Welcome to the online hub of the Hobo Wine Company. For the better part of my adult life, the Hobo Wine Company and I and more recently, my family, have co-evolved. These wines not only represent my professional life and work, but also reflect my personal life and the things that interest and inspire me. From the beginning, it has been my aspiration to produce memorable wines of distinction and charm.
As best as we can in this busy world, we will update this site with relative information about our wines and what we are doing. For all of my complete ranting and rambling as well as release and event information, please sign up for the email newsletter. Enjoy KL
TASTING ROOM
Hobo, Banyan, and Folk Machine wines along with the Branham Estate wines can be tasted Thursday through Monday 11 am - 6 pm at Downtown Wine, 132 Plaza Street, Healdsburg, California 95448. www.downtownwinecellars.com 707-473-0337
July 7, 2009
Winemaker Dinner at the Black Cat in Boulder, Colorado
Simply put, this will be an amazing dinner at an amazing restaurant for an amazing price. 6 courses, $49.
To make a reservation, call the Black Cat at 303-444-5500. www.blackcatboulder.com
July 8, 2009
Winemaker Dinner at Duo in Denver, Colorado
The Colorado events are looking really good. If you are in the Denver area, please join us at Duo for some great food and wine. For more info, call 303.477.4141 or visit www.duodenver.com.
July 31, 2009
August 21, 2009
August 23, 2009
Family Winemakers Wine Tasting 3:00 - 6:00
Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, California
August 28-30, 2009
San Francisco Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
We will be pouring our wines as part of this year's Wine Haven at Outside Lands. Lots of good music and other fun to be had. Check it out at www.sfoutsidelands.com.
Wine Enthusiast, July 2009
2008 Banyan Gewurztraminer - 87 BEST BUY
The Wine Spectator 3/30/09
Our 2007 Dry Creek Valley Treborce Zinfandel received 88 points from the Wine Spectator's Tasting Highlights: California Chardonnay and Zinfandel, 17 wines show that these grapes can still offer good value in the Golden State
In the article, Tim Fish writes that "Hobo is a new label that's worth keeping an eye on."
Zesty and distinctive, with bold cracked pepper and licorice aromas and racy ripe plum and anise flavors. Drink now through 2013. 125 cases made. Red. - T.F.
Dan Berger Vintage Experiences 2/26/09
Dan Berger reviewed the 07 Banyan Riesling and 08 Banyan Gewurztraminer in the 2/26/09 edition of Vintage Experiences. Both wines were noted as "Exceptional."
2007 Banyan Riesling, Santa Lucia Highlands: A dramatic new brand with mineral notes and a complex note of citrus and dried flowers. Dry and aimed at the dinner table.
2008 Banyan Gewurztraminer, Monterey County: Pretty juniper and spice aroma, and a soft entry, but superb acidity to balance 1% residual sugar and low (12.5%) alcohol. Often seen in Asian restaurants
San Francisco Chronicle 1/23/09
The SF Chronicle reviewed Dry Creek Valley Zinfandels on 1/23/09. They gave our 07 Treborce Zin two and a half stars and said, "This is owner-winemaker Kenny Likitprakong's first single-vineyard Zinfandel and his first bottling from Treborce Vineyard, which is owned by Bob and Joyce Littell. Ripe cherry, chocolate and spice arroms with dark fruit, playful acidity and nice fruit tannins; a touch sweet on the finish by shows some subtlety."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/22/WI7E15ANM6.DTL
Sunset Magazine Steals of the Year
The 2007 Banyan Monterey County Gewurztraminer was a runner up for Sunset Magazine's "Steal of the Year" and mentioned in the September 2008 issue.
http://www.sunset.com/sunset/food/article/0,20633,1832990,00.html
Hang time: Kenny Likitprakong makes the leap from skateboard to vineyard
