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In ancient Sumerian, the character of Enkidu represents a voice for nature. Pure, principled, and adventurous, it calls us to rediscover the balance between ourselves and the natural world. Join us as we explore the exceptional character of Sonoma Valley.

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We wouldn’t have named ourselves after one of the oldest characters in literature if we didn’t love stories. Come listen to Winemaker Phil, owners Matt & Catherine, and club manager Becca talk about the ecstatic highs and sometimes hilarious lows of running a boutique winery.

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It’s one of our favorite times in Sonoma, the vineyard leaves are beginning to change, the weather is perfect & the excitement of harvest is still in the air. Come enjoy it with us 🌞🍂

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It’s one of our favorite times in Sonoma, the vineyard leaves are beginning to change, the weather is perfect & the excitement of harvest is still in the air. Come enjoy it with us 🌞🍂

You may not be able to hear the ocean if you put a shell up to your ear, but you can hear (fermenting) wine if you put your ear up to a barrel!

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You may not be able to hear the ocean if you put a shell up to your ear, but you can hear (fermenting) wine if you put your ear up to a barrel!

The process of hand sorting our fruit is another step to ensure that only the good stuff makes it into the fermentation tank. Things we may remove are categorized as MOG or material other than grapes, such as leaves, rocks, etc. We also remove grape clusters that aren’t fully ripe or overripe. Due to the diligence of our vineyard partners & their meticulous standards for their crop, this fruit was beautiful so there wasn’t too much for us to take out!

In small quantities, stems & leaves add more complexity to the wine, but would be overpowering if left in the entire lot. This is why we do about 20% whole cluster in our Pinots, meaning one of the bins goes straight into the tank and not onto the sorting table!

For the other 80%, the grapes are dumped on the sorting table, they then go up the ladder and into the destemmer that separates the berries from the stems, the berries & juice are then pumped into our tank where they will start their native yeast fermentation!

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The process of hand sorting our fruit is another step to ensure that only the good stuff makes it into the fermentation tank. Things we may remove are categorized as MOG or material other than grapes, such as leaves, rocks, etc. We also remove grape clusters that aren’t fully ripe or overripe. Due to the diligence of our vineyard partners & their meticulous standards for their crop, this fruit was beautiful so there wasn’t too much for us to take out! In small quantities, stems & leaves add more complexity to the wine, but would be overpowering if left in the entire lot. This is why we do about 20% whole cluster in our Pinots, meaning one of the bins goes straight into the tank and not onto the sorting table! For the other 80%, the grapes are dumped on the sorting table, they then go up the ladder and into the destemmer that separates the berries from the stems, the berries & juice are then pumped into our tank where they will start their native yeast fermentation!
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Did you know:

Grapes cannot thrive just anywhere, this is why certain regions of the world are hailed for their wine growing, and they all happen to fall within the latitudes 30 degrees to 50 degrees north and south of the equator. Sonoma County falls at 38 degrees north.

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  • Travis Gillett
  • Andrew Means