Vision

Vision

The iridescent colors of the dragonfly capture the eye and the imagination.  In much the same way as with color, the aromas and flavors of wine sparkle, glimmer, shift and change with each sip – iridescence of flavor.  It is our pleasure to present, Iridesse Wines. Iridesse expresses the efforts of master growers and our careful winemaking to create small lots of unique wines.

We are a rather unique wine company in that we focus on wines made from grapes that are not traditionally the best selling varietals like Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay or even from a particular heritage or growing region. In fact, we often select the vineyard before deciding on what kind of wine to make.  Growers come to our attention through their reputations or from the excellence of wines tasted made from their fruit.  We respect the winegrower’s efforts in cultivating extraordinary vines. Together with our winemaking, this partnership creates the delicious wine in a bottle of Iridesse.

While we are proud of our skill and training as winemakers, we view much of winemaking to be kind of like midwifery.  Much of our work is waiting and letting nature run its course while helping make sure the end result is as pure and beautiful as intended.  Genevieve and Patrick give these wines lots of T.L.C. while going about their daily work.  It is the care given from vine to bottle that makes Iridesse Wines extraordinary.

Iridesse Wines is a very small and exclusive boutique winery.  This means that only 25-200 cases of each wine will be available upon release. By focusing on these small lots, we can bring out the best of each and present their most exciting attributes.  May they inspire you as they have us.