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CALIFERMENTATION 2016

Brought to you by The Vinguard and Winelandia. 10% of all proceeds will be donated to SF - Marin Food Bank.

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.

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.

04 AmByth Estate05 Amplify Wines06 Beaver Creek Vineyards07 Broc Cellars08 Clos Saron09 Côte des Cailloux10 Coturri Winery 11 Deux Punx12 Elizia Wine13 Forlorn Hope Wines14 Hardesty Cellars15 Harrington Wines

16 Irene17 J.Brix Wines18 La Clarine Farm19 La Onda20 Lo-Fi Wines21 Los Pilares22 Purity Wine23 Roark Wine Company24 Sonoma Mountain Winery 25 Thistle Cellars 26 Verdad Wine Cellars27 Vesper Vineyards

Table of Contents

Saturday November 12

Winery Name: AmByth Estate

Location: Templeton, Paso Robles

Year Founded: 2003

Owners: Phillip and Mary Hart

Winemaker: Phillip Hart

CCOD and Demeter certified

Name and Vintage: 2010 Sangiovese ($45)

Grapes: Sangiovese

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 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.

Total SO2: No SO2 added

Name and Vintage: 2012 Tempranillo ($45)

Grapes: Tempranillo





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.

Name and Vintage: 2012 Adamo ($50)

Grapes: Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah, Counoise





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.


AmByth Estate

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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 stain-less steel. Muscat aged six months in neutral oak, blended with Viognier and aged additional six months stainless steel. Unfined and unfiltered.

Total SO2: 45 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2015 Merlot ($25)

Grapes: Merlot

Vineyard Location: Brave and Maiden, Santa Ynez Valley


Soil Composition: Gravelly loam

Farming: Sustainable, no synthetic treatments.

Vinification: Twelve months in neutral oak. Unfined and unfiltered.

Total SO2: 15 ppm

Amplify Wines

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Winery Name: Beaver Creek Vineyards

Location: Lake County

Year Founded: 2007

Owner: Martin Pohl

Winemaker: Martin Pohl

Certified CCOF organic and Demeter Biodynamic

Name and Vintage: 2015 Sauvignon Blanc ($15)

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

Vineyard Location: Horne Ranch, Lake County



Farming: Organic and biodynamic

Vinification: Fermented in 60 gallons neutral oak barrels, aged eight months in neutral oak barrels.

Total SO2: 8 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2014 Zinfandel ($19)

Grapes: Zinfandel

Vineyard Location: Top of Konocti Farms, Lake County


Soil Composition: Well-drained volcanic soil

Farming: Certified organic

Vinification: Fermented in 60 gallon plastic barrels, aged 18 months in 10% new French oak barrels. Unfiltered.

Total SO2: 40 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon ($24)

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon

Vineyard Location: Horne Ranch, Lake County



Farming: Organic and biodynamic

Vinification: Fermented in 60 gallon plastic barrels, aged 28 months in 15% new French oak barrels. Unfiltered.

Total SO2: 10 ppm

Beaver Creek Vineyards

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Winery Name: Broc Cellars

Location: Berkeley

Year Founded: 2004

Owner: Chris Brockway

Winemaker: Chris Brockway

Name and Vintage: 2015 Chenin Blanc ($30)

Grapes: Chenin Blanc

Vineyard Location: Shell Creek Vineyard, Paso Robles


Soil Composition: Alluvial over marine limestone

Farming: SIP Certified

Vinification: Direct pressed, fermented and aged in two 500L Stock-inger Austrian puncheons. Aged six months in barrel. Unfiltered.

Total SO2: 11 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2014 Valdiguié ($26)

Grapes: Valdiguié

Vineyard Location: Solano County, Green Valley

Age of Vines: 50 + yrs

Soil Composition: Iron


Vinification: Carbonic maceration. Unfiltered.

Total SO2: 10 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2015 Vine Starr Zinfandel ($32)

Grapes: Zinfandel

Vineyard Location: Arrowhead Mountain Vineyard, Sonoma


Soil Composition: Volcanic


Vinification: One hundred percent destemmed and fermented in stainless and concrete tanks. Aged ten months in neutral French oak barrels.

Total SO2: Nine ppm

Broc Cellars

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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)

Grapes: Riesling

Vineyard Location: Renaissance Vineyard, Oregon House, Sierra Foothills


Soil Composition: Decomposed granite

Farming: The vineyard was in the process of being converted from a version of “sustain-able” (spray only elemental sulfur, fertigation, strip-spray 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

Name and Vintage: 2013 Stone Soup Syrah ($60)

Grapes: Syrah

Vineyard Location: Oregon House, Sierra Foothills




Vinification: Foot stomped whole cluster and aged 21 months in neutral barrels. Unfiltered.

