Brand Détente draws parallels from the Paso Robles wine scene with events and imagery from world history, East vs. West. We don’t care much about politics but enjoy the friendly rivalry between the two distinct sides of the Paso Robles wine region while creating great wine from both. - Trevor Iba
Read MoreMy family has been involved in aviation since World War I, and I believe that the particular microclimates have a huge impact on the finished wine. So Weatherborne: “to have carried the weather.” - Cris Carter
Read MoreWe 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
Read MoreOur winery name, Say When, is a moment. A statement that fills the space between the beginning and the end. Each of our bottles have a unique identity, just like the wines inside them.
— Rachel DeAscentiis
Read MoreOur name Aldina Vineyards pays homage to the family patriarch and matriarch, Alberto and Dina López. Our label represents their life motto, to “always use the best quality materials to create the best quality product.” — Francisco Lopez
Read MoreThe Frostwatch name was inspired when Brett was sitting on his four wheeler at 2:00 am, watching the temperatures drop and trying to decide when to turn on the frost protection. It was a beautiful moonlit evening, still and calm, but very cold. Brett thought to himself “what am I doing out here?” (It had been a very long frost season that year). He further concluded “I’m on frostwatch.”
— Diane Kleinicke, Owner
Read MoreSmall producers have undeniable focus, laced with exciting stories of small scale production.
— Ethan Etnyre
Read More"Our focus is bringing winemaking back to Los Angeles and making wine from local Los Angeles area vineyards. Proving that we can make awesome, unique wines here in southern California.”
– Jasper Dickons
Read MoreI love the colder climate wines and also doing non-traditional wines in an area that’s already established. Pushing the boundaries and seeing how people react to that.
— Cecelia Enriquez
Read MoreMy favorite wines to make are wines that not everyone is making. I’m trying my best to be a little bit different. — Will Gondak
Read MoreI make wines to pair with food and want to produce a range of textures and profiles and Mendocino County makes that easy. — Ed Donovan
Read MoreIt is important to our minimal intervention winemaking style to find sites that offer not only a sense of place, but characteristics that allow for low manipulation and lower alcohol, while still possessing the ability to have fully mature flavors.
— Matthew Nagy
Read MoreThe Russian River Valley is the perfect place to grow fantastic Pinot Noir. I do miss the morning sun, but the grapes LOVE the morning fog and very cool nights.
— Perri Haughwout
Read MoreFarm the vineyard for quality fruit, preserve the wine with natural acidity, utilize native yeasts and natural winemaking to allow the finished bottle to tell a story about varietal, place, and time. — Richard Milkovich
Read MoreI am originally from the Midwest, so when I moved out here I was instantly struck by the dynamic landscape. The earth is always moving whether we notice it or not, and as it has been moving for so long, it has created all of these mountains, valleys, and complex soils that allow us to grow grapes that make beautiful wine. — Scott Kirkpatrick
Read MoreAdron was my father’s middle name, and I always thought it sounded impressive. Although my father wasn’t much of a wine-drinker, he inspired me to pursue my dreams, and work hard to achieve them. — Brent Kennedy
Read More“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“We work with Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Grenache Blanc and Viognier. We have plans to also work with Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Chardonnay and perhaps Pinot Noir in the future. Our winemaker is especially passionate about Syrah for its dark fruit flavor, peppery finish and gorgeous full body.”
– Anita Kothari
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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