In 1997, Burt and Ed sold the winery (really they sold just a name as they owned no vineyards or winery) for nine million dollars to businessman John Dyson and his wife Kathe. You had to taste them yourself to understand." They are like riding a bicycle without having to pedal!" Paul laughs, "I don't think anyone knew what the hell I was trying to say. They have a finish you can time by a stopwatch, and an aftertaste that is sublime. Paul would say, "Strawberry jam and buttered toast and far more complex than their delicate color would lead you to believe. Customers would always ask Paul to describe the wines prior to purchasing (even by mid-1980 standards the wines were a bit expensive and also relatively unknown). ![]() Burt and Ed would show up twice a year with a pallet of their current releases in the bed of a pickup truck and unload the ENTIRE TRUCK at Root's receiving door. ![]() Their interesting story has been well-detailed in the PinotFile.Ī friend of mine, Paul Root, who owned a wine retail store in Healdsburg for years, was one of the first retail outlets to carry the Williams Selyem wines, at a time when the label read, "Hacienda Del Rio," the original name of Burt and Ed's winery. Burt Williams and Ed Selyem were among the first "garagiste" Pinot Noir producers in Sonoma County and their wines reached such heights of excellence that their own popularity eventually drove them out of the business in 1997.
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