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Page Springs Cellars & Vineyards is a family-owned Arizona winery and vineyard tucked into the volcanic landscape overlooking pristine Oak Creek Canyon, just 15 minutes south of Sedona in the Verde Valley. Page Springs Cellars produces Rhone style wines, working primarily with Syrah, Petite Sirah, Grenache and Mourvedre.〔Brophy, Nicole “Wild West Wineries.” Arizona Foothills. April 2011. Retrieved April 01, 2011.〕 ==History== Page Springs Cellars was founded in 2003 by Eric Glomski. Born in Illinois and raised in Boston, Glomski moved west to study ecology at Prescott College.〔Vinyard, Valerie "Stronghold Grows grapes, reputation." Arizona Daily Star, September 9, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.〕 Upon graduating from Prescott College, Glomski founded a River Restoration Company. It was here that he began his foray into the winemaking business after teaching himself to make wine from heirloom apples, pears, peaches and quince from abandoned homesteads that he came across during his field journeys. In the mid 90s, Eric continued his wine education by moving to California and working at David Bruce, rising from cellar worker to Co-Winemaker and Director of Production over a six-year span.〔Trulsson, Nora Burba "Vintage Verde Valley." Sunset. May, 2011. Retrieved May 01, 2011〕 In 2003, he returned to Arizona and worked as a winemaker at Echo Canyon Vineyards & Winery before founding his own label, Page Springs Cellars, and later Arizona Stronghold Vineyards, with Maynard James Keenan in 2007. 〔(April 2011|: ''Eric’s Auto bio'' ) (PDF). azstronghold.com. Retrieved on April 01, 2011.〕 In a statement on the Page Springs Website, Glomski said: Called a “pioneer” in the Verde Valley region 〔Wright, Claudia "Stronghold Wine." Frontdoors,May,June 2010. Retrieved May 04, 2010〕 and the “area’s best known vintner” by Wine Enthusiast,〔(). WineEnthusiast.com. Retrieved on February 20, 2011.〕 Glomski has been pivotal to the growth of the Verde Valley Wine Industry. According to Master Sommelier and certified wine educator, Laura Williamson, “the amount of energy he has spent eradicating doubts that Arizona could produce high-quality wines has been infinite.” 〔Vinyard, Valerie "Stronghold Grows grapes, reputation." Arizona Daily Star, September 9, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.〕 In 2006 when out-of-state distributors introduced a bill that would have prevented small Arizona wineries from selling their products directly to consumers and retailers, Glomski, along with Rod Keeling (Owner of Keeling Schaefer Vineyards) and Phoenix water law attorney Robert Lynch, spearheaded pro-winery legislation and personally lobbied state politicians. Glomski’s efforts benefited the Arizona wine industry as a whole and since this victory the number of federally bonded wineries in Arizona has more than tripled.〔Robinson, Jay "The Arizona Stronghold: The Next American Wine Frontier." Jet Set Magazine. January/February, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Page Springs Cellars」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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