The Quady style across all of our wines is an emphasis on aroma – bold aromatics and flavor held together in beautiful harmony. Years after releasing Vya Sweet and Extra Dry Vermouths, Vya [...]
The International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC), one of the largest wine shows in the world, awarded Quady Winery its singular IWSC Trophy for the Best Overall Results in their 2009 show. [...]
Before it was a vermouth, Vya was a challenge. In 1997, friends of Andrew Quady who worked in the restaurant business challenged him to make a vermouth that actually tasted good. As an expert in [...]
In the late 1980s, Quady winemakers made an interesting discovery while tasting through the early stages of Essensia Orange Muscat. They noticed a lighter, crisper version of the fuller-bodied, [...]
Port is traditionally passed around the table to the left, but Starboard we pass to the right. "Port" is a protected appellation, so Andrew Quady decided to name his version "Starboard," because [...]
In 1979, Andrew Quady discovered a test plot of untapped Orange Muscat grapes. He had some experience working with the distinctive varietal at U.C. Davis, and his experiences tasting European [...]
