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CALIFERMENTATION 2016
Brought to you by The Vinguard and Winelandia. 10% of all proceeds will be donated to SF - Marin Food Bank.
The first wine fair showcasing California’s natural winemakers. Come taste the huge variety of wines and meet the producers at America’s original natural wine bar.
Welcome to Califermentation 2016
It seems as if it has taken the emergence of natural winemaking in California to blow the top off of what is possible in the state. While the movement is still in its nascent, it has caused a not so small revolution. Even the corporate, conventional producers have taken note but as of now, the story is all about the little guys.
These winemakers have and continue to be the stalwarts, fighting uphill battles and avoiding shortcuts. Most of the time, they are operating with very thin margins because of their dedication to the pure, unfettered expression of grapes as Mother Nature intended.
After the success of last year’s tasting we decided to expand the fair this year and make it a two-day event. This was before we even realized that there were more natural wine producers in California to discover. No doubt there are still more to uncover and we look forward to bringing these wines to you in the future.
For now, enjoy the tasting. Ask questions…winemakers love to talk. Pace your palate…there are a lot of wines to try. Drink water…it helps. Not least, remember which wines you love and continue to support the producers.
Thanks for coming, Pamela (The Vinguard) and Tala (Winelandia.com)
All of the wines today were made: • From organically farmed vineyards, meaning no synthetic products of any sort were used. • With NO additions other than up to 50 ppm total SO2. Enzymes, acid and other additives were strictly forbidden.
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04 AmByth Estate05 Amplify Wines06 Beaver Creek Vineyards07 Broc Cellars08 Clos Saron09 Côte des Cailloux10 Coturri Winery 11 Deux Punx12 Elizia Wine13 Forlorn Hope Wines14 Hardesty Cellars15 Harrington Wines
16 Irene17 J.Brix Wines18 La Clarine Farm19 La Onda20 Lo-Fi Wines21 Los Pilares22 Purity Wine23 Roark Wine Company24 Sonoma Mountain Winery 25 Thistle Cellars 26 Verdad Wine Cellars27 Vesper Vineyards
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Winery Name: AmByth Estate
Location: Templeton, Paso Robles
Year Founded: 2003
Owners: Phillip and Mary Hart
Winemaker: Phillip Hart
CCOD and Demeter certified
Name and Vintage: 2010 Sangiovese ($45)
Grapes: Sangiovese
Vineyard Location: AmByth Estate, Templeton, Paso Robles
Age of Vines: 12 years
Soil Composition: Eighteen to 24” linne calodo topsoil, thereafter clay and limestone.
Farming: Organic and biodynamic.
Vinification: Foot stomped in open topped 4’x4’ bins, punched down one to three times a day for two weeks. Bladder pressed and put into neutral oak, aged for two years and bottled.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2012 Tempranillo ($45)
Grapes: Tempranillo
Vineyard Location: AmByth Estate, Templeton, Paso Robles
Age of Vines: 12 years
Soil Composition: Eighteen to 24” linne calodo topsoil, thereafter clay and limestone.
Farming: Organic and biodynamic.
Vinification: Foot stomped in open topped 4’x4’ bins, punched down one to three times a day for ten days. Bladder pressed and put into neutral oak, aged for two years and bottled.
Total SO2: No SO2 added.
Name and Vintage: 2012 Adamo ($50)
Grapes: Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah, Counoise
Vineyard Location: AmByth Estate, Templeton, Paso Robles
Age of Vines: 12 years
Soil Composition: Eighteen to 24” linne calodo topsoil, thereafter clay and limestone.
Farming: Organic and biodynamic.
Vinification: Foot stomped separately in open topped bins for 10 to 14 days, bladder pressed and blended into large 300L clay Tuscan Amphora, aged for two years and bottled.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
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Winery Name: Amplify Wines
Location: Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara
Year Founded: 2013
Owners: Cameron and Marlen Porter
Winemaker: Cameron Porter
Name and Vintage: 2015 “Duke & Ella”, White Table Wine ($22)
Grapes: Viognier, Muscat
Vineyard Location: Zaca Mesa, Santa Ynez Valley and Wind Willow, Los Alamos
Age of Vines: Zaca Mesa - 39 years, Wind Willow - 23 years
Soil Composition: Zaca Mesa - Chamise shale, Wind Willow - Botella clay and Betteravia sand
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: Viognier fermented and aged 12 months in stain-less steel. Muscat aged six months in neutral oak, blended with Viognier and aged additional six months stainless steel. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 45 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 Merlot ($25)
Grapes: Merlot
Vineyard Location: Brave and Maiden, Santa Ynez Valley
Age of Vines: 20 years
Soil Composition: Gravelly loam
Farming: Sustainable, no synthetic treatments.
