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Amici is, at its core, a story about friends. In 1991, a group of friends with a passion for good wine crushed a few tons of grapes in the Napa Valley for their personal cellars. The resulting wines received such outstanding accolades that they started producing wine the very next year to share with the public. They chose to name the wine, appropriately, Amici, which means"friends" in Italian. Amici's Partners, John and Sharon Harris, Bob and Celia Shepard, Bart Woytowicz, Steve Spadarotto and Joel Aiken, are all great friends with a passion for making and enjoying great wine. They only make small production, hand-crafted wines of superior quality to share with friends and family. The focus at Amici is on quality, not quantity. They marry the most advanced viticultural techniques with sustainable and organic farming practices. By showing a great deal of care and attention in their vineyards, the resultant wines truly reflect the soil from which they come. What started as a few friends crushing some grapes for fun is now an award-winning premium wine known around the country, but one thing will never change: Amici is a wine that is created by friends, for friends. This vineyard is in Jericho Canyon, on the slope of Mt. St. Helena, northeast of Calistoga. This mini-appellation is home to a handful of vineyards that produce outstanding wines. It is totally unique, scenic, historic (it was an old stagecoach route over Mt. St. Helena) and has an uncanny resemblance to Italy's Tuscan region. Talk with them about their vineyard and you'll enthusiastically tell you why their hillside vineyard is so special. Plan on listening for a while. John and Sharon Harris partners of Amici, relocated to the world famous Bordeaux region in the fall of 2004, with their two young sons in tow. They have committed two years to the study of wine and enology at the University of Bordeaux' highly selective DUAD program. The Harris' are living out their lifelong passion to both learn and experience the best in food and wine. They are also introducing the Bordelaise to American vintners and foodies living together in one of the greatest wine destinations in the world. July 2010 Limited Series Newsletter (.pdf)
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