The oldest roller coasters were inspired by constructed hills of wood and ice… Historians debate whether it was the Russians or the French who first placed wheels on the sleds, however it is clear that French visitors upon seeing these slides brought the idea back to France in 1804 and appropriately called them, “Russian Mountains… …MONTAGNE RUSSES.”
Montagne Russe is a winery on the rise, quickly gaining notoriety for their outstanding wines and retro feel. Kevin Bersofsky, owner & winemaker, began his winemaking journey in his small Napa garage in 2006 and had quite the roller coaster ride to becoming an official winery (including getting busted by the Federal Government in 2013) in 2015. Kevin had designed roller coasters as an engineering undergraduate, which immediately gave him inspiration for the label’s namesake given the corkscrews and inversions that went into his first full barrel of Syrah in 2008.
Montagne Russe focuses on producing [seriously above average] single-vineyard wines from cool-climate regions such as the Petaluma Gap, Napa and Mendocino.
