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.
Brought to you by
The Vinguard and Winelandia.
10% of all proceeds will be
donated to SF - Marin Food Bank.
CALIFERMENTATION 2016
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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AmByth Estate
Amplify Wines
Beaver Creek Vineyards
Broc Cellars
Clos Saron
Côte des Cailloux
Coturri Winery
Deux Punx
Elizia Wine
Forlorn Hope Wines
Hardesty Cellars
Harrington Wines
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Irene
J.Brix Wines
La Clarine Farm
La Onda
Lo-Fi Wines
Los Pilares
Purity Wine
Roark Wine Company
Sonoma Mountain Winery
Thistle Cellars
Verdad Wine Cellars
Vesper Vineyards
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November 12
AmByth Estate Winery Name:
AmByth Estate
Name and Vintage:
2010 Sangiovese ($45)
Name and Vintage:
2012 Tempranillo ($45)
Name and Vintage:
2012 Adamo ($50)
Location:
Templeton,
Paso Robles
Grapes:
Sangiovese
Grapes:
Tempranillo
Vineyard Location:
AmByth Estate,
Templeton,
Paso Robles
Vineyard Location:
AmByth Estate,
Templeton,
Paso Robles
Grapes:
Grenache,
Mourvedre,
Syrah,
Counoise
Age of Vines:
12 years
Age of Vines:
12 years
Soil Composition:
Eighteen to 24” linne
calodo topsoil, thereafter
clay and limestone.
Soil Composition:
Eighteen to 24” linne
calodo topsoil, thereafter
clay and limestone.
Farming:
Organic and biodynamic.
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.
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
Total SO2:
No SO2 added.
Year Founded:
2003
Owners:
Phillip and Mary Hart
Winemaker:
Phillip Hart
CCOD and
Demeter certified
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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
Amplify Wines
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 stainless steel. Muscat aged
six months in neutral oak,
blended with Viognier and
aged additional six months
stainless steel. Unfined and
unfiltered.
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
Total SO2:
45 ppm
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Beaver Creek Vineyards Winery Name:
Beaver Creek Vineyards
Name and Vintage:
2015 Sauvignon Blanc ($15)
Name and Vintage:
2014 Zinfandel ($19)
Location:
Lake County
Grapes:
Sauvignon Blanc
Grapes:
Zinfandel
Year Founded:
2007
Vineyard Location:
Horne Ranch, Lake County
Owner:
Martin Pohl
Age of Vines:
42 years
Vineyard Location:
Top of Konocti Farms,
Lake County
Winemaker:
Martin Pohl
Soil Composition:
Gravelly loam
Certified CCOF organic
and Demeter Biodynamic
Farming:
Organic and biodynamic
Vinification:
Fermented in 60 gallons
neutral oak barrels, aged
eight months in neutral
oak barrels.
Total SO2:
8 ppm
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Name and Vintage:
2013 Cabernet
Sauvignon ($24)
Grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard Location:
Horne Ranch, Lake County
Age of Vines:
15 years
Age of Vines:
16 years
Soil Composition:
Well-drained volcanic soil
Soil Composition:
Gravelly loam
Farming:
Certified organic
Farming:
Organic and biodynamic
Vinification:
Fermented in 60 gallon
plastic barrels, aged 18
months in 10% new French
oak barrels. Unfiltered.
Vinification:
Fermented in 60 gallon
plastic barrels, aged 28
months in 15% new French
oak barrels. Unfiltered.
Total SO2:
40 ppm
Total SO2:
10 ppm
Broc Cellars
Winery Name:
Broc Cellars
Name and Vintage:
2015 Chenin Blanc ($30)
Name and Vintage:
2014 Valdiguié ($26)
Location:
Berkeley
Grapes:
Chenin Blanc
Grapes:
Valdiguié
Year Founded:
2004
Vineyard Location:
Shell Creek Vineyard,
Paso Robles
Vineyard Location:
Solano County,
Green Valley
Age of Vines:
44 years
Age of Vines:
50 + yrs
Soil Composition:
Alluvial over marine
limestone
Soil Composition:
Iron
Owner:
Chris Brockway
Winemaker:
Chris Brockway
Farming:
SIP Certified
Vinification:
Direct pressed, fermented
and aged in two 500L Stockinger Austrian puncheons.
