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20 Years of Whetstone
20 Years of Whetstone: Chapter 3
"Mentors throughout the years... Larry Turley I knew I wanted to quit my restaurant job the day I got to go spend a few hours with Larry, Ehren Jordan, Bob Nicolayson, and Thomas Brown up at a spot called the Whitney Tennessee Vineyard. Bright, cool, windy day of...
20 Years of Whetstone: Chapter 2
"1996: Moving to Napa. ...
20 Years of Whetstone Chapter 1
"Charleston, South Carolina is a magical place, integral to me becoming me. Less James Dewitt Whetstone Jr, more Jamey Whetstone. One of the spots that indelibly imprinted the Low Country ideals of drink hard, play hard, work hard on my soul was Magnolias… Uptown Down...
Release Letters
2023 Spring Release
"Eat, Drink, Love A message from Michelle - Dear Friends, We hope you all are enjoying the beginnings of a new year and that 2023 is full of delicious food, great wine, and plenty of harmony! The end of 2022 found Jamey and I finally taking our 'honeymoon' after 17...
2022 Fall Release
"Dear Friends, The last 20 years of Whetstone would not have been possible without all of you. Many of you have been with us from day one, tracking us down in a vineyard, in our kitchen, or anywhere we could pop some bottles in the early years. Sharing a glass over...
2022 Spring Release
"A message from Jamey - In 2002 Turley was growing precipitously. Splitting time between facilities in Paso Robles and St. Helena and the myriad of vineyards all over the state did NOT leave much time to start a wine company. Leap and the net will appear. The first...