Vinification: Twelve months in neutral oak. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 15 ppm
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Winery Name: Beaver Creek Vineyards
Location: Lake County
Year Founded: 2007
Owner: Martin Pohl
Winemaker: Martin Pohl
Certified CCOF organic and Demeter Biodynamic
Name and Vintage: 2015 Sauvignon Blanc ($15)
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
Vineyard Location: Horne Ranch, Lake County
Age of Vines: 42 years
Soil Composition: Gravelly loam
Farming: Organic and biodynamic
Vinification: Fermented in 60 gallons neutral oak barrels, aged eight months in neutral oak barrels.
Total SO2: 8 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2014 Zinfandel ($19)
Grapes: Zinfandel
Vineyard Location: Top of Konocti Farms, Lake County
Age of Vines: 15 years
Soil Composition: Well-drained volcanic soil
Farming: Certified organic
Vinification: Fermented in 60 gallon plastic barrels, aged 18 months in 10% new French oak barrels. Unfiltered.
Total SO2: 40 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon ($24)
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard Location: Horne Ranch, Lake County
Age of Vines: 16 years
Soil Composition: Gravelly loam
Farming: Organic and biodynamic
Vinification: Fermented in 60 gallon plastic barrels, aged 28 months in 15% new French oak barrels. Unfiltered.
Total SO2: 10 ppm
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Winery Name: Broc Cellars
Location: Berkeley
Year Founded: 2004
Owner: Chris Brockway
Winemaker: Chris Brockway
Name and Vintage: 2015 Chenin Blanc ($30)
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
Vineyard Location: Shell Creek Vineyard, Paso Robles
Age of Vines: 44 years
Soil Composition: Alluvial over marine limestone
Farming: SIP Certified
Vinification: Direct pressed, fermented and aged in two 500L Stock-inger Austrian puncheons. Aged six months in barrel. Unfiltered.
Total SO2: 11 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2014 Valdiguié ($26)
Grapes: Valdiguié
Vineyard Location: Solano County, Green Valley
Age of Vines: 50 + yrs
Soil Composition: Iron
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: Carbonic maceration. Unfiltered.
Total SO2: 10 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 Vine Starr Zinfandel ($32)
Grapes: Zinfandel
Vineyard Location: Arrowhead Mountain Vineyard, Sonoma
Age of Vines: 20 years
Soil Composition: Volcanic
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: One hundred percent destemmed and fermented in stainless and concrete tanks. Aged ten months in neutral French oak barrels.
Total SO2: Nine ppm
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Winery Name: Clos Saron
Location: Oregon House, Yuba County, Sierra Foothills
Year Founded: 1998
Owners: Gideon Beinstock and Saron Rice
Winemaker: Gideon Beinstock
Name and Vintage: 1995 “Once Upon a Time” Riesling ($75 magnum)
Grapes: Riesling
Vineyard Location: Renaissance Vineyard, Oregon House, Sierra Foothills
Age of Vines: 16 years
Soil Composition: Decomposed granite
Farming: The vineyard was in the process of being converted from a version of “sustain-able” (spray only elemental sulfur, fertigation, strip-spray of herbicide under the vines) to organic (no herbiciding / fertigation, composting, applications of compost-tea via drip & spray, elemental sulfur spray).
Vinification: Innocualted with own in-house culture, fermented in stainless steel tanks and aged one year in 1200 lit oak ovals. Unfiltered.
Total SO2: 45 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2013 Stone Soup Syrah ($60)
Grapes: Syrah
Vineyard Location: Oregon House, Sierra Foothills
Age of Vines: 10 years
Soil Composition: Decomposed granite
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: Foot stomped whole cluster and aged 21 months in neutral barrels. Unfiltered.
Total SO2: 15 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2013 Home Vineyard Pinot Noir ($60)
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Vineyard Location: Oregon House, Sierra Foothills
Age of Vines: 14 - 34 years
Soil Composition: Volcanic ash, clay loam
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: Foot stomped whole cluster and aged 21 months in neutral barrels. Unfiltered.