Aged six months in barrel.
Unfiltered.
Total SO2:
11 ppm
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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Clos Saron
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)
Name and Vintage:
2013 Stone Soup
Syrah ($60)
Name and Vintage:
2013 Home Vineyard
Pinot Noir ($60)
Grapes:
Riesling
Grapes:
Syrah
Grapes:
Pinot Noir
Vineyard Location:
Renaissance Vineyard,
Oregon House,
Sierra Foothills
Vineyard Location:
Oregon House,
Sierra Foothills
Vineyard Location:
Oregon House,
Sierra Foothills
Age of Vines:
10 years
Age of Vines:
14 - 34 years
Soil Composition:
Decomposed granite
Soil Composition:
Volcanic ash, clay loam
Farming:
Practicing organic
Farming:
Practicing organic
Vinification:
Foot stomped whole
cluster and aged 21 months
in neutral barrels. Unfiltered.
Vinification:
Foot stomped whole cluster
and aged 21 months in
neutral barrels. Unfiltered.
Total SO2:
15 ppm
Total SO2:
25 ppm
Age of Vines:
16 years
Soil Composition:
Decomposed granite
Farming:
The vineyard was in the
process of being converted
from a version of “sustainable” (spray only elemental
sulfur, fertigation, stripspray 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
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Côte des Cailloux
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)
Name and Vintage:
2009 Côte des Cailloux
($35)
Name and Vintage:
2014 Côte des Cailloux
($35)
Grapes:
Grenache (50%),
Syrah (40%),
Mourvèdre (10% including
some Roussanne)
Grapes:
Grenache (55%),
Syrah (35%),
Mourvèdre (10% including
some Roussanne)
Vineyard Location:
Mountain Avenue,
Sonoma Valley
Vineyard Location:
Mountain Avenue,
Sonoma Valley
Grapes:
Grenache (45%),
Syrah (35%),
Mourvèdre (15% including
some Roussanne,
Grenache Blanc, Viognier
and Counoise)
Age of Vines:
Seven years
Age of Vines:
13 years
Soil Composition:
Volcanic
Soil Composition:
Volcanic
Farming:
Practicing organic.
Cover crops, weed
control by hand.
Farming:
Practicing organic.
Cover crops, weed
control by hand.
Vinification:
Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in open top
fermenters, punch-downs
by hand and aged neutral
French oak barrels.
Vinification:
Fermentation in open top
fermenters, punch-downs
by hand and neutral French
oak barrels.
Total SO2:
No SO2 added
Total SO2:
No SO2 added
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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Coturri Winery
Winery Name:
Coturri Winery
Name and Vintage:
2015 Rose ($30)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Syrah ($40)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Zinfandel ($35)
Location:
Glen Ellen,
Sonoma
Grapes:
Carignan,
Zinfandel,
Syrah
Grapes:
Syrah (80%),
Carignan (15%),
Zinfandel (5%)
Grapes:
100% Zinfandel
Vineyard Location:
Hopland, Mendocino
Vineyard Location:
Hopland, Mendocino
Age of Vines:
Carignan – 16 years,
Zinfandel – 40 years,
Syrah - 35 years old
Age of Vines:
Syrah - 16 years old,
Carignan - 40 years old,
Zinfandel - 35 years old
Soil Composition:
Clay and stone.
Soil Composition:
Clay and stone.
Farming:
Organic, head pruned,
dry farmed.
Farming:
Organic, head pruned,
dry farmed.
Vilification:
One ton fermenters.
Unfined and unfiltered.
Vinification:
One ton fermenters.
Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2:
No SO2 added
Total SO2:
No SO2 added
Year Founded:
1997
Owner:
Coturri Family
Winemaker:
Tony Coturri
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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
Deux Punx
Winery Name:
Deux Punx
Name and Vintage:
2012 Saralee’s Vineyard
Rhone Blend ($24)
Name and Vintage:
2013 Sumu Kaw Vineyard
Rhone Blend ($24)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Albini Vineyard
Cabernet Franc ($27)
Year Founded:
2008
Grapes:
Marsanne,
Roussanne,
Pinot Blanc
Grapes:
Roussanne,
Marsanne,
Viognier
Grapes:
Cabernet Franc
Owners:
Dan Schaaf and
Aaron Olson
Vineyard Location:
Russian River Valley,
Sonoma
Vineyard Location:
Sumu Kaw Vineyard,
El Dorado County
Winemaker:
Dan Schaaf and
Aaron Olson
Age of Vines:
20 + years
Age of Vines:
20 + years
Soil Composition:
Wright loam
Soil Composition:
Yolo loam
Soil Composition:
Aikin loam, Cohasset
Cobbly loam
Farming:
Practicing organic.
Location:
San Francisco/Napa
Farming:
Practicing organic
Vinification:
Destemmed and lightly
crushed, four hours skin
contact, 20 day fermentation and aged in neutral
French oak. Unfined and
unfiltered.
Total SO2:
42 ppm
Farming:
Practicing organic
since 2011.
Vinification:
Destemmed and lightly
crushed, two-hours skin
contact, 25-day fermentation and aged in neutral
French oak five months.
Unfined and unfiltered.
Vineyard Location:
Carneros
Age of Vines:
20 years
Vinification:
Whole berry 16-day
fermentation, spontaneous
ML in neutral French oak,
aged five months.
Total SO2:
42 ppm
Total SO2:
31 ppm
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Elizia Wine
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)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Carignane
($29 not for sale)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Nero d’Avola
($29 not for sale)
Grapes:
Carignane
Grapes:
Nero d’Avola
Vineyard Location:
Green Valley, Solano County
Vineyard Location:
Venturi Vineyard,
Mendocino County
Vineyard Location:
Benson Ranch,
Mendocino County
Age of Vines:
53 years
Age of Vines:
68 years
Age of Vines:
Nine years
Soil Composition:
Conejo loam
Soil Composition:
Pinole gravelly loam soils
containing a mixture of
sandstone, shale and quartz.
Soil Composition:
Pinnobie loam
Grapes:
Zinfandel
Farming:
Practicing organic
Vinification:
Zinfandel was pressed
whole cluster and fermented 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 immediately 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
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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
Farming:
Practicing organic, dry
farmed land leased and
farmed by Martha Stoumen.
Vinification:
Grapes were destemmed
and received two punchdowns per day during
fermentation. Pressed at
dryness (after approximately
two weeks) and aged in
neutral oak for 15 months.
Total SO2:
35 ppm
Forlorn Hope Wines
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)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Forlorn Hope, “L’Asino
Santo” ($29 not for sale)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Forlorn Hope,
“Saint Kerrigan” ($29)
Grapes:
Chenin Blanc
Grapes:
Barbera
Grapes:
Carignan
Vineyard Location:
Rorick Vineyard,
Calaveras County
Vineyard Location:
Rorick Vineyard,
Calaveras County
Vineyard Location:
Poor Ranch,
Mendocino County
Age of Vines:
Fourteen years, grafted
to Chenin Blanc in 2014.
Age of Vines:
Planted in 2002
Age of Vines:
Planted in 1955.
Soil Composition:
Schist topsoil,
limestone subsoil
Soil Composition:
Redvine sandy clay
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
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
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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Hardesty Cellars
Winery Name:
Hardesty Cellars
Name and Vintage:
2015 Blanc du Nord ($24)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Pinot Noir ($30)
Name and Vintage:
2011 Merlot ($19)
Location:
Humboldt County
Grapes:
Sauvignon Blanc,
Semillon,
Viognier
Grapes:
Pinot Noir
Grapes:
Merlot
Vineyard Location:
Petrolia,
Humboldt County
Vineyard Location:
Willow Creek,
Humboldt County
Age of Vines:
15 years
Age of Vines:
20 years
Soil Composition:
Fine clay-sandy loam
with alluvial deposits.
