News

Below is a sampling of articles and reviews that have run since we released our first wines! You can also learn all about us and our lives as new winery owners at the Foursight Wines Blog, or by following us on facebook or twitter or viewing our videos on You Tube.

2014

Katie Kelly Bell of Forbes.com recommends Foursight in the San Jose Mercury News: '...Latest discovery: "It's a place more than a wine. Mendocino's Anderson Valley. It's quiet, the wines are spectacular, and it's still a good deal. It's like old Napa. I love Navarro, Drew, Signal Ridge and Foursight. They're all making incredible wines." ... ' (July 29, 2014). Read the full article, here.

Foursight is a recommended stop in the May+June 2014 issue of Via magazine. Author Kristina Malsberger writes: "Fine wines, delicious eats, friendly people, great outdoors. Fine all that and more in California's charmed Anderson Valley." ... 'It's Napa 30 years ago, Sonoma 20 years ago,' says Kristy Charles of Boonville's Foursight Wines. 'We still have sheep roaming the hills, there's still open space, and a lot of the wineries are family run.'..."

The Wall Street Journal featured our 2010 Zero New Oak Pinot Noir as one of "Five Ace Pinot Noirs from Anderson Valley." Jay McInerney wrote: "From a fourth-generation Anderson Valley family, this perfumed, medium-bodied and perfectly balanced Pinot from the great 2010 vintage is drinking beautifully right now (March 22, 2014)."

Ozzie -- the Foursight tasting room Lab -- was featured in American Winery Guide's "America's Most Dog Friendly Wineries." The article reads: "Foursight Wines is a small winery with a big heart for dogs. Dogs are welcomed into the tasting room to enjoy dog treats and water while their human companions enjoy Foursight's award-winning Anderson Valley Pinot Noir. Dogs are also welcome at all of the winery's events, including its December holiday party at Ft. Mason Center in San Francisco. Guests to the winery will have the opportunity to meet vineyard pest manager and tasting room greeter Ozzie (pictured below). Ozzie is also featured in the most recent printing of Wine Dogs USA. (March 21, 2014)."

The San Francisco Examiner featured Foursight's 2010 Zero New Oak Pinot Noir as a top pick for Valentine's Day. Writer Liza Zimmerman penned: "...Some sexy Anderson Valley Pinot Noirs should also do the trick. Foursight and Lautrec from Toulouse are two of my favorite producers (February 11, 2014)."

2013

2012

The San Francisco Chronicle wrote "Raise a glass, it's Boonville's Fratty Pike," as part of their holiday travel coverage. Read the article here (December 6, 2012).

Bottlenote's Daily Sips newsletter included the Fratty Pike Holiday Celebration as one of their featured December wine events! Peruse all the events here (November 27, 2012).

Foursight was quoted in the North Bay Business Journal's harvest update, here, along with a great photo of our vineyard (October 15, 2012).

Foursight is a suggested stop during your fall Anderson Valley getaway, says the the Examiner.com. Read the full article here (September 24, 2012).

Foursight produces 100% vegan-friendly wines (no animal-derived products are used during the winemaking process). Barnivore.com and HappyCow.net both recommend the Foursight wines as a good choice for vegatarians and vegans.

Foxnews.com recommended Foursight in an article about visiting Boonville. Click here to read the full article (May 29, 2012).

Foursight wine was recommended in the San Jose Mercury News. Click here for the article (May 22, 2012).

John Compisi of the Examiner.com wrote about Foursight and the three other Boonville wineries. Follow this link to the article (April 27, 2012).

The Ukiah Daily Journal ran a story about The Wineries of Downtown Boonville and the Fratty Pike Wine Walk, including Foursight of course! Click here to read the article (April 27, 2012).

Foursight is mentioned in New York Magazine's article about ingredients labeling for wine. Foursight was the first Anderson Valley winery to list ingredients on its 2010 Charles Vineyard Semillon, and possibly the first in the country to list that the wine is suitable for vegans and vegetarians. Read the NY Mag article here (April 16, 2012).

PinotFile wrote about Anderson Valley and its Pinot Noirs, including Foursight's 2009 releases: "...The Pinot Noirs have been impressive from the start, not surprising when you consider Foursight has the formula for great artisan Pinot Noir in place: warm people, stellar estate vineyard fruit, and a bright, talented young winemaker. ... The 2009s are the best wines to date from this vineyard and although approachable now, they will benefit from further time in bottle. ..." Click here to read the full article (February 22, 2012).

Foursight was recommended by writer Michael Cervin on his blog, Cervins Central Coast: "...since this is a family-owned operation, one of the family always staffs the small tasting room. They are fourth-generation farmers, producing fewer than 2,000 cases of wine, and the tasting room sits on the site of an old farm house when this land used to be a sheep ranch. ... Owner Kristy Charles and her husband Joe Webb started by making wine for themselves at first, just one barrel actually, sharing it with their friends, then slowly expanded to a commercial venture. They are the first tasting room in Boonville and a highly recommended stop. ..." Read the complete post here (February 22, 2012).