Total SO2: 25 ppm
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Winery Name: Côte des Cailloux
Location: Sonoma Valley
Year Founded: 1996
Owner: Jacques Mathieu
Winemakers: Niccolo and Tony Coturri, Jacques Mathieu
Name and Vintage: 2003 Côte des Cailloux ($56)
Grapes: Grenache (50%), Syrah (40%), Mourvèdre (10% including some Roussanne)
Vineyard Location: Mountain Avenue, Sonoma Valley
Age of Vines: Seven years
Soil Composition: Volcanic
Farming: Practicing organic. Cover crops, weed control by hand.
Vinification: Fermentation with indig-enous yeasts in open top fermenters, punch-downs by hand and aged neutral French oak barrels.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2009 Côte des Cailloux ($35)
Grapes: Grenache (55%), Syrah (35%), Mourvèdre (10% including some Roussanne)
Vineyard Location: Mountain Avenue, Sonoma Valley
Age of Vines: 13 years
Soil Composition: Volcanic
Farming: Practicing organic. Cover crops, weed control by hand.
Vinification: Fermentation in open top fermenters, punch-downs by hand and neutral French oak barrels.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2014 Côte des Cailloux ($35)
Grapes: Grenache (45%), Syrah (35%), Mourvèdre (15% including some Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Viognier and Counoise)
Vineyard Location: Mountain Avenue, Sonoma Valley
Age of Vines: 18 years
Soil Composition: Volcanic
Farming: Practicing organic. Cover crops, weed control by hand.
Vinification: Fermentation in open top fermenters, punch-downs by hand and aged neutral French oak barrels.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
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Winery Name: Coturri Winery
Location: Glen Ellen, Sonoma
Year Founded: 1997
Owner: Coturri Family
Winemaker: Tony Coturri
Name and Vintage: 2015 Rose ($30)
Grapes: Carignan, Zinfandel, Syrah
Vineyard Location: Hopland, Mendocino
Age of Vines: Carignan – 16 years, Zinfandel – 40 years, Syrah - 35 years old
Soil Composition: Clay and stone.
Farming: Organic, head pruned, dry farmed.
Vilification: One ton fermenters. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2015 Syrah ($40)
Grapes: Syrah (80%), Carignan (15%), Zinfandel (5%)
Vineyard Location: Hopland, Mendocino
Age of Vines: Syrah - 16 years old, Carignan - 40 years old, Zinfandel - 35 years old
Soil Composition: Clay and stone.
Farming: Organic, head pruned, dry farmed.
Vinification: One ton fermenters. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2015 Zinfandel ($35)
Grapes: 100% Zinfandel
Vineyard Location: Two thirds Hopland and one-third Glen Ellen Estate.
Age of Vines: Hopland - 35 years old, Glen Ellen Estate - 41 years old.
Soil Composition: Clay and stone.
Farming: Organic, head pruned, dry farmed.
Vilification: One ton fermenters. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
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Winery Name: Deux Punx
Location: San Francisco/Napa
Year Founded: 2008
Owners: Dan Schaaf and Aaron Olson
Winemaker: Dan Schaaf and Aaron Olson
Name and Vintage: 2012 Saralee’s Vineyard Rhone Blend ($24)
Grapes: Marsanne, Roussanne, Pinot Blanc
Vineyard Location: Russian River Valley, Sonoma
Age of Vines: 20 + years
Soil Composition: Yolo loam
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: Destemmed and lightly crushed, four hours skin contact, 20 day fermenta-tion and aged in neutral French oak. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 42 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2013 Sumu Kaw Vineyard Rhone Blend ($24)
Grapes: Roussanne, Marsanne, Viognier
Vineyard Location: Sumu Kaw Vineyard, El Dorado County
Age of Vines: 20 + years
Soil Composition: Aikin loam, Cohasset Cobbly loam
Farming: Practicing organic since 2011.
Vinification: Destemmed and lightly crushed, two-hours skin contact, 25-day fermenta-tion and aged in neutral French oak five months. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 31 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 Albini Vineyard Cabernet Franc ($27)
Grapes: Cabernet Franc
Vineyard Location: Carneros
Age of Vines: 20 years
Soil Composition: Wright loam
Farming: Practicing organic.
Vinification: Whole berry 16-day fermentation, spontaneous ML in neutral French oak, aged five months.
