Our summer began with some of our team behind the camera and continued with our owner, Suzi, in front of the camera. Read more —> Our first lifestyle photo and video shoot We had a great time with our first lifestyle photo shoot at the end of May. See some of our shots and a…
In honor of AAPI Month, we’re introducing the trailblazing woman behind the state’s first Lao-American woman-owned winery. If you’ve ever met our owner and founder, Suzi Raposa, you’d know that she’s a little spicy and somewhat salty, with deep layers of sweetness that holds true care and compassion for others. You’d know that her favorite…
In April we celebrated Lao New Year, attending festivities and gathering with the community to honor our cultural traditions. Traditionally, in Laos, it’s a time for welcoming the solar new year-a time for cleansing away the bad luck and hardships of the previous year and inviting good health, fortune and rain for the upcoming planting…
We kicked off March with our first public tasting, The San Francisco Chronicle’s Wine Competition Public Tasting at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. It was so much fun to pour our award-winning wines for the public, especially for those who returned to our table or who brought their friends back to try…
Hello Friends and Family. Here at the vineyard, construction continues. The production facility is coming down the home stretch, and we’re really excited about transitioning our winemaking operations onsite. We’re also moving along with the foundation for the tasting lounge. Right now, it still looks like a lot of dirt and pipes, but it’s also…
We are thrilled to announce that six of our seven wines captured medals at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition this year – including a Double Gold for our 2021 Syrah. We also won Gold medals for our 2020 Prosperous and 2023 GSP Red Blend. Our 2024 Mia Rosé, 2020 Cabernet and 2023 Viognier earned…
As we transition into a new year, it’s a time to reflect upon what we’ve accomplished – our second grape harvest, learning more about winemaking and the industry, our first friends and family event, launching our wine club, sharing our wines with Laotian dignitaries and starting construction on our production facility and tasting lounge. Looking…
Hello Friends and Family. We’re closing out the month with an abundance of gratitude and anticipation for what lies ahead at Four Ponds. We’ve made a lot of progress on our production facility and tasting lounge. Our hearts are filled with a sense of accomplishment and gratitude. Our Four Ponds family took a moment to…
As the leaves on the vines begin to turn red, yellow and orange and the days start to turn a little more crisp, we have completed our second harvest and are heading towards the completion of our production facility. We’ve introduced our wines to friends and family and served diplomats gathered in Washington D.C. We…
Hello there, welcome to our second issue of the Four Ponds Estate Winery newsletter. It has been a busy but very productive summer here. Sometimes while in the midst of the grind, it’s hard to see the progress at hand. But when we take a step back we’re pleasantly surprised by the cumulation of accomplishments. Since late spring the newly…