Brand Story

#mocaAplus { width:770px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-color: #333333; line-height: 19px; } #mocaAplus #mocaAplusLogo { padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; } #mocaAplus #heading { padding-bottom: 10px; } #mocaAplus #mocaAplusStory #mocaContent { padding-bottom: 20px; } #mocaAplus #mocaAplusStory #mocaAplusBillboard { padding-bottom:20px; } #mocaAplus #mocaAplusPhilosophy #mocaAplusBodyImages img { float:left; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; } #mocaAplus #mocaAplusPhilosophy #mocaAplusBodyImages #center { padding-left:10px; padding-right:10px; } #mocaAplus #mocaAplusQuote { padding-top:20px; padding-bottom:20px; text-align:center; } #mocaAplus #mocaAplusQuote #quote{ font-style:italic; font-size: 14px; font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-color: #333333; line-height: 21px; } #mocaAplus #mocaAplusQuote #source{ font-size: 11px; font-color: #AAAAAA; } In 1985, Michael Machat, our company's founder, was first bitten by the Vampire bug. Determined to share the Blood of Vine, Machat created a Syrah and sold the first 500 bottles to Alice Cooper & MCA Records in London, England. Next, he produced a Sangiovese and sold 672 bottles to the Anne Rice Fan Club in New Orleans. He was in business. By 1995, the blood of the vine began to stealthily trickle through New York and small pockets of America, becoming a prized possession. Sales grew to over half a million bottles per year. In 2011, Vampire Lounge & Tasting Room in Beverly Hills opened to proudly showcase Vampire wines. Vampire Vineyards wines feature hand-selected fruit sourced from distinguished estate vineyards from Paso Robles to Napa Valley. Our wines are crafted in an Old World style with top quality grapes. Our wines are made in premier growing regions with breathtaking views and picturesque rolling hills planted with vineyards. Towering mountains give rise to complex soils producing grapes with rich varietal flavors. Marine-cooled terrains allow for a long, cool growing season and for the all-important hang time to produce fruit with inherent balance, complexity and good acidity. Vampire wines celebrate the art of winemaking and creative branding to promote popular culture's fascination with vampires. Visit our Vampire Lounge & Tasting Room in Beverly Hills, CA for a bewitching experience. "I always want the fruit to be out in front of the tannins in order to produce a well-integrated, balanced wine. " -FOUNDER MICHAEL MACHAT