Total SO2: 42 ppm
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Winery Name: Elizia Wine
Location: Sebastopol
Year Founded: 2014
Owner: Martha Stoumen
Winemaker: Martha Stoumen
Name and Vintage: 2014 Methode Ancestrale Sparkling Rosé ($31 not for sale)
Grapes: Zinfandel
Vineyard Location: Green Valley, Solano County
Age of Vines: 53 years
Soil Composition: Conejo loam
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: Zinfandel was pressed whole cluster and fer-mented and aged in neutral oak for one year. Both primary and malolactic fermentation occurred naturally. During the 2015 vintage, a very small amount of fermenting juice was added to the 2014 base wine (as the inoculum for the bottle fermentation), and the wine was imme-diately bottled. Bottles rested on their sides for an additional 14 months. They were then inverted for two months to allow lees settling and hand-disgorged.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2015 Carignane ($29 not for sale)
Grapes: Carignane
Vineyard Location: Venturi Vineyard, Mendocino County
Age of Vines: 68 years
Soil Composition: Pinole gravelly loam soils containing a mixture of sandstone, shale and quartz.
Farming: Practicing organic, dry farmed
Vinification: Fermented whole cluster and foot-stomped daily, with one delestage approximately 2/3 through fermentation, then spent 28 days on the skins and stems. Aged for 12 months in a combination of neutral oak and high-density polyethylene and will spend an additional five months in neutral oak.
Total SO2: 35 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 Nero d’Avola ($29 not for sale)
Grapes: Nero d’Avola
Vineyard Location: Benson Ranch, Mendocino County
Age of Vines: Nine years
Soil Composition: Pinnobie loam
Farming: Practicing organic, dry farmed land leased and farmed by Martha Stoumen.
Vinification: Grapes were destemmed and received two punch-downs per day during fermentation. Pressed at dryness (after approximately two weeks) and aged in neutral oak for 15 months.
Total SO2: 35 ppm
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Winery Name: Forlorn Hope Wines
Location: Murphys, Calaveras County
Year Founded: 2005
Owner: Matthew Rorick
Winemaker: Matthew Rorick
Name and Vintage: 2015 Forlorn Hope Chenin Blanc ($32)
Grapes: Chenin Blanc
Vineyard Location: Rorick Vineyard, Calaveras County
Age of Vines: Fourteen years, grafted to Chenin Blanc in 2014.
Soil Composition: Schist topsoil, limestone subsoil
Farming: Transitioning to organic
Vinification: Whole cluster pressed and fermented in neutral 500L puncheon. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 48 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 Forlorn Hope, “L’Asino Santo” ($29 not for sale)
Grapes: Barbera
Vineyard Location: Rorick Vineyard, Calaveras County
Age of Vines: Planted in 2002
Soil Composition: Schist topsoil, limestone subsoil
Farming: Transitioning to organic
Vinification: Fermented with 100% stems in an open top vessel. Pressed at dryness (~20 days) and aged in neutral barrique for 16 months. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2015 Forlorn Hope, “Saint Kerrigan” ($29)
Grapes: Carignan
Vineyard Location: Poor Ranch, Mendocino County
Age of Vines: Planted in 1955.
Soil Composition: Redvine sandy clay
Farming: Organic
Vinification: Fermented with 100% stems in an open top vessel. Pressed at dryness (~20 days) and aged in neutral barrique for 16 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
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Winery Name: Hardesty Cellars
Location: Humboldt County
Year Founded: 2008
Owner: Chad Hardesty
Winemaker: Chad Hardesty
Name and Vintage: 2015 Blanc du Nord ($24)
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Viognier
Vineyard Location: Petrolia, Humboldt County
Age of Vines: 15 years
Soil Composition: Fine clay-sandy loam covers the surface with alluvial deposits.
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: Must (juice) chilled for 24 hours, racked off gross lees directly into neutral French oak barrels and aged for four months. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2015 Pinot Noir ($30)
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Vineyard Location: Petrolia, Humboldt County
Age of Vines: 15 years
Soil Composition: Fine clay-sandy loam with alluvial deposits.
