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This highly expressive blend has violet infused plum and crème de cassis fruit that coats the entire palate with accents of five spice powder, black truffles, vanilla and minerals. Aged for 21 months in new French oak. Learn More

Soberanes Vineyard Pinot Noir displays the dark viscous fruit and earthy, forest floor character that are signatures of this historic land grant site. Ripe plum, bottle brush, mushroom and coffee notes are joined on the palate by hints of coffee and tar. Round and mouthfilling the wine's dark intensity persists through its uniquely long and woodsy finish. Learn More

This wine offering notes of blackberry, blueberry, charcoal and spring flowers. It is deep, full-bodied, opulent and flattering to smell and taste. It should drink well for at least two decades. Learn More

Perfumed aromas of rose petal, macerated strawberries, and cacao bean arise from this richly garnet-colored wine. Lovely, fine tannins grace the palate as notes of ground pepper, dark cherry, and flint accumulate towards a long finish. This is my first Grenache from one of my favorite sites, Bien Nacido Vineyard, and it fully displays the power of that property while retaining the supple elegance of the Grenache grape. Learn More

Earth and fruit are both complexly expressed in this nearly-opaque, massive-yet-controlled Pinot from the always impressive Pisoni Vineyard. A melange of dried red flower and black fruits explode on the nose, and the palate bristles with textural notes of potpourri, dark cherry, and watermelon seed.

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This Caberent is a dark ruby color in the glass. There is an array of aromas that includes cinnamon, dusty wood, blueberry, clove and a hint of dry pine. The smooth yet complex flavors encompass attractive black currants, cola, blackberries and dried herbs.

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A very fragrant Sauvignon Blanc that is chock full of spring blossoms, tropical flowers with a hint of citrus aromas too. The fresh, invigorating flavors show hints of pink grapefruit, guava, with more citrus and lots of limes.

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A blend of 80% Syrah and 20% Grenache, the 2017 Booker Vineyard Pink has great aromatics highlighting cherry and strawberry fruit. It’s medium to full bodied with nice acidity, sweet fruit and a nice finish. Learn More

This wine is from the riddle ranch above occidental a cool coastal village strongly influenced by the pacific ocean. Reduced on the nose it offers brightly woven raspberry and strawberry flavors rounded by sizable firm tannins and a midpalate girth that finds relief in rose petal and zesty allspice notes on the finish.

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Durif is synonymous with Petite Sirah, the widely grown grape in the region – they added “Grand” to the name of the Suisun-grown Durif because it has a grand style. With lush textural tannins, this wine is rich, supple and totally enjoyable. Learn More

Black cherry, plum, graphite, smoke, leather and anise endow this masculine, virile Cabernet Sauvignon with considerable personality. Pairing Grilled rib-eye with triple fried potatoes. Learn More

The Pinot noir was harvested coldand allowed to push a cap before getting one homogenizing pumpover as primary fermentation began. Ina year that was hot and drythere was a threat of heaviness, sothe wine saw minimal cap management, gentle press downs or pumpovers as the fermentation temperature peaked,and was pressed when dry.

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Grenache (Garnacha) "Gambrels of the Sky" comes from an Emily Dickinson poem entitled “I dwell in Possibility,” and though this feels a little lofty, it seemed appropriate for a wine dedicated to my remarkable grandmother, Frances Howard Peterson. Not only did she love poetry, she also loved cooking, science, and wine.

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The eleventh vintage of this wine! Fenaughty Vineyard, at roughly 2800 feet elevation, is located in the Apple Hill District above Placerville, in El Dorado County. The soil at Fenaughty is Aiken-Loam, a dark-red, well-drained soil type of volcanic origin.

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The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic Ric Forman wine. Gracious and medium in body, with remarkable finesse, the 2016 is captivating from the very first taste. Learn More