Do you know the name Paola Valverde? Probably not — but you should. In a wine region dominated by well-known, pseudo-star winemakers — the Chilean-born Valverde deserves much more attention than she does for the work she’s doing at Macari Vineyards. Yet, she flies under the radar perhaps more than any other local winemaker. But, anonymity aside, her wines speak for themselves. And some of them speak quite loudly. Macari has long produced one of my favorite roses, and the Macari Vineyards 2005 Rose ($12), which will be released in a couple weeks, continues that pedigree. A pretty salmon-orange-pink, its…
Wines Made With Care at Macari