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: Ten-day maceration with gentle punch-downs by hand. Basket pressed into neutral French oak barrels and aged for eight months. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2011 Merlot ($19)
Grapes: Merlot
Vineyard Location: Willow Creek, Humboldt County
Age of Vines: 20 years
Soil Composition: Franciscan shale
Farming: Certified organic
Vinification: Three-week maceration, punch down by hand before basket pressing into neutral French and American oak barrels and aged for 22 months. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
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Winery Name: Harrington Wines
Location: San Francisco
Year Founded: 2002
Owner: Bryan Harrington
Winemaker: Bryan Harrington
Name and Vintage: 2015 Mission ($30)
Grapes: Mission
Vineyard Location: Somers Vineyard, Lodi
Age of Vines: Very old vines, age unknown
Soil Composition: River sand, gravel
Farming: Organic, dry farmed
Vinification: Carbonic maceration fermentation and neutral oak three months. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2015 Corvina ($23)
Grapes: Corvina (90%), Rondinella (10%)
Vineyard Location: Heirloom Ranch, Lodi
Age of Vines: 30 years
Soil Composition: Granite sand, loam
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: Whole cluster fermentation
Total SO2: 15 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 Mourvedre ($30)
Grapes: Mourvedre
Vineyard Location: Sumu Kaw Vineyard, El Dorado County
Age of Vines: 20 years
Soil Composition: Decomposed granite
Farming: Organic
Vinification: Whole cluster fermentation
Total SO2: 25 ppm
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Winery Name: Irene
Location: Healdsburg
Year Founded: 2015
Owners: Brian and Katelynn Jessen
Winemaker: Brian Jessen
Name and Vintage: El Dorado Red 2015 ($30)
Grapes: Syrah (50%), Mourvedre (50%)
Vineyard Location: Placerville
Age of Vines: Syrah - 35 years old own rooted, Mourvedre - 10 years old
Soil Composition: Volcanic clay and decomposed granite.
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: One hundred percent whole cluster fermentation, pump overs/ punch-downs and aged in neutral oak for seven months. Unfiltered.
Total SO2: 30 ppm
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Winery Name: J.Brix Wines
Location: Escondido
Year Founded: 2010
Owners: Emily Towe and Jody Brix Towe
Winemakers: Emily Towe and Jody Brix Towe
Name and Vintage: 2015 Rougarou ($26)
Grapes: Carignan
Vineyard Location: McCormick Ranch Vineyard, Pauma Valley, San Diego County
Age of Vines: 37 years
Soil Composition: Decomposed granite, sandy and stony loam.
Farming: Practicing organic, dry farmed
Vinification: One hundred percent destemmed, mostly whole-berry, ten months elevage in neutral French oak barrels with one racking. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 20 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 (The Hornswoggle) Stay-in-Bed Red ($26)
Grapes: Carignan (60%), Syrah (40%)
Vineyard Locations: San Diego County (Carignan), San Luis Obispo (Syrah) Counties
Age of Vines: 37 years (Carignan), 13 years (Syrah)
Soil Composition: Carignan - decomposed granite, sandy and stony loam, Syrah - riverwash, fine and sandy gravelly loam
Farming: Carignan-dry-farmed, hand-harvested, Syrah - transitional organic, hand-harvested
Vinification: Carignan — one hundred percent destemmed, mostly whole-berry fermentation, Syrah — one hundred percent whole-cluster, fermented separately for primary and blended post-primary fermentation. Eleven months elevage in neutral French oak barrel with one racking. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 20 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 La Belle Rêveuse ($29)
Grapes: Syrah
Vineyard Location: Alamo Creek Vineyard, San Luis Obispo County
Age of Vines: 13 years
Soil Composition: Riverwash, fine and sandy gravelly loam.
