We can skip a vintage, get in another grape, sell a barrel, buy a barrel of wine and easily make changes. When we stop having fun we will stop making wine. — William Gallagher
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We are able to be hands on with all our wines and take the time to be in our vineyards that we source from which is important. — Shelly Zanoli
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Small producers have undeniable focus, laced with exciting stories of small scale production.
— Ethan Etnyre
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I make wines to pair with food and want to produce a range of textures and profiles and Mendocino County makes that easy. — Ed Donovan
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“Wander-Must is about exploration. I have always found I am most happy and inspired when exploring different regions, cultures, foods etc. One must wander with wine.” — Gianna Fugazi
Read More“Jean & Larry Rowe were both in the computer industry. Jean is a serious photographer and Larry spent many years working on digital media and entertainment applications. So, it was natural to think about color spectrums and related terminology. Jean created the tag line “Wine is neither black nor white. It’s always shades of grey” that perfectly captures the notion that winemaking requires constant attention to detail and continuous adaptation to the grapes produced each year.”
Read More“I specialize in Petite Sirah and blends using that grape. It’s just so versatile based on location, farming practice and winemaking style. I also use Syrah, Grenache, Tannat and Petit Verdot in my red blends, and sometimes as single varietal bottlings, depends on the vintage. I make a Viognier as well with grapes from the Caliza Vineyard.”
– Matt Villard
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“The name says it all. We are all about family and this passion project is my attempt to integrate my wife and children into my daily life and, hopefully, create some sort of a legacy that they will want to be a part of as they get older. I want the smells of harvest to be one of the smells that they remember vividly from their childhood. The labels are just fun little works of art. Some people think I’m crazy for having such a weird and wild label like Boomshakalaka but I am far more focused on the wine inside of the bottle and letting it speak for itself.”
– Mark Ferguson
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“Cab Sauv is my fave as it's the wine that inspired me to start my own label.” — Dusty Nabor
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To paraphrase Forest Gump, pinot noir is the box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. I like working with the same vineyard over several years to learn what changes and what stays the same. — Phillip Kaplan
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Being small means you know every vine, every grape cluster that goes into the wine. We do it all, from the ground up. We planted the vines, grow the grapes, ferment into wine age and blend. The wine is truly a piece of us — it’s a personal expression of who we are in a bottle. — Steve Alden
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“Grenache is my favorite. It loves to give. It is big fruited, bright when it’s not overripe, has guts but can be complex, and likes our sunny climate. “ — Dennis Sharpe
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“We are named the vineyard and wines after our daughter Marin who was 6 years old when we initially planted the vineyard. She worked / played alongside of us as we developed the vineyard and she grew up with it. She recently graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo this summer with a degree in winemaking and has been our winemaker for over a year.”
– Duane Wolgamott
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Where else can you go ANYWHERE in the world where you can walk in and find the owner or winemaker at the winery? Paso has some of the best wine in the world and some of the most talented wine folks in the world and they are still out in the fields, working in the tasting room and out and about around town accessible to everyone. — John Shaw
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I find myself wanting to make everything. And more and more obscure varietals are appealing to me lately. But, in all honestly the Bordeaux varietals are where it's at year after year. I love Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Merlot. I love the complexities and differences they make when you blend them together. — Angela Soleno
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