2019 RED HOT WINE

Vineyards: Pinot Noir grapes came from two vineyards, both certified Organic. One in the Santa Rita Hills AVA, and the other on the ocean-side of the boundary and just outside of Santa Rita Hills. Santa Barbara County.

Viticulture: Certified Organic, one vineyard is no-till & also certified biodynamic. Hand tended & picked.

Ingredients added during winemaking: grapes, water, tartaric acid, sulfites.

Destemmed, acidulated water added to balance overly ripe grapes from one vineyard, indigenous fermentation, aged in 1 new French oak barrel and 2 neutral barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered after a year. Aged in bottle for an additional 2 years before release in 2022.

We didn’t think we could make a certified organic Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir for under $30. It took us 3 years to figure out how. Okay, we fudged a little on the boundary of the AVA and it isn’t all technically from Santa Rita Hills. But it sure tastes like it.

We think farmers are hot. We think good farming is hot. And by hot we mean super attractive, desirable, and sexy.

We want more good farming and hope this wine inspires you to want it too.

The "Pollock-esque" label was painted by our neighbor and friend, Presley Burroughs. Presley and his wife Faith welcomed us to their neighborhood with a bottle of wine when we move here 10 years ago, and we are delighted to honor that ongoing friendship by featuring Presley's painting on this little something we call "RED HOT WINE."

Presley titled his painting “20 +/-”