Farming: Transitional organic
Vinification: One hundred percent whole-cluster and aged for 11 months in neutral French oak barrel. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 20 ppm
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Winery Name: La Clarine Farm
Location: Somerset
Year Founded: 2007
Owners: Hank Beckmeyer and Caroline Hoël
Winemaker: Hank Beckmeyer
Name and Vintage: 2015 Albariño ($24)
Grapes: Albariño
Vineyard Location: RHV, Murphys
Age of Vines: 15 years
Soil Composition: Schist over limestone
Farming: Organic
Vinification: Whole cluster pressed, tank fermented and aged. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 20 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 Syrah “sumu kaw” ($30 not for sale)
Grapes: Syrah
Vineyard Location: Sumu Kaw Vineyard, Placerville
Age of Vines: 20 + years
Soil Composition: Volcanic loam
Farming: Organic
Vinification: Whole cluster fermented in open top fermenters, aged in tank and neutral 600l puncheons. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 15 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 Tempranillo ($30 note for sale)
Grapes: Tempranillo (94%), Albariño (6%), co-fermented
Vineyard Location: RHV, Murphys
Age of Vines: 15 years
Soil Composition: Schist over limestone
Farming: Organic
Vinification: Whole cluster co-fer-mented, aged in tank and neutral 600L puncheons. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 15 ppm
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Winery Name: La Onda
Location: Sierra Foothills
Year Founded: 2013
Owner: Dani Rozman
Winemaker: Dani Rozman
Name and Vintage: 2015 Carignan (not for sale)
Grapes: Carignan
Vineyard Location: Hopland, Mendocino
Age of Vines: 73 years
Soil Composition: Clay loam, deep gravel
Farming: Practicing organic, dry farmed
Vinification: Whole-cluster fermentation, aged in neutral oak. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 15 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2014 Cinsault/Syrah ($28)
Grapes: Cinsault/Syrah
Vineyard Location: Lodi/Sonoma Mountain
Age of Vines: 130 years / 20 + years
Soil Composition: Fine sandy loam, volcanic clay
Farming: Practicing organic, dry farmed
Vinification: Whole-cluster fermentation, native yeast and aged in neutral oak. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 10 ppm
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Winery Name: Lo-Fi Wines
Location: Buellton
Year Founded: 2012
Owners: Michael Roth and Craig Winchester
Winemakers: Michael Roth and Craig Winchester
Name and Vintage: 2016 Gamay ($24)
Grapes: Gamay
Vineyard Location: Los Alamos
Age of Vines: Three years
Soil Composition: Chamis shale loam
Farming: Organic
Vinification: Eight-day carbonic maceration.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2015 Cabernet Franc ($26)
Grapes: Cabernet Franc
Vineyard Location: Solvang
Age of Vines: 20 years
Soil Composition: Ballard Series gravelly loam
Farming: CCOF Organic
Vinification: Semi-carbonic 12 days, one pump-over daily.
Total SO2: 35 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 Malbec ($27)
Grapes: Malbec
Vineyard Location: Solvang
Age of Vines: 20 years
Soil Composition: Ballard Series gravelly loam
Farming: CCOF Organic
Vinification: Whole cluster pressed, barrel and concrete fermented.
Total SO2: 25 ppm
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Name of Winery: Los Pilares
Location: San Diego
Year founded: 2010
Owners: Michael Christian, Coleman Cooney, Jay McCarthy, Pelin Wood Thorogood
Winemakers: Michael Christian and Eric Van Drunen
Name and Vintage: 2015 La Dona Sparkling Muscat ($26)
Vineyard Location: Rincon Indian Reservation, San Diego County
Soil Composition: Sandy alluvial loam/ decomposed granite
Age of Vines: Seven years
Farming: Practicing organic, deficit irrigation
Vinification: Foot stomped. Three days of skin contact. Bottled with natural, residual grape sugars. Finished fermentation in bottle. Unfined and unfiltered. Not disgorged.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2015 BPN Sparkling Red
Vineyard Location: Rincon Indian Reservation, San Diego County
Soil Composition: Sandy alluvial loam/ decomposed granite
Age of Vines: Seven years
Farming: Practicing organic, deficit irrigation
Vinification: Destemmed, full skin contact fermentation. Approximately 10 day fermentation. Bottled with natural, residual grape sugars. Finished fermenta-tion in bottle. Unfined and unfiltered. Not disgorged.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2013 Grenache Carignan ($21)
Vineyard Location: McCormick Ranch, Pauma Valley, San Diego County
Soil Composition: Alluvial stony loam
Age of Vines: Approximately 35 years, but recently regrafted to Grenache.
Farming: Practicing organic, deficit irrigation
Vinification: Destemmed. Approximately one week full skin contact fermentation. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 15 ppm
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Winery Name: Purity Wine
Location: Treasure Island, San Francisco
Year Founded: 2013
Owners: Noel Diaz, Barrie Quan
Winemaker: Noel Diaz
Name and Vintage: 2016 Happiness ($23)
Grapes: Marsanne
Vineyard Location: Nevada County, Sierra Foothills
Age of Vines: ~15 years
Soil Composition: Loam, granite
Farming: Organic
Vinification: Five-day skin and stem macerated, tank fermented. Unfined and unfiltered. Not disgorged.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2016 Viognier ($20)
Grapes: Viognier
Vineyard Location: Nevada County, Sierra Foothills
Age of Vines: ~15 Years
Soil Composition: Loam, granite
Farming: Organic
Vinification: Light foot-tread, 24 hours maceration, pressed and fermented in tank. Unfiltered.