Soil Composition:
Franciscan shale
Year Founded:
2008
Owner:
Chad Hardesty
Vineyard Location:
Petrolia,
Humboldt County
Winemaker:
Chad Hardesty
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
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Farming:
Practicing organic
Farming:
Certified 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.
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
Total SO2:
No SO2 added
Harrington Wines
Winery Name:
Harrington Wines
Name and Vintage:
2015 Mission ($30)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Corvina ($23)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Mourvedre ($30)
Location:
San Francisco
Grapes:
Mission
Grapes:
Mourvedre
Year Founded:
2002
Vineyard Location:
Somers Vineyard,
Lodi
Grapes:
Corvina (90%),
Rondinella (10%)
Owner:
Bryan Harrington
Winemaker:
Bryan Harrington
Age of Vines:
Very old vines,
age unknown
Vineyard Location:
Heirloom Ranch,
Lodi
Age of Vines:
30 years
Soil Composition:
River sand, gravel
Soil Composition:
Granite sand, loam
Farming:
Organic, dry farmed
Farming:
Practicing organic
Vinification:
Carbonic maceration
fermentation and neutral
oak three months.
Unfined and unfiltered.
Vinification:
Whole cluster
fermentation
Total SO2:
No SO2 added
Total SO2:
15 ppm
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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Irene
Winery Name:
Irene
Name and Vintage:
El Dorado Red 2015 ($30)
Location:
Healdsburg
Grapes:
Syrah (50%),
Mourvedre (50%)
Year Founded:
2015
Owners:
Brian and Katelynn
Jessen
Winemaker:
Brian Jessen
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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J.Brix Wines
Winery Name:
J.Brix Wines
Name and Vintage:
2015 Rougarou ($26)
Location:
Escondido
Grapes:
Carignan
Year Founded:
2010
Vineyard Location:
McCormick Ranch Vineyard,
Pauma Valley,
San Diego County
Owners:
Emily Towe and Jody
Brix Towe
Winemakers:
Emily Towe and Jody
Brix Towe
Name and Vintage:
2015 (The Hornswoggle)
Stay-in-Bed Red ($26)
Grapes:
Carignan (60%),
Syrah (40%)
Age of Vines:
37 years
Vineyard Locations:
San Diego County
(Carignan),
San Luis Obispo (Syrah)
Counties
Soil Composition:
Decomposed granite,
sandy and stony loam.
Age of Vines:
37 years (Carignan),
13 years (Syrah)
Farming:
Practicing organic,
dry farmed
Soil Composition:
Carignan - decomposed
granite, sandy and stony
loam, Syrah - riverwash, fine
and sandy gravelly loam
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
Farming:
Carignan-dry-farmed,
hand-harvested, Syrah
- transitional organic,
hand-harvested
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
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
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La Clarine Farm
Winery Name:
La Clarine Farm
Name and Vintage:
2015 Albariño ($24)
Location:
Somerset
Grapes:
Albariño
Year Founded:
2007
Vineyard Location:
RHV, Murphys
Owners:
Hank Beckmeyer and
Caroline Hoël
Age of Vines:
15 years
Winemaker:
Hank Beckmeyer
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)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Tempranillo
($30 note for sale)
Grapes:
Syrah
Grapes:
Tempranillo (94%),
Albariño (6%),
co-fermented
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
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Vineyard Location:
RHV, Murphys
Age of Vines:
15 years
Soil Composition:
Schist over limestone
Farming:
Organic
Vinification:
Whole cluster co-fermented, aged in tank and
neutral 600L puncheons.
Unfined and unfiltered.
