Toasted Head wines

1 Toasted Head wine in stock · $7.99. Styles: Merlot. From California.

Toasted Head takes its name from the age-old practice of toasting the inside of barrel heads and staves with fire, which gives barrel-aged wines their mellow, toasted character. The brand began making wines at vineyards in the Dunnigan Hills of Yolo County, California in 1995, in a rural stretch between Napa County to the west and Sacramento County to the east. The fire-breathing bear on the label was inspired by a drawing by artist Robert Shetterly for the poem 'Speaking Fire at Stones' by William Carpenter. Today the wines carry a broader California appellation, with the Merlot drawn from Mendocino and Lake County vineyards. The lineup is small and focused: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot and the Untamed Red blend.