Total SO2: 20 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 Mourvedre ($27)
Grapes: Mourvèdre
Vineyard Location: Nevada County, Sierra Foothills
Age of Vines: ~15 Years
Soil Composition: Loam, granite
Farming: Organic
Vinification: One hundred percent whole cluster fermented. Unfiltered.
Total SO2: 20 ppm
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Winery Name: Roark Wine Company
Location: Buellton, Santa Barbara
Year Founded: 2009
Owner: Ryan Roark
Winemaker: Ryan Roark
Name and Vintage: 2015 Pinot Noir (not for sale today)
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Vineyard Location: Burning Creek Ranch, Sta. Rita Hills
Age of Vines: 18 years
Soil Composition: San Benito clay loam
Farming: Practicing organic. Stylet oil or citrus oil used for pow-dery mildew. Mealybugs and leafhoppers used for insect control.
Vinification: Twenty-five percent stem in-clusion and aged in neutral French oak 11 months.
Total SO2: 50 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2014 Merlot ($32)
Grapes: Merlot
Vineyard Location: Sunstone Estate, Santa Ynez Valley
Age of Vines: 25 years
Soil Composition: Ballard fine sandy loam
Farming: Practicing organic. Stylet oil or citrus oil used for powdery mildew. Mealybugs or leafhoppers used for insect control.
Vinification: Fully destemmed and aged in neutral oak for 16 months.
Total SO2: 35 ppm
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Winery Name: Sonoma Mountain Winery
Location: Glen Ellen
Year Founded: 2009
Owner: Niccolo Coturri
Winemaker: Niccolo Coturri
Name and Vintage: 2015 Chardonnay ($31)
Grapes: Chardonnay
Vineyard Location: Sonoma Valley
Age of Vines: 25 years
Soil Composition: Clough gravelly loam
Farming: Certified Organic
Vinification: Six months elevage in neutral oak, unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2014 Cuvee No. 1 ($31)
Grapes: Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Chardonnay
Vineyard Location: Sonoma Valley
Age of Vines: Average 15 years
Soil Composition: Gravelly clay/sandy loam
Farming: Organic
Vinification: Co-fermented. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
Name and Vintage: 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon ($56)
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard Location: Sonoma Valley
Age of Vines: 20 years
Soil Composition: Clough gravelly loam
Farming: Organic
Vinification: Fermentation in open fermenters for ten days, hand punch-down and aged two years in neutral oak.
Total SO2: No SO2 added
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Winery Name: Thistle Cellars
Location: Oakland
Year Founded: 2012
Owners: Shamus Booth, Ross Newcomb, Aran Healy
Winemaker: Aran Healy
Name and Vintage: 2013 Thornlea Syrah ($75)
Grapes: Syrah, Viognier
Vineyard Location: Broken Arrow Vineyard, Saratoga, Santa Cruz Mountain
Age of Vines: Three years
Soil Composition: Loam
Farming: Practicing organic, cane pruned vines with minimal irrigation.
Vinification: Whole cluster (25%), foot stomped, fermented and aged in new French 500 liter puncheons for two and a half years. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 30 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2012 Brookside Syrah ($75)
Grapes: Syrah
Vineyard Location: Mendocino
Age of Vines: 12 years
Soil Composition: Schist
Farming: Practicing organic, cane pruned vines with minimal irrigation.
Vinification: Sorted, de-stemmed, foot stomped, fermented and aged in new French 500 liter puncheons for three and a half years. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 30 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2012 Tipsico Cabernet Sauvignon ($98)
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard Location: Mount Veeder, Napa
Age of Vines: 15 years
Soil Composition: Loam
Farming: Practicing organic, cane pruned vines with minimal irrigation.
Vinification: Hand sorted, de-stemmed, fermented in a new French Oak puncheon and aged three and a half years in new French and American oak. Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2: 40 ppm
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Winery Name: Verdad Wine Cellars
Location: Santa Maria
Year Founded: 2000
Owners: Louisa Sawyer Lindquist and Bob Lindquist
Winemaker: Louisa Sawyer Lindquist
Demeter Biodynamic from Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard in Edna Valley and Pine Hawk Vineyard in Paso Robles.
