It...

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May 22, 2020

Spring in Napa: Sunset Over Flora Springs Vineyards

If you miss visiting Napa Valley we invite you to sit back, pour yourself a glass of Flora Springs wine, and watch our new video of Sunset over Flora...

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Windfall Vineyard in Rutherford Napa Valley

February 25, 2020

Third Generation Komes-Garvey Family Members Take the Helm

The third generation of Napa Valley’s Komes-Garvey family is taking the helm here at Flora Springs. Our family-owned winery with a history dating...

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Flora Springs Napa Valley Estate Vineyards

February 20, 2020

Flora Springs Entrusts Château Smith Haut Lafitte With Stewardship of Historic Napa Valley Estate

“We’re excited to have found Château Smith Haut Lafitte and the Cathiards, a well-known family from Bordeaux with a long history in winemaking,...

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October 21, 2019

Enjoy the Best of Flora Springs with Wine Club Membership

We know that when it comes to wine clubs, there are many options and you’re likely wondering what is the best Napa Valley Wine Club. At Flora...

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Wine Spectator Video Contest Honorable Mention Winner

September 23, 2019

Flora Springs Receives Honorable Mention in Wine Spectator Video Contest

We are thrilled to announced that our video “Soliloquy: A Singular Wine | In 7 Acts” – which details the decades of work it took to...

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July 17, 2019

When the Critics Weigh In

There is nothing more gratifying to us than seeing or hearing about someone enjoying one of our wines. Though we’ve been making wine for forty...

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June 20, 2019

Vineyard Update from Winemaker Paul Steinauer

In Napa Valley this time of year, you’re likely to see vineyard crews scattered amongst the vines. “What are they doing,” you ask? They are...

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May 30, 2019

How are Wine Corks Made?

Ever wonder how a wine cork is made? Winemaker Paul Steinauer recently traveled to Portugal for a behind-the-scenes look into the cork-making process...

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Single Vineyard Cabernets Napa Valley 2016

April 3, 2019

Presenting the 2016 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons

In Europe it is not uncommon to find winemaking dynasties that go back dozens of generations. We can’t say the same for Napa Valley; after all,...

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February 1, 2019

Wine Weirdos Review the 2016 Trilogy

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December 24, 2018

Happy Holidays from All of Us at Flora Springs

Our Holiday Toast For You Like Santa’s elves, our Flora Springs team works all year to craft amazing wines fit for your special celebrations....

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December 18, 2018

Flora Springs Featured in The Sacramento Bee

Note: The article excerpted below was originally published in The Sacramento Bee and can be found here. Dunne on Wine: A California wine for everyone...

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December 2, 2018

Making Spirits Bright at The Room

Note: The following article was originally and published in The Mercury News and can be found here. 4 spectacular Sonoma and Napa wineries dress up...

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December 1, 2018

2019 Wine Club Shipment Schedule

Greetings Wine Club Members! We have a lot of exciting things planned for you in 2019, including new exclusive events, special offers, and more. We...

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November 28, 2018

Flora Springs Featured in Wine Spectator

Note: The following article was originally written by Kim Marcus and published in the Wine Spectator on November 30, 2018 and can be found here....

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November 20, 2018

It’s in the Details: Flora’s Legacy

The idea for Flora’s Legacy wines – a tribute to Flora Komes, the woman who inspired Flora Springs – came from third generation family...

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November 15, 2018

Ruth Harper’s Special Holiday Delivery

Ruth Harper, the illustrator who designed our 2016 Holiday Helper Cabernet Sauvignon and our 2015 Dashaway Chardonnay and whose work has been...

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October 30, 2018

Flora Springs’ Ghost Winery Featured in San Francisco Chronicle

Note: The following article was originally written by Chris Macias and published in the San Francisco Chronicle on October 30, 2018 and can be found...

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October 23, 2018

All Hallows’ Eve Cabernet Franc Featured in St. Helena Star

Note: The following article was originally written by Catherine Bugue and published in the St. Helena Star on October 16, 2018 and can be found here....

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October 10, 2018

Harvest 2018: Update #3 from Winemaker Paul Steinauer

Looking out across the Flora Springs Estate on this warm and sunny day, one would never know that fires were ravaging through parts of the Napa...

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September 18, 2018

Harvest 2018: Update #2 from Winemaker Paul Steinauer

Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 was a day of “firsts” at Flora Springs: the first day we harvested Chardonnay as well as the first day of...

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Soliloquy White Wine Flora Springs Winery Napa Valley

August 21, 2018

2017 Soliloquy – An Evolution in Style

History of Soliloquy The Komes-Garvey family has spent thirty years nurturing our Crossroads Vineyard in Oakville where our proprietary Soliloquy...

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Cabernet Sauvignon Going Through Veraison

August 17, 2018

Winery & Vineyard Update from Winemaker Paul Steinauer: Harvest 2018

Well it’s that time of year again when we start thinking about the upcoming harvest. In the winery we are just finishing up the last of the...

