Silver Oak Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Some of America’s Best Chefs
“When the Duncan family of Silver Oak started thinking about celebrating their big anniversary, they decided to take their party on the road and celebrate with their fans at some of the nation’s most exciting restaurants.”
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“Austin Peterson’s thoughtful ‘experiment’ wines are bottles you can’t buy anywhere else in the world; they’re excellent conversation starters and a good way to explore a new wine over dinner with.”
“Most American wineries also hold back a portion of each vintage to age in their cellars and be sold later, either in their tasting rooms or online. One of the most-noted is Silver Oak.”
“For parents (and everyone else, really) who have survived another year of Covid-19, how about a specially etched bottle of Silver Oak wine to toast the end of 2021?”
These Elite Bottles of Wine Are So Exclusive, You Can’t Just Buy Them
“Money alone can’t buy you everything in the wine world. Not, for example, access to Napa winery Ovid’s latest rich-textured white, Experiment No. W.6.9.”
Continuing Education: Green Building Certification
“The largest project, and the only production facility, to achieve Living status is a 100,000-squarefoot winery and tasting room for Silver Oak, in California’s Napa Valley.”
Culinary Assist Featuring Steve Kerr, Presented by Silver Oak
TV host and sportscaster Jaymee Sire sits down with Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr for a discussion on food and wine while enjoying Dumpling Time’s shrimp shumai and a Twomey sauvignon blanc.
Going ‘Deep Green,’ Office Buildings Give Back to the Planet
“Silver Oak, a winery in Healdsburg, Calif., that produces cabernet sauvignon and is known for sustainable farming practices, now generates more water and energy than it uses.”
Two New Wineries Join the IWCA in Fight Against Climate Change
“Silver Oak has built two Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certified production wineries, the highest level of certification from the US Green Building Council.”
Silver Oak becomes world’s most sustainable winery
“The redesigned winery has now also earned Living Building Challenge (LBC) Sustainability Certification from the International Living Future Institute — making it the world’s first LBC-certified winery.”
Silver Oak Cellars’ Sonoma County winery earns ‘Living Building’ sustainability certification
“The Living Building Challenge has seven required categories, called petals: water, energy, material, place, health and happiness, equity, and beauty.”
Silver Oak Becomes First Winery to Earn Living Building Challenge Sustainability Certification
“The standards of the LBC are codified in seven “petals” of design and function: water, energy, materials, place, health and happiness, equity and beauty.”
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“It is Twomey’s nine Pinot Noirs that have really brought it into the spotlight by bridging the flavors of America’s top regions: California and Oregon.”
Why Pritchard Hill is Napa Valley’s Most Exclusive Zip Code
“Each batch is wielded at the hands of [OVID Napa Valley Winemaker] Austin Peterson. The refined technique that goes into crafting each version of wine lends to an unforgettable experience.”
“There’s a superb creaminess that comes with aging this variety in a barrel, and it also imparts terrifically subtle oak or baking spices notes and of which is laden through this Twomey SB … What a fun wine.”
The Latest Revolution in Winemaking Adds “Green” to Red, White and Rosé
Silver Oak’s Alexander Valley winery was formally recognized as LEED Platinum certified by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED Platinum is the highest level a green building can achieve.
Silver Oak Builds First New Winery to Earn LEED Platinum Sustainability Certification
“After achieving an eco-friendly first with its Napa Valley winery, the Cabernet house notches another milestone with the completion of its Sonoma County facility.”
David Duncan discusses how trade tensions with China are affecting the domestic wine industry, as well as how they are wooing wine-drinking millennials.
How Green Design at the Highest Level Can Be Stunning and Modern
“Long a Cabernet lover’s dream wine, Silver Oak now has something new to crow about: Becoming potentially the first winery to achieve two LEED Platinum certifications, the very top level for sustainable design.”
Silver Oak Is Building the State’s Most Eco-Friendly Winery
“The new Alexander Valley winery won’t just be a better place to make wine, Duncan hopes. He expects it will also be the most environmentally friendly winery built in California.”
David Duncan talks about the state of the wine industry and which vineyards will be up and running following wildfires that ripped through Northern California.
7 Beautiful, Family-Owned Wineries That Are Working to Save the Planet
“In addition to features like solar panels and night-air cooling, the winery has replaced its lawn with turf, which saves about one million gallons of water a year.”