Name and Vintage: 2015 Albariño ($24)
Grapes: Albariño
Vineyard Location: Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard, Edna Valley
Age of Vines: 12 years
Soil Composition: Sandy/gravelly-clay loam mixed with Obispo mudstone.
Farming: Demeter certified biodynamic
Vinification: Native yeast fermented, 2/3 Tank, 1/3 neutral barrel. Lightly filtered for clarity.
Total SO2: 25 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2013 Tempranillo ($28)
Grapes: Tempranillo (92%), Grenache (8%)
Vineyard Location: Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard, Edna Valley
Age of Vines: 12 years
Soil Composition: Sandy/gravelly-clay loam mixed with Opispo mudstone.
Farming: Demeter certified biodynamic
Vinification: Aged two years in barrel, 35% new French oak. Light filtration for clarity.
Total SO2: 32 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2014 Garnacha ($28)
Grapes: Grenache (90%), Tempranillo (10%)
Vineyard Location: Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard, Edna Valley
Age of Vines: 12 years
Soil Composition: Sandy/gravelly clay loam
Farming: Demeter certified biodynamic
Vinification: Fermented and aged in neutral barrels, light filtration for clarity.
Total SO2: 30 ppm
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Winery Name: Vesper Vineyards
Location: Escondido, San Diego County
Year Founded: 2008
Owners: Chris Broomell and Alysha Stehly
Winemaker: Chris Broomell
Name and Vintage: 2013 Highland Hills Vineyard Alcalá ($29)
Grapes: Marsanne (57%), Roussanne (43%)
Vineyard Location: Ramona Valley, San Diego
Age of Vines: Seven years
Soil Composition: Coarse sandy loam weathered from granodiorite and quartz-diorite.
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: Co-harvested and direct-pressed to 50% stainless steel and 50% neutral barrels. Racked to blend after gross lees aging for 20 months and bottled.
Total SO2: 43 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2015 Rancho Guejito Vineyard Rosé ($23)
Grapes: Mourvèdre (52%), Grenache (25%), Counoise (23%)
Vineyard Location: San Pasqual Valley, San Diego
Age of Vines: Five years
Soil Composition: Gravelly sand alluvium derived from granite
Farming: Dry-farmed, practicing organic
Vinification: Co-harvested and direct-pressed to stainless steel for fermentation. Aged on gross lees for eight months before racking into bottle.
Total SO2: 37 ppm
Name and Vintage: 2014 Tie-Dye Lollipop ($26)
Grapes: Carignan (50%), Grenache (50%)
Vineyard Location: Pauma Valley, San Diego
Age of Vines: 33 years
Soil Composition: Sandy loam alluvium derived from granite.
Farming: Practicing organic
Vinification: Co-harvested and destemmed whole berry into one-ton fermenters. Pressed into 600L neutral demi-muids to age on gross lees to age for 11 months before racking to blend for bottling.
Total SO2: 20 ppm
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Wine Shops Natural Wine Focused Wine Shops
Ordinaire 3354 Grand Avenue (Oakland)
Ruby Wine 1419 18th Street (Potrero Hill, SF)
Terroir Natural Wine Bar and Merchant 1116 Folsom Street (SOMA, SF)
Vineyard Gate 238 Broadway (Millbrae)
On-line Retail
Winelandia www.winelandia.com
Other Shops that Carry of Natural Wines
Arlequin Wine Merchant 384 Hayes Street (Hayes Valley, SF)
Bay Grape 376 Grand Avenue (Oakland)
Biondivino 1415 Green Street (Russian Hill, SF)
Bi-Rite Markets 550 Divisadero Street (Western Addition, SF) 3639 18th Street (Mission, SF)
Minimo 420 3rd Street (Oakland)
Tofino Wines 2696 Geary Blvd. (Western Addition, SF)
Wine Bars Natural Wine Bars
Ordinaire 3354 Grand Avenue (Oakland)
The Punchdown 1737 Broadway (Oakland)
Terroir Natural Wine Bar and Merchant 1116 Folsom Street (SOMA, SF)
Also check out…
Birba 358 Grove Street (Hayes Valley, SF)
20 Spot 3565 20th Street (Mission, SF)
High Treason 443 Clement Street (The Richmond, SF)
Bay Area Natural Wine ResourcesThe good news is that a lot of places now carry some natural wines but these are the spots that are natural wine focused or have a wide selection of natural wines from California and elsewhere.