Back Country Wines featured Foursight as their Wine of the Week. Click here to read the full article (February 2012).

2011

Our 2011 Harvest Videos are now online! See them here.

Foursight is featured in the Aspen Daily News. Read the article here (November 18, 2011).

Wine writer Elin McCoy recommends Foursight's 2009 Zero New Oak Pinot Noir as her Wine of the Week via Zester Daily, writing: "...Foursight winemaker Joe Webb, son-in-law to the owners, uses no new oak at all to age this wine. It's made in an old-school way with indigenous yeasts, a percentage of whole clusters, no filtering, no fining, minimal sulfur. The result is pretty, delicate and complex, with spicy strawberry and cherry flavors. It's understated and positively gulpable. ..." Read the full story, here (October 24, 2011).

The Sacramento Bee, Local Getaways, and several other publications featured Foursight as one of five must-do wineries in the appellation. Click here to read "Anderson Valley: The Perfect Weekend Getaway" (October 2011).

Foursight is a recommended stop in VIA Magazine's "Road Trips" for Highway 128. Read the full article here (October 2011).

A great article about Mendocino's can't-miss tasting rooms, including Foursight, here (September 23, 2011).

Foursight was featured in Wine Business Monthly and Wines & Vines for our first ingredients labeling (see below) and our new group promoting The Wineries of Downtown Boonville (also see below). Click here for the WMB clip and follow this link to the Wines & Vines article (August 8&9, 2011).

Foursight is the first Anderson Valley winery to voluntarily list ingredients on a wine label, and one of the country's first to list that the wine is suitable for vegetarians and vegans. This starts with our 2010 Charles Vineyard Semillon, to be released in 2012. The press release can be found here.

Introducing the Wineries of Downtown Boonville! Foursight, Londer Vineyards, Philo Ridge Vineyards and Zina Hyde Cunningham have teamed up to create a map to help our customers fill a full day of tasting, right here in Boonville (and within walking distance!). Visit us for a chance to win wine from all four producers! Click here for our Facebook page. Our twitter hashtag is #boontwine.

Read our tasting room review on Winery Patron, a new site that details wineries, lodging, restaurants, events, and more (July 2011).

PinotFile visited us at the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival and reviewed many wines from the region, including the Foursight 2007 All-In Charles Vineyard Pinot Noir. Read the full article here (July 2011).

The Foursight 2007 All-In Pinot Noir was a Highly Recommended wine and "one of our favorites in the region" on seriouseats.com: "This wine brings together beautiful Pinot character, hints of cherry and seedy raspberry, violets and earth, and the herbal notes we love to find, plus a hint of root-beer spice. This wine really works, and this young winery is getting well-deserved acclaim" (June 28, 2011).

Foursight and our 2007 All-In Charles Vineyard Pinot Noir was a Top Pick recommended in the Simple Hedonisms blog. Click here to read the entire story about the 14th annual Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival (June 12, 2011).

Wine Spectator Associate Editor Tim Fish blogged about Anderson Valley and his favorite wines from our small appellation. He wrote: "The valley's white wines can be as compelling at the Pinots, particularly crisp and aromatic wines like Pinot Gris and Riesling. ...newcomers like Foursight Wines have become players; its Gewurztraminer Anderson Valley 2009 (89, $20) is intense yet graceful, offering the sort of tart, spicy nuttiness that makes good Gewurz so intriguing. I rated it 90 points, non-blind." Read the entire story by following this link (April 13, 2011).

Foursight was featured in Celebration Traveler. Read the full story here (February 2010).

Foursight was featured in the wine book Opus Vino and named a rising star. Click here to watch a video about the book, which showcases the Foursight 2007 Zero New Oak Pinot Noir label twice! Our entry reads: "Four members of the Charles family grow the grapes and make the wine at tiny three-year-old Foursight Wines in Anderson Valley. A vineyard came first, growing Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. Next came Foursight Charles Vineyard Pinot Noir, a structured and firmly acidic wine that forms a nice contrast with the extra ripe style of many California Pinots. Foursight ferments Pinot Noir with native yeast, and makes one version with no new oak barrels. It also crafts a winning Sauvignon Blanc in stainless steel tanks and, all in all, seems to enjoy being different." (January 2011).

2010

Foursight was one of just a few highlighted Anderson Valley wineries to visit in Destinations Magazine (October 2010).

The SF Examiner features Foursight in an article about Artisano, a local food and wine event. The full story can be found here (October 14, 2010).

Foursight Winemaker Joe Webb was featured as a "textbook success story" in Wines & Vines (October 7, 2010). Follow this link to read the full story.

Kristy and Nancy Charles were recently on Wine & Dine Radio with host Lynn Chamberlain (August 2010). Click here to listen!

See our first Foursight Videos on our You Tube channel, including one of our first pick for harvest 2010.

For the first time in 34 years, the sweepstakes white wines at the Mendocino County Wine Competition did not go to Navarro Vineyards or Handley Cellars. Instead, Bonterra and Foursight Wines claimed the top two spots! All the wines we entered placed well, but our 2009 Gewurztraminer got a Gold and sweepstakes runner-up. Complete results from can be seen here (July 2010).

