Who Let The Dogs Out?

Okay, it’s no secret that I love wine, and I like doggies too, so here’s another one to file in the  wine/pets file…

Mutt Lynch Winery is a winery that makes wines ‘Tail waggin’ wines by and for the dog lover’, where they ‘dream of a leash-free world’.

I stumbled across their site recently and was compelled to blog about them.  As I dug further, I realized that one of the principals in the winery, Brenda Lynch, is the sister of Tim Hardin, the winemaker at Stryker Sonoma.  Tim and the folks at Styrker are definitely friends of the WineExpedition family, as we shot our first webisodes at their wonderful Dry Creek Valley winery and tasting room.  Mutt Lynch purchases merlot grapes from Stryker to make their own merlot,  ‘Merlot Over and Play Dead’.

Some of the other wines found at Mutt Lynch include the ‘Unleashed Chardonnay’, the ‘Canis Major’ series which includes a Syrah, Petite Sirah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel, and their ‘Portrait of a Mutt Zinfandel’, so named because it’s not a pure-bred zinfandel, it also includes some carignane, and as the label says, “Just because I’m not pedigreed doesn’t mean I’m not a good dog!”

Dog/Wine lovers also have the option of ordering a case of the ‘Leader of the Pack Custom Label Wine’, which promises a “Gold Medal winning wine”, with a picture of the purchasers own dog on the label; (I can imagine a couple of good friends of mine who are obsessed with their poodles jumping all over this one).

The folks at Mutt Lynch put their money where their muzzle is (sorry, trying to interject my own dog puns where I can), as they support many dog and animal related charities and causes.

Their tasting room is available by appointment only; check out their site for more info.