About Whalebone Vineyard
Whalebone takes its name literally: fossilized whale bones, remnants of the ancient seabed underlying west Paso's calcareous hills, were unearthed on the Simpson family's Anderson Road property and are displayed at the winery. Bob Simpson, a physician, planted Cabernet Sauvignon on the limestone slopes of the Adelaida District, and the family label grew from those first estate rows.
The wines center on estate Cabernet and warm-hearted red blends, poured in a stone tasting room with the namesake fossils on view. The combination of paleontology and Cabernet makes Whalebone one of the west side's most memorable small-family stops.
Fossil whale bones from an ancient seabed, unearthed on the Simpson family's Adelaida Cabernet estate and displayed beside the wines.
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Fossils on display,whale bones from the ancient seabed that built Paso's limestone were dug from the estate.
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A doctor's vineyard,physician Bob Simpson planted the family's Anderson Road Cabernet rows.
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Limestone Cabernet,the Adelaida District's calcareous slopes shape the estate reds.
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A stone tasting room,the fossils greet visitors beside the pour.
"Fossil whale bones from an ancient seabed, unearthed on the Simpson family's Adelaida Cabernet estate and displayed beside the wines."
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Visit Website →Whale Fossil Marine Geology Appointment
Taste the wines at Whalebone Vineyard in the Willow Creek District. By appointment only, reservations required.
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