AMV in the News
#1 on Holiday Edition Top Ten List!
ReverseWineSnob.com has named our 2008 Syrah Tous les Jours #1 for its Holiday Edition Top Ten List! The website focuses on wines under $20 that deliver outstanding quality-to-price ratios – we’re honored.
“2008 Andrew Murray Vineyards Tous Les Jours Syrah
Still #1! 100% Syrah from the Central Cost of California. Dark berry flavors balanced with just the right amount of spice and a fantastic finish. A decadently good wine. Buy a case.”
94, 93, 92, 91 Wine Advocate Scores!
“This set of wines from Andrew Murray is remarkable for its breadth of quality and sheer value.”
- Antonio Galloni for E. Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate 8-31-11
2008 Grenache Terra Bella Vineyard 92
2008 Esperance 92
2010 RGB White Blend 92
2008 Syrah Reserve 94
2008 Syrah Tous les Jours 91
2008 Syrah Terra Bella Vineyard 93
2008 Syrah McGinley Vineyard 92
2008 Syrah Thompson Vineyard 94
2008 Syrah Watch Hill Vineyard 92
2009 Syrah Watch Hill Vineyard 93
Night Harvest Article on Noozhawk.com
Thanks to Santa Barbara’s Noozhawk.com for this informative article on the last days of harvest:
“A pervasive trend is the care growers put in to get good fruit. Night harvesting is a big deal because they are picked when they are nice and cold and have maximum acidity,” meaning more reliable alcohol levels, Murray said. “If you are picking them in the heat of the day, the vines are tired, the sugars are rising, acids are falling and it’s tough to cool down for pre-fermentation. It makes all the difference.” Read the rest of the article about the night harvest in Santa Ynez Valley vineyards…
2008 Syrah Tous les Jours is #1 on Reverse Wine Snob’s Top 10 list!

Jon Thorsen of The Reverse Wine Snob reviewed our 2007 and 2008 Syrah Tous les Jours last week. The 2007 earned a ‘Buy’ ranking, and the 2008 earned a ‘Bulk Buy’ ranking, as well as the #1 position on September’s Top Ten List!
Read the Top Ten List by clicking here.
’08 Esperance & ’06 Purple Haze Made the 90+ List!
Our ‘08 Esperance Red Blend and our ‘06 Purple Haze Syrah/Viognier made the 90+ list on winelinesonline.com! Check out what they had to say about these wines by clicking here.
“As close to a 5 star wine as we’ve ever reviewed” – Winethropology.com
Take a look at Steve McIntosh’s review of three of our single-vineyard Syrahs – plucky, spirited writing as always! On the Syrah Terra Bella Vineyard, “As close to a 5 star wine as we’ve ever reviewed.” Click here to read the complete review on winethropology.com
E11even Wines Rock! Winethropology.com Review
Check out this review of two of our new This is E11even Wines…Eleven Red Blend and Purple Haze from Steve McIntosh of winethropology.com.
Here’s an excerpt:
“A kitchen sink blend of Grenache Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc, it’s a spice box extravaganza that commands attention. Though splashing a spectrum of flavors across the palate like a brightly lit magenta-to-indigo rainbow, first impressions are freshness, focus, and balance. Surprisingly lively for a 5 year old wine. Clearly well made – and dangerously accessible. Deal.” Read the whole review here.
Enobytes.com Review of 2010 RGB White Wine Blend
We have a wonderful new review of our 2010 RGB white wine blend from Enobytes.com. Note the mouth-watering food pairing suggestions! Read the whole review by clicking here - 2010 RGB White Wine Blend.
New Article on Noozhawk.com
For Vineyard Owner Andrew Murray, Taste of Success Came Early
More than 20 years later, his passion is as strong as ever for making wine, and next week he’ll launch a new label…read the rest of the article
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‘Excellent – 91 Points’ for 2008 Syrah Tous les Jours
‘Excellent – 91 points’ for our 2008 Syrah Tous les Jour from Marc Hinton of enobytes.com.
Excerpt:
“ The taste as it spreads softly across the palate generates flavors more commonly found in wines costing three times as much. The long lush pleasing finish cleanses and as you take another bite, the wine beckons you back to repeat the experience. Serve this with almost any hearty pasta, pizza, roasted or grilled meat or for this price a perfectly cooked bacon cheeseburger! This certainly fits the bill for an everyday drinking wine. I wish all my days included a bottle of this.”