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John Komes and Nat Komes of Flora Springs Winery in Napa Valley

August 10, 2018

Flora Springs Featured in Capital Press

Note: The following article about John Komes was originally written by Julia Hollister and published in the Capital Press on July 22, 2018 and can be...

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July 31, 2018

First to Call for the White Wine Emoji

Today we raise a glass to you. For those of you that are part of our digital community that emailed, signed, tweeted, messaged, liked or shared our...

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July 24, 2018

2017 Trilogy Update

One of the interesting facets of Trilogy is that at any one time we are working with two to three vintages…sometimes more. For instance, our 2015...

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July 18, 2018

Four 93s – and More – for Trilogy

Since the founding of Flora Springs Winery in 1978, it’s been our family’s goal is to over-deliver on every aspect of our business,...

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July 16, 2018

Shipping Wine in Summer

Wine is a perishable product, and we want ours to arrive in perfect condition! That means that we ship via Ground Service only to certain states at...

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June 10, 2018

Dallas Wine Chick Says Our Sauvignon Blanc is a Spring and Summer Standout

This wine had depth and layers. I kept discovering new things in the glass as I tasted. There was grapefruit, pear, nectarine, honeydew melon,...

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June 9, 2018

Flora Springs Napa Valley Merlot Featured in the Nittany Epicurean

Today, we’re headed to Napa for a red wine from one of my favorite producers: 2015 Napa Valley Merlot produced & bottled by Flora Springs...

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May 24, 2018

#ChardonnayDay 2018

For over forty years of crafting world-renowned wines, the Flora Springs name has become synonymous with perfectly balanced Napa Valley Chardonnay....

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White Tasting Mat with Red Wine in Glasses Set Up for a Wine Tasting

May 10, 2018

How to Host an At Home Wine Tasting

Wine tasting should be fun and exciting and by no means overwhelming or stuffy. Wine is a beautiful thing and we at Flora Springs, enjoy educating...

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May 2, 2018

Vineyard and Winery Update from Paul Steinauer

The cool and rainy spring slowed the start of the growing season at all of the Flora Springs ranches. Bud break started several weeks later than the...

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white wine emoji campaign with #whitewineemoji

May 1, 2018

Where’s the #WhiteWineEmoji?

Do you love white wine? We here at Flora Springs do and are asking, “Where is the #WhiteWineEmoji? While there is a rainbow of cocktail emojis and...

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March 29, 2018

Announcing the Release of the 2015 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons

Spring is here and do you know what that means? The release of our highly acclaimed and highly anticipated 2015 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons....

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March 23, 2018

The Renewal that Spring Brings

The simple practice of meditation can bring immense peace with profound results. Nature has a lot to do with reconnecting with our souls, and in...

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March 19, 2018

Purple Teeth Barrel Tasting and Great Tastes Member Pick Up Party

One our fun and favorite events of the year is the Purple Teeth Barrel Tasting and Great Tastes Members’ Pick Up Party that was held on Sunday...

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March 12, 2018

New Wine Club Member Benefit – Elect to Select

Flora Springs continually strives to make our Wine Club Memberships as fulfilling, convenient, and personalized as possible, which is why we...

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February 22, 2018

The 2017 Vintage: Quality and Resilience

We’re excited to release our first wine from the 2017 vintage, our 2017 Napa Valley Pinot Grigio. 2017 was a momentous year in Napa Valley, and we...

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February 2, 2018

2015 Trilogy Review by Wine Weirdos

Watch the Wine Weirdos take on the Flora Springs 2015 Trilogy. The 2015 Trilogy brings together Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot....

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January 24, 2018

How Did Wild Boar Cabernet Sauvignon Get Its Name?

By John Komes, Proprietor, Flora Springs Everyone who knows me knows I have an affinity for wild boars. That’s why we named one of our Single...

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December 12, 2017

See the Art of Our Etched and Hand-Painted Holiday Wines

Watch the behind-the-scenes views from start to finish of the craftsmanship that goes in to each and every etched bottle of our Holiday Wine....

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December 1, 2017

Flora Springs Featured in Andrea Robinson’s MY NAPA

’TIS THE SEASON TO VISIT, SO HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE WINE COUNTRY STOPS. It’s a wonderful time to visit Napa and get great deals on places...

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Dashaway Chardonnay with artist Ruth Harper White wine napa valley art label

November 3, 2017

New 2015 Dashaway Chardonnay Holiday Wine!

Artist Ruth Harper and her Flora Springs Dashaway Chardonnay label art. In the spirit of Flora Springs’ annual tradition of producing special...

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October 30, 2017

Thank You for Supporting the Napa Valley Community!

Left to Right: Anne & Nat Komes, Lindsay & Sean Garvey with their children Sabine & Graham, and Julie & Pat Garvey ...

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