Conundrum Wines are created from a proprietary blend of California white grapes. http://www.conundrumwines.com/html/whats_in_there.html The name derives from the question that tasters will pose when they sample the flavors of the wine. http://www.conundrumwines.com/html/whats_in_there.html In the literary world one of the meanings of conundrum is an intricate problem of high difficulty. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conundrum

When tasting these wines the individual will detect various flavors produced by the varieties of grapes used in the preparation of the vintage. The conundrum occurs because the company does not provide the precise proportions used in the blend of grapes used in its recipe. http://www.conundrumwines.com/html/whats_in_there.html

Conundrum Wines are produced by the Conundrum Winery which is located in Monterey County, California and is owned by the same family that owns and operates the Caymus Vineyard. The first vintage was produced in 1989 as Caymus Conundrum. The wine was relabeled Conundrum but was still produced by the Caymus vineyard.http://www.winexperience.com/wineandgrapetypes/viognier/Story.aspx?id=1157007 In 2007 the family opened a separate production facility just for the Conundrum label which then began production with the 2008 vintage. http://www.conundrumwine.com/pdf/2008%20Conundrum%20fact%20sheet.pdf

The winery blends 5 different varietals to produce the company’s wines. The winemaker and master blender that oversees the making of Conundrum is Jon Bolta who began working for Caymus Vineyards in 1983. http://www.conundrumwines.com/html/winemaker.html

The Conundrum Winery began with 11 different white wine grapes which were then narrowed down to three base selections and then they chose 2 wines that would help spice of the blend.http://www.conundrumwines.com/html/that_was_a_good_year.html