MILLBROOK VINEYARDS & WINERY

John Dyson’s initial wine investment began in 1979 when John Dyson initiated several viticultural experiments using various varieties, rootstocks and trellising techniques at his Millbrook property. From one acre of vineyard in 1979 to over 1,000 today, Mr. Dyson owns and operates four separate properties: Millbrook Vineyards & Winery in the Hudson Valley, NY: Villa Pillo Estate in Tuscany, Italy; Williams & Selyem in Sonoma County, CA; and Pebble Ridge Vineyards in the North Central Coast region of California comprising of Vista Verde vineyard.

John Graziano is the Vice President and Winemaker at Millbrook Vineyards & Winery. John was born and raised in Rye, NY, and attended Cornell University where he studied Fruit Crop Production, including courses in chemistry and viticulture. Cornell’s proximity to the vineyards of the Finger Lakes gave John the excuse to indulge his interest in wine. He graduated from Cornell University in 1981, with degrees in Plant Pathology and Entomology. In 1984, he was asked by John Dyson to be the opening winemaker for Millbrook Vineyards, and he has remained the only wine maker at the winery since its establishment.

We were very happy to learn that our vineyard designate 2008 Block Two West Chardonnay and 2008 Block Five East Pinot Noir were selected as the Hudson Valley’s Best White and Red wines in The New York Cork Report 2010 Wines of the Year.

All of our 2010 wines with our new commemorative 25th Anniversary labels.

This release will mark the fourth vintage of our Unoaked Chardonnay. We started with a relatively small production as we were not sure of the demand. The response has been overwhelmingly positive as each vintage has quickly sold out. We are now up to bottling over 500 cases!