Napa Green Certification: What’s It Take for a Winery or Vineyard to Get It?
“The direct costs are minimal,” said Nate Weis, director of winemaking for Silver Oak and Twomey. “But the indirect costs, depending on what is already implemented, can be significant.”
Napa Vintners Begin to Take a Page From Cutting-edge UC Davis Winery
“[David] Duncan Duncan shared a similar sentiment. ‘What I hope to have follow us,’ he said, ‘is that people will look to Silver Oak and say, ‘Well, they did it. We’ve got to do it better. We’ve got to figure out another way to do it.’”
Silver Oak Built the World’s First LEED Platinum Winery and Wants to Open Another One
“The Duncan family is building a new winery and tasting room on 70 estate vineyard acres in the Alexander Valley, which will first open for production of the 2017 vintage.”
“Winery chef Dominic Orsini’s new book offers a pictorial, culinary journey that ebbs and flows with the grape harvest. The focus is on produce from the winery’s grand gardens, but these dishes will honor your own backyard plot or farmers market, too.”
David Duncan’s Twomey Helping to Spark a Revival in Merlot
“[David] Duncan is an force in the wine world. He continues to keep his name in the forefront, using new technologies and social media to keep the Silver Oak, and now Twomey, names on top.”
Silver Oak Earns First LEED Platinum Certification for Eco-Friendly Winery
“Taking energy-efficient winemaking to a new level, iconic California Cabernet producer Silver Oak has become the first commercial production winery in the world to earn LEED Platinum certification.”
“Old World in style, yet filled with the ripe fruitiness of California grapes, making the licorice, ripe plum, berry and tobacco filled wine ideal for enjoying with or without food.”
Advice on Changing the World From 16 Women Who Are Actually Doing It
“Over glasses of Twomey wine and Perrier-Jouët champagne, the conversation ranged from Harriet Tubman becoming the new face of the $20 bill to the new challenges women encounter today.”
Proprietor David Duncan shares his 50-year plan to elevate the wines, innovate in the vineyards and cellars and solidify the brand’s place among the most beloved California fine wines.
Silver Oak and Twomey Cellars President and CEO, David Duncan, is a founding member of the Silverado Pickups, a band made up of vintners looking to make good music while enjoying fine wine.
“Silver Oak Cellars is not only an award-winning winery, but it is also a perfect representation of what Cameron, Drew and Reese enjoyed on their trip: not only fine wine, but friendship.”
Sonoma’s Press Democrat gave a rundown preview of Auction Napa Valley while profiling its co-chairs David Duncan of Silver Oak and Twomey Cellars and his partner Jeff Gargiuolo of Gargiulo Vineyards. The two bonded not only over their love of winemaking, but also music making.
Grammy Award-winning musician David Pack released his newest album with some help from his wine industry friends including Silver Oak Proprietor David Duncan.
Interview with David Duncan, CEO of Silver Oak Cellars
“I caught up with David Duncan, CEO of top family-owned American wineries Silver Oak Cellars and Twomey Cellars, premier makers of Cabernet Sauvignon, to talk about the wine season, the state of the industry, and insider tips to experiencing wine country.”
“Must Try Wine of Week: 2011 Twomey Russian River Valley Pinot Noir”
“This wine is a great expression of pinot noir from a once-in-a-lifetime vintage in California … A superb food wine that compliments grilled skirt steak with wilted bacon slaw, or roasted salmon with summer succotash.”
“For almost 40 years, Silver Oak has held true to their tradition of holding their wine in the cellar for over 4 years. That’s a commitment few wineries can match..”
Silver Oak’s Library Wine Program Profiled in Forbes
“Well-aged and carefully stored wines are rare and typically quite expensive. Most wineries put a little aside, but Silver Oak has long kept a deep selection of past vintages available for in-store purchase at the winery, online or by phone.”
“For 41 years, California’s Silver Oak winery has done just one thing, and done it very, very well – they make Cabernet Sauvignon, excellent Cabernet Sauvignon, and nothing but Cabernet Sauvignon.”
“It’s easy to see why Silver Oak remains so popular with the restaurant crowd. It’s made in a more restrained style than many other Napa Cabs. There’s plenty of berry and currant fruit as well as oak, but it’s accompanied by tobacco and herbs that give the wine an earthiness.”
