Kosta Browne Winery & Vineyards

Kosta Browne Winery

Kosta Browne Winery is a small producer that specializes in Pinot Noir from the Santa Lucia Highlands, Sonoma Coast, and Russian River Valley. They are located in the town of Sebastopol in Sonoma County.

Region:	Sonoma County
Sub Region:	Russian River Valley
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The winery’s 2004 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir was ranked #7 on the 2006 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines List. This is an impressive accomplishment, and Kosta Browne is in the company of some of the world’s finest wine estates.

They also make a number of other critically acclaimed Pinots. The Amber Ridge is a single vineyard wine that is also from the Russian River Valley. This is a spicy wine with red fruit flavors and noticeable oak treatment. The winery is known for its full bodied, extracted, and high alcohol Pinot Noir, and Amber Ridge does not disappoint.

The 4 Barrel Pinot Noir is a blend of winemaker Michael Browne’s favorite 4 barrels from the 2004 vintage. The grapes for this wine were grown in 4 different vineyards as well including Koplen, Kanzler, Cohn, and Amber Ridge Vineyards.

-->Latest News – Kosta Browne Winery

Feb 12, 2007: Kosta Browne Releases new Wines
Russian River Valley’s Kosta Browne Winery releases two of their ten 2005 Pinot Noirs.
Dec 19, 2006: Kosta Browne Expects to Increase Production Volume
Great news for anyone who loves premium quality Pinot Noir; Kosta Browne Winery is expanding production volume. They roughly estimate the 2005 vintage will yield 5,000 cases, and hope to grow to 10,000 cases with the next few vintages.

Recent Discussion – Kosta Browne Winery

coastman3 said:

I had the '02 Kanzler Vineyard pinot. It needs more than an hour of breathing to open its totally lush, smooth interior. Great pinot with lots of time left.

I had the '02 Kanzler Vineyard pinot. It needs more than an hour of breathing to open its totally lush, smooth interior. Great pinot with lots of time left.

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Posted 167 days ago.
iandavis said:

KB's '04 Kanzler, RRV and Sonoma Pinot's are all incredible. Among the best pinot's I've ever had. They are certainly worth all the hype and praise. The 05's, however, though good, do not compare. If you're really into Cali Pinots. Check out the 3 day World of Pinot event in Shell Beach. It's the world heavyweight championship bout of cali pinots. All the major and minor cali-pinot players are there, from Santa Barbara to the Sonoma Coast. You can compare all of the 06's. However, they're probably sold out by now. It's an extremely popular event. Plan for '09.

KB's '04 Kanzler, RRV and Sonoma Pinot's are all incredible. Among the best pinot's I've ever had. They are certainly worth all the hype and praise. The 05's, however, though good, do not compare. If you're really into Cali Pinots. Check out the 3 day World of Pinot event in Shell Beach. It's the world heavyweight championship bout of cali pinots. All the major and minor cali-pinot players are there, from Santa Barbara to the Sonoma Coast. You can compare all of the 06's. However, they're probably sold out by now. It's an extremely popular event. Plan for '09.

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Posted 167 days ago.
4bottles said:

i recently tried their 05 russian river pinot. its incredibly complex, with a deep, rich flavor profile. i'm not into writing fluffy reviews, but it was very good.

i recently tried their 05 russian river pinot. its incredibly complex, with a deep, rich flavor profile. i'm not into writing fluffy reviews, but it was very good.

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Posted 228 days ago.
capitolgirl23 said:

i keep hearing the best things about this wine...can anyone who has tried it describe it?

i keep hearing the best things about this wine...can anyone who has tried it describe it?

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Posted 229 days ago.
apesee said:

You need to request their distributor list and call around your local wine merchants to see who has them. Also, if you know someone at a service oriented type place(hint..hint..wink...wink), they will sometimes sell you the bottle.

You need to request their distributor list and call around your local wine merchants to see who has them. Also, if you know someone at a service oriented type place(hint..hint..wink...wink), they will sometimes sell you the bottle.

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Posted 319 days ago.