New Releases

  • 2022
    2022 "Pop Punk" Grenache Pét-Nat #10: Dog-Eared Page 2022 "Pop Punk" Grenache Pét-Nat #10: "Dog-Eared Page" Venturi Vineyard Mendocino
    2022 "Pop Punk" Grenache Pét-Nat
    #10: "Dog-Eared Page" 
    Venturi Vineyard
    Mendocino
     
     
    Larry Venturi’s family has tended vines on the benchland above Calpella for over 100 years. He is the archetypical old-timer in all the best ways; the kind of grower who plants head-trained and dry-farmed Grenache in 2017 and then farms it organically because that’s how he farms everything. This block is on the uppermost bench of his ranch, and the slightly higher elevation and farming techniques help limit these young vines of a vigorous variety to a moderate crop of intense concentration.

     
    $38.00
  • 2022
    2022 "Pop Punk" Viognier Pét-Nat #08: "Big Waves of Light" 2022 "Pop Punk" Viognier Pét-Nat #08: "Big Waves of Light" Knights Valley

    2022 "Pop Punk" Viognier Pét-Nat
    #08:  "Big Waves of Light"
    Knights Valley
    12.1% ABV

    This is our second release of a Viognier sparkling wine made naturally (French term: méthode ancestrale), meaning how sparkling wine was made before disgorging became a thing. It is called  Pét-Nat, which is short for Pétillant Natural, and it certainly is not your typical sparkling wine. We hand-bottled the wine before it completed fermentation, which allows for its natural effervescence. But here's the rub, it also traps the lees from the yeast, making the wine cloudy or hazy; think Hazy IPA beers or ciders for example. The lees, which enhance flavor and aroma in the wine, tend to settle out and find their way to the bottom of the bottle. So, when you first open the cap, you will need to allow those bubbles a chance to break up the lees and the wine to return to its cloudy (preferred) state for drinking.

    $34.00
  • 2021
    2021 "Pop Punk" Rosé of Pinot Noir Pét-Nat #05: "Relentlessly Knuckleheaded and Sorta Wonderful" 2021 "Pop Punk" Rosé of Pinot Noir Pét-Nat #05: "Relentlessly Knuckleheaded and Sorta Wonderful" Nakai Vineyard - 828 Clone Russian River Valley

    2021 "Pop Punk" Rosé of Pinot Noir Pét-Nat
    #05:  "Relentlessly Knuckleheaded and Sorta Wonderful"
    Russian River Valley
    12.1% ABV

    This is our second release of a Rose sparkling wine made naturally (French term: méthode ancestrale), meaning how sparkling wine was made before disgorging became a thing. It is called "Pet Nat", which is short for Pétillant Natural, and it certainly is not your typical sparkling wine. We hand-bottled the wine before it completed fermentation, which allows for its natural effervescence. But here's the rub, it also traps the lees from the yeast, making the wine cloudy or hazy; think Hazy IPA beers or ciders for example. The lees, which enhance flavor and aroma in the wine, tend to settle out and find their way to the bottom of the bottle. So, when you first open the cap, you will need to allow those bubbles a chance to break up the lees and the wine to return to its cloudy (preferred) state for drinking.

    $34.00
  • Snapshot Series #07:  2021
    Snapshot Series #07: 2021 "Vexing Tyche" White Blend 2021 "Vexing Tyche" White Blend Snapshot Series #07 51.2% Grenache Blanc, 20.9% Sauvignon Blanc, 17.4% Viognier & 10.5% Chenin Blanc North Coast - New Release!

    2021 "Vexing Tyche" White Blend
    Snapshot Series #07
    North Coast, California

    • 51.2% Grenche Blanc
    • 20.9% Sauvignon Blanc
    • 17.4% Viognier
    • 10.5% Chenin Blanc

    13.7% Alcohol By Volume
    120 cases produced
    Released 2023

    In Greek Myth, Tyche is the Goddess of fortune. She is the arbiter of luck and controls the destiny of a community; a (capricious) protector that gifts prosperity and dispenses ill fortune. In 2021—after a string of wildfires, pandemic, and drought—we decided to take things into our own hands. Instead of playing it safe in a precarious moment, we went on a rampage of taking chances and pushing our boundaries. This blend is entirely compromised of those chances. Don't get me wrong—I'm not forsaking Tyche—but I'm not waiting around either. This wine is the liquid equivalent of "fine, I'll do it myself". And in making it, we made our own fate. - Lucas Meeker

     

     

     

    $65.00
  • 2021 Hone #4:
    2021 Hone #4: "Tonnage" Blend 2021 Hone Series #4: "Tonnage" 47.3% Touriga Nacional, 28.8% Tinta Madiera 12.9% Souzão, 11.0% Tinta Cao

    2021 Hone #4 "Tonnage"
    Elk Mountain Vineyard — Upper Lake Valley
    47.3% Touriga Nacional
    28.8% Tinta Madiera
    12.9% Souzão
    11.0% Tinta Cao

    The most recent Hone series is a decidedly against the grain cofermentation of four Portuguese red grapes that would typically be used to build the backbone of a traditional fortified wine. But this wine is anything but traditional. The nose is welcoming and plush, anchored by soft blueberry and apricot cushioned by soft brown vibrations:  leather, pencil shavings, baking spice and vanilla pudding. The palate shows more racy character: the fruit leans more towards cherry and ripe plum and midpalate through finish pivot around a bracing acidity. The risk of low-alcohol, high-acidity wines is that they feel narrow and "centered up" on your palate because they lack roundness and complexity. This wine is broad, with juicy and a lot of warmth—which is special for a wine like this.

    More than anything, this wine is fun. And a lot of that fun character will fade with time. Nonetheless, it will age well for 5-10 years, but if I were you I'd board this party boat soon.

    $45.00