Total SO2:
15 ppm
La Onda
Winery Name:
La Onda
Name and Vintage:
2015 Carignan (not for sale)
Name and Vintage:
2014 Cinsault/Syrah ($28)
Location:
Sierra Foothills
Grapes:
Carignan
Grapes:
Cinsault/Syrah
Year Founded:
2013
Vineyard Location:
Hopland,
Mendocino
Vineyard Location:
Lodi/Sonoma Mountain
Owner:
Dani Rozman
Winemaker:
Dani Rozman
Age of Vines:
73 years
Age of Vines:
130 years / 20 + years
Soil Composition:
Clay loam, deep gravel
Soil Composition:
Fine sandy loam,
volcanic clay
Farming:
Practicing organic,
dry farmed
Farming:
Practicing organic,
dry farmed
Vinification:
Whole-cluster fermentation,
aged in neutral oak. Unfined
and unfiltered.
Vinification:
Whole-cluster fermentation,
native yeast and aged in
neutral oak. Unfined and
unfiltered.
Total SO2:
15 ppm
Total SO2:
10 ppm
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Lo-Fi Wines
Winery Name:
Lo-Fi Wines
Name and Vintage:
2016 Gamay ($24)
Location:
Buellton
Grapes:
Gamay
Year Founded:
2012
Vineyard Location:
Los Alamos
Owners:
Michael Roth and
Craig Winchester
Age of Vines:
Three years
Winemakers:
Michael Roth and
Craig Winchester
Soil Composition:
Chamis shale loam
Farming:
Organic
Vinification:
Eight-day carbonic
maceration.
Total SO2:
No SO2 added
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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
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:
Semi-carbonic 12 days,
one pump-over daily.
Vinification:
Whole cluster pressed,
barrel and concrete
fermented.
Total SO2:
35 ppm
Total SO2:
25 ppm
Los Pilares
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
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:
Foot stomped. Three days
of skin contact. Bottled
with natural, residual
grape sugars. Finished
fermentation in bottle.
Unfined and unfiltered.
Not disgorged.
Vinification:
Destemmed, full skin
contact fermentation.
Approximately 10 day
fermentation. Bottled with
natural, residual grape
sugars. Finished fermentation in bottle. Unfined and
unfiltered. Not disgorged.
Total SO2:
No SO2 added
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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Purity Wine
Winery Name:
Purity Wine
Name and Vintage:
2016 Happiness ($23)
Name and Vintage:
2016 Viognier ($20)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Mourvedre ($27)
Location:
Treasure Island,
San Francisco
Grapes:
Marsanne
Grapes:
Viognier
Grapes:
Mourvèdre
Vineyard Location:
Nevada County,
Sierra Foothills
Vineyard Location:
Nevada County,
Sierra Foothills
Vineyard Location:
Nevada County,
Sierra Foothills
Age of Vines:
~15 years
Age of Vines:
~15 Years
Age of Vines:
~15 Years
Soil Composition:
Loam, granite
Soil Composition:
Loam, granite
Soil Composition:
Loam, granite
Farming:
Organic
Farming:
Organic
Farming:
Organic
Vinification:
Five-day skin and stem
macerated, tank fermented.
Unfined and unfiltered.
Not disgorged.
Vinification:
Light foot-tread,
24 hours maceration,
pressed and fermented
in tank. Unfiltered.
Vinification:
One hundred percent
whole cluster fermented.
Unfiltered.
Total SO2:
No SO2 added
Total SO2:
20 ppm
Year Founded:
2013
Owners:
Noel Diaz,
Barrie Quan
Winemaker:
Noel Diaz
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Total SO2:
20 ppm
Roark Wine Company
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 powdery mildew. Mealybugs
and leafhoppers used for
insect control.
Vinification:
Twenty-five percent stem inclusion 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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Sonoma Mountain Winery
Winery Name:
Sonoma Mountain
Winery
Location:
Glen Ellen
Year Founded:
2009
Owner:
Niccolo Coturri
Winemaker:
Niccolo Coturri
Name and Vintage:
2015 Chardonnay ($31)
Name and Vintage:
2014 Cuvee No. 1 ($31)
Grapes:
Chardonnay
Grapes:
Merlot,
Syrah,
Cabernet Sauvignon,
Zinfandel,
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
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Name and Vintage:
2009 Cabernet
Sauvignon ($56)
Grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard Location:
Sonoma Valley
Vineyard Location:
Sonoma Valley
Age of Vines:
20 years
Age of Vines:
Average 15 years
Soil Composition:
Clough gravelly loam
Soil Composition:
Gravelly clay/sandy loam
Farming:
Organic
Farming:
Organic
Vinification:
Co-fermented.