Foursight placed in the top five for Best Anderson Valley Wineries on the 2010 Bay List. Click here to see the results (summer 2010).

Kristy Charles was interviewed for a story in the Napa Valley Register about Anderson Valley Pinot Noir and the Pinot Noir Festival. Follow this link to read the whole story (May 2010).

See a video featuring Kristy, Bill and Nancy Charles, about the Boontling language: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP33LwonyXM. This video was filmed during an interview for Destinations Magazine, an Air New Zealand publication. This video was also posted on the Consumer Travel Web site. (May 2010).

Foursight's wines were recommended by Wineaux Susan Leonardi in The Davis Enterprise: "Foursight made only 25 cases of this wine [the 2008 Semillon], and it's almost worth the 2 1/2 hour drive just to try it. ... We tried all four of the Pinot Noirs; all were excellent. ... [The 2006 Charles Vineyard Pinot Noir was] ... an exciting example of the Anderson Valley Pinots that, to my mind, just keep getting better and better. ..." (March 18, 2010)

2009

Ed McCarthy wrote about Foursight's Pinots in a Wine Review Online article (May 26, 2009).

Foursight was featured in Savor Magazine as a winery must-visit in Anderson Valley (August 2009).

VIA Magazine featured Kristy Charles as the "Anderson Valley Wine Pro." Click here to read the story (July/August 2010).

The Foursight Guest House was featured in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat as a "Luxury Stays Amid the Vines" (July 12, 2009). "Newly opened in Anderson Valley is a wonderful two-bedroom, one-bath cottage with wood-burning fireplace owned and operated by Foursight Wines. ... Best of all, with the chance for such a bright and early start, and much of the windy roads behind you, the rest of Anderson Valley and the nearby Mendocino coast await."

Pinot File named Foursight the leader among a new breed of Anderson Valley producers: "In the past few years there has been a noticeable influx of young winemaking talent in California's Anderson Valley where the new breed is quickly bringing the sedate and sleepy valley to the forefront of California Pinot Noir ..." Rusty Gaffney also reviewed all three 2007 Pinot  Noirs, calling the 2007 All-In Pinot Noir a wine that was"kissed by an angel."

Vegetarian Times featured Foursight Wines in an article about the Mushroom Festival in Mendocino. Read the story here (December 22, 2009).

The San Francisco Chronicle featured Foursight Wines as one of Mendocino's dog-friendly wineries, saying: "The tasting room, on the edge of Boonville as you enter town from the south, is small but very welcoming. If resident dog Ozzie isn't around, your own dog is welcome to rest on his bed in the corner while you taste wine." Click here to read the story.

2008

The Wine Spectator's Bruce Sanderson called the Foursight 2006 Charles Vineyard Pinot the most interesting Pinot Noir at the CA Wine Experience in New York City! His blog post after the event reads: "Perhaps the most interesting Pinot was that of Foursight Wines. Its Pinot Noir Anderson Valley Charles Vineyard 2006 showed a refreshing lightness in weight along with vibrant cherry, currant and spice flavors. ... The lighter body and delicacy was a nice contrast to many of the more powerful, concentrated Pinots and Cabernets in the room." (October 22, 2008)

Wine Spectator names Foursight one of the most promising new faces in California Pinot Noir, with its debut release of the 91-point 2006 Charles Vineyard Pinot from the family's estate in Anderson Valley (September 30, 2008)

Wines & Vines featured Foursight in an article about new producers and wineries in Anderson Valley. Click here to read it. (September 16, 2008)

Rusty Gaffney also mentioned Foursight in his post-Pinot Days wrap-up in PinotFile. Click here to read Issue 61. (July 7, 2008)

We had a number of great online reviews after this year's Pinot Days tasting at Ft. Mason in San Francisco. Everyone seemed to really respond to the wines. Here is a sampling of those reviews:

- Cellartracker.com: 2006 Charles Vineyard Pinot Noir, 90 points, Light dried cherry nose; spicy cherry palate; medium finish (Dijon 114, 115, 777 and Pommard clones; 1/3 new oak)

- Free Run Juice (Doug Wilder's blog, Vinfolio): 2006 Charles Vineyard Pinot Noir, 94 points, A great find and one of favorites of the day, pretty cherry and spice aromatics with a smoothe rounded palate (July 2, 2008)

PinotFile ran a story about the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival, including a page on Foursight Wines. Rusty Gaffney wrote "The Charles family are dedicated and warm people... Stay tuned to this producer, join the mailing list, and look for big things in the future." Follow this link to see the issue. (June 9, 2008)

An announcement of our debut ran in the June 2008 issue of Wines & Vines, as well as Wine News and several other industry publications. (June 2, 2008)

A story about the Foursight Wines project ran on Luxist.com and the Enobytes Wine Blog. (May 12, 2008)

Kristy Charles was a guest on KSRO Radio's "The Good Food Hour," hosted by Steve Garner and Chef John Ash. To learn more about the show or to listen to KSRO live, click here. (May 3, 2008)