About Calistoga Estate Wines
Our Story
The Calistoga Estate story is every wine buff's dream come true. Marvin Stirman, a
"founding father" of the wine business in Washington, DC, spent 53 years as a wholesaler,
retailer, distributor and creator of Les Amis du Vin, a national club of wine lovers
with over 25,000 members. There was only one aspect of the business Stirman hadn't
had his hand in - the making of a wine.
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About the Wines
While the vines at Calistoga Estate are growing and the 100-year old olive trees are
being pruned, Marvin Stirman has turned to Harry Parducci, Jr. at Adler-Fels to blend
wines to his specifications. Parducci, a legendary winemaker and colleague of Stirman's,
have worked together for over ten years. With Stirman at his side, Parducci has hand-blended,
re-blended and finally created the wine of Marvin Stirman's dreams. "I wanted a wine you can
drink with food or by itself," says Marvin Stirman, "One with lots of fruit, very forward
and ready to drink."
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Our Company
Marvin Stirman, Managing Director
The history of the wine business in Washington, DC is the story of the professional life of
Marvin Stirman. The son of the successful liquor retailer who owned Calvert Liquor,
young Stirman knew the difference between bourbon, scotch and rum but had no idea about
wine until he served in the army in Germany during the Korean War. There, in the early
1950's, he started visiting wineries and sampling the fruit of the German vines.
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