Folie à Deux (winery)

Ménage à Trois from Folie à Deux

Folie à Deux is a California winery in the Napa Valley that is part of the Trinchero Family Estates. One of its wines, the red blend Ménage à Trois, is the best-selling red wine in the United States and was named the "Wine Brand of the Year" for 2009.

History

Folie à Deux was founded in 1981 by two psychiatrists, who took the name from a psychiatric term for a fantasy or delusion shared by two people.[1] In 2004 they sold the winery to the Trinchero Family Estates, a Napa Valley wine company owned and operated by the Trinchero family. Trinchero Family Estates was named American Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast magazine in December 2009.[2]

Varietals

Napa vineyards of Folie à Deux

Folie à Deux currently makes Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Merlot, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon blanc. The winery also produces three wine blends and four varietals under the name Menage à Trois.[3] Menage à Trois Red was the top selling red wine product in the United States as of 2010.[4] The Menage à Trois brand sold 1.6 million cases in 2009,[5] and Menage à Trois was named the "Wine Brand of the Year" by the beverage industry publication Market Watch.[6]

Reviews

Folie à Deux wines have been reviewed favorably by Wine Enthusiast, Decanter, and other publications.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Featured Wines". Wine of the Month Club. May 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Wine Enthusiast. December 15, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". epicurean-traveler.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  4. ↑ Franson, Paul (April 30, 2010). "Giving the customer what he wants". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ Daniel, Laurie (February 17, 2010). "On Wine: Trinchero Family". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ Wine Industry Insight http://www.wineindustryinsight.com/RSS//index.php/hop/latest/menage-a-trois-named-2009-039wine-brand-of-the-year039-by-market-watch-pr-newswire-press-release/11315. Missing or empty |title= (help) (subscription required for access)
  7. ↑ "Folie à Deux reviews". Folie à Deux official website. Archived from the original on 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Anchorage Daily News. November 22, 2007. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  9. ↑ Baltimore Sun. September 29, 2004 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/702628841.html?dids=702628841:702628841&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+29%2C+2004&author=Michael+Dresser&pub=The+Sun&desc=WINE+OF+THE+WEEK&pqatl=google. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle. July 20, 2006 http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-07-20/wine/17304795_1_sonoma-mountain-syrah-cabernet-sauvignon-appellations/2. Missing or empty |title= (help)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.