Unfined and unfiltered.
Vinification:
Fermentation in open
fermenters for ten days,
hand punch-down
and aged two years
in neutral oak.
Total SO2:
No SO2 added
Total SO2:
No SO2 added
Thistle Cellars
Winery Name:
Thistle Cellars
Name and Vintage:
2013 Thornlea Syrah ($75)
Name and Vintage:
2012 Brookside Syrah ($75)
Location:
Oakland
Grapes:
Syrah, Viognier
Grapes:
Syrah
Year Founded:
2012
Vineyard Location:
Broken Arrow Vineyard,
Saratoga,
Santa Cruz Mountain
Vineyard Location:
Mendocino
Owners:
Shamus Booth,
Ross Newcomb,
Aran Healy
Winemaker:
Aran Healy
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
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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Verdad Wine Cellars
Winery Name:
Verdad Wine Cellars
Name and Vintage:
2015 Albariño ($24)
Name and Vintage:
2013 Tempranillo ($28)
Name and Vintage:
2014 Garnacha ($28)
Location:
Santa Maria
Grapes:
Albariño
Year Founded:
2000
Vineyard Location:
Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard,
Edna Valley
Grapes:
Tempranillo (92%),
Grenache (8%)
Grapes:
Grenache (90%),
Tempranillo (10%)
Vineyard Location:
Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard,
Edna Valley
Vineyard Location:
Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard,
Edna Valley
Age of Vines:
12 years
Age of Vines:
12 years
Soil Composition:
Sandy/gravelly-clay
loam mixed with
Opispo mudstone.
Soil Composition:
Sandy/gravelly clay loam
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.
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
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Farming:
Demeter certified
biodynamic
Vinification:
Aged two years in barrel,
35% new French oak.
Light filtration for clarity.
Total SO2:
32 ppm
Farming:
Demeter certified
biodynamic
Vinification:
Fermented and aged
in neutral barrels,
light filtration for clarity.
Total SO2:
30 ppm
Vesper Vineyards
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)
Name and Vintage:
2015 Rancho Guejito
Vineyard Rosé ($23)
Grapes:
Marsanne (57%),
Roussanne (43%)
Grapes:
Mourvèdre (52%),
Grenache (25%),
Counoise (23%)
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
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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Bay Area
Natural Wine Resources
The 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.
Wine Shops
Natural Wine Focused Wine Shops
Minimo
420 3rd Street (Oakland)
Ordinaire
3354 Grand Avenue (Oakland)
Tofino Wines
2696 Geary Blvd. (Western Addition, SF)
Ruby Wine
1419 18th Street (Potrero Hill, SF)
Terroir Natural Wine Bar and Merchant
1116 Folsom Street (SOMA, SF)
Vineyard Gate
238 Broadway (Millbrae)
Wine Bars
Natural Wine Bars
Ordinaire
3354 Grand Avenue (Oakland)
On-line Retail
The Punchdown
1737 Broadway (Oakland)
Winelandia
www.winelandia.com
Terroir Natural Wine Bar and Merchant
1116 Folsom Street (SOMA, SF)
Other Shops that Carry of Natural Wines
Also check out…
Arlequin Wine Merchant
384 Hayes Street (Hayes Valley, SF)
Birba
358 Grove Street (Hayes Valley, SF)
Bay Grape
376 Grand Avenue (Oakland)
20 Spot
3565 20th Street (Mission, SF)
Biondivino
1415 Green Street (Russian Hill, SF)
High Treason
443 Clement Street (The Richmond, SF)
Bi-Rite Markets
550 Divisadero Street (Western Addition, SF)
3639 18th Street (Mission, SF)