accolades & scores
We’d all rather our work speak for itself, but it’s not bad when others notice. The following is a recent selection of media coverage highlighting Ashley and the wines she created for clients across Northern California.
2016 Sonoma Magazine
“100 Best Wines of Sonoma County”
BACIGALUPI VINEYARDS
2014 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir, $65
The Bacigalupi family’s Goddard and Frost Ranch vineyards provided the grapes for this unfined, unfiltered and utterly refreshing wine with vivid cherry, strawberry, spice and vanilla tones. (LM)
Wine Business Monthly
“Winemaker of the Month”
July 2017
NAME: Ashley Herzberg, winemaker
WINERY: Amista Vineyards, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California. Amista Vineyards specializes in crafting estate-grown sparkling wines, using the traditional Methode Champenoise. Our sparkling wines are complemented by Chardonnay, Syrah and other Rhône varietals grown on our estate, plus Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel and Rockpile Cabernet.
Wine Business Monthly
"Ten Hot Brands of 2017"
January 2018
Amista Vineyards
NV Sparkling Grenache, Dry Creek Valley, CA
Touting the Joys of Celebrating Non-Occasions with Bubbles
Sonoma Magazine
“8 Inspiring Wine Country Women”
2016
She sparkles: Ashley Herzberg of Amista Vineyards
Winemaker Ashley Herzberg was supposed to go to medical school after completing her degree in chemical engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno. Lucky for us, she decided to work at a winery lab during harvest in Sonoma County and she fell in love with the wine industry. Today, Herzberg makes amazing sparkling wines, using unique varietals like Grenache Blanc and Syrah, at Healdsburg’s Amista Vineyards.
Sonoma West
“Wine Words: Bacigalupi”
July 2017
So what sets Bacigalupi apart from the hundreds of competitors in Sonoma County? John has nurtured the Bacigalupi estate vineyards for as long as anyone can remember. He now collaborates with winemaker Ashley Herzberg, who crafted their initial vintage 2011 Chardonnay and all subsequent wines.Nicole and Katey believe it’s Ashley’s ability to coax the natural expression of the fruit from the vineyard, which she does by letting the vineyards speak for themselves with minimal interference, and in using native yeasts.
Forbes
"The Crazed Life Of A Winemaking Mother During Harvest"
August 2014
The working mother is a busy human being, especially the grape-stained winemaking mother during harvest season. It might sound glamorous, but very few of us can really conceive of the brutal physical demands of winemaking—let alone the logistical challenges of childcare during harvest—a 24/7 workload in wine country.
Wine Business Monthly
“Bacigalupi Vineyards Celebrates 50 years in California’s Russian River Valley”
May 2014
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the first planting of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay on Charles and Helen Bacigalupi’s vineyard in the Russian River Valley. The fruit of their efforts has gone on to reap some of the most coveted recognition in the wine industry. In 2014 the Bacigalupi label is revived for the first time since 1987, with estate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Rose of Pinot, Zinfandel and Petite Sirah made by winemaker Ashley Herzberg.