Total SO2: 15 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2013 Home Vineyard Pinot Noir ($60)

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Vineyard Location: Oregon House, Sierra Foothills

Age of Vines: 14 - 34 years

Soil Composition: Volcanic ash, clay loam


Vinification: Foot stomped whole cluster and aged 21 months in neutral barrels. Unfiltered.

Total SO2: 25 ppm

Clos Saron

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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)

Grapes: Grenache (50%), Syrah (40%), Mourvèdre (10% including some Roussanne)

Vineyard Location: Mountain Avenue, Sonoma Valley

Age of Vines: Seven years


Farming: Practicing organic. Cover crops, weed control by hand.

Vinification: Fermentation with indig-enous yeasts in open top fermenters, punch-downs by hand and aged neutral French oak barrels.



Grapes: Grenache (55%), Syrah (35%), Mourvèdre (10% including some Roussanne)





Vinification: Fermentation in open top fermenters, punch-downs by hand and neutral French oak barrels.



Grapes: Grenache (45%), Syrah (35%), Mourvèdre (15% including some Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Viognier and Counoise)





Vinification: Fermentation in open top fermenters, punch-downs by hand and aged neutral French oak barrels.


Côte des Cailloux

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Winery Name: Coturri Winery

Location: Glen Ellen, Sonoma

Year Founded: 1997

Owner: Coturri Family

Winemaker: Tony Coturri

Name and Vintage: 2015 Rose ($30)

Grapes: Carignan, Zinfandel, Syrah

Vineyard Location: Hopland, Mendocino

Age of Vines: Carignan – 16 years, Zinfandel – 40 years, Syrah - 35 years old

Soil Composition: Clay and stone.

Farming: Organic, head pruned, dry farmed.

Vilification: One ton fermenters. Unfined and unfiltered.


Name and Vintage: 2015 Syrah ($40)

Grapes: Syrah (80%), Carignan (15%), Zinfandel (5%)


Age of Vines: Syrah - 16 years old, Carignan - 40 years old, Zinfandel - 35 years old



Vinification: One ton fermenters. Unfined and unfiltered.


Name and Vintage: 2015 Zinfandel ($35)

Grapes: 100% Zinfandel

Vineyard Location: Two thirds Hopland and one-third Glen Ellen Estate.

Age of Vines: Hopland - 35 years old, Glen Ellen Estate - 41 years old.



Vilification: One ton fermenters. Unfined and unfiltered.


Coturri Winery

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Winery Name: Deux Punx

Location: San Francisco/Napa

Year Founded: 2008

Owners: Dan Schaaf and Aaron Olson

Winemaker: Dan Schaaf and Aaron Olson

Name and Vintage: 2012 Saralee’s Vineyard Rhone Blend ($24)

Grapes: Marsanne, Roussanne, Pinot Blanc

Vineyard Location: Russian River Valley, Sonoma

Age of Vines: 20 + years

Soil Composition: Yolo loam


Vinification: Destemmed and lightly crushed, four hours skin contact, 20 day fermenta-tion and aged in neutral French oak. Unfined and unfiltered.

Total SO2: 42 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2013 Sumu Kaw Vineyard Rhone Blend ($24)

Grapes: Roussanne, Marsanne, Viognier

Vineyard Location: Sumu Kaw Vineyard, El Dorado County


Soil Composition: Aikin loam, Cohasset Cobbly loam

Farming: Practicing organic since 2011.

Vinification: Destemmed and lightly crushed, two-hours skin contact, 25-day fermenta-tion and aged in neutral French oak five months. Unfined and unfiltered.

Total SO2: 31 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2015 Albini Vineyard Cabernet Franc ($27)

Grapes: Cabernet Franc

Vineyard Location: Carneros


Soil Composition: Wright loam

Farming: Practicing organic.

Vinification: Whole berry 16-day fermentation, spontaneous ML in neutral French oak, aged five months.

Total SO2: 42 ppm

Deux Punx

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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)

Grapes: Zinfandel

Vineyard Location: Green Valley, Solano County


Soil Composition: Conejo loam


Vinification: Zinfandel was pressed whole cluster and fer-mented 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 imme-diately 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.


Name and Vintage: 2015 Carignane ($29 not for sale)

Grapes: Carignane

Vineyard Location: Venturi Vineyard, Mendocino County


Soil Composition: Pinole gravelly loam soils containing a mixture of sandstone, shale and quartz.

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

Name and Vintage: 2015 Nero d’Avola ($29 not for sale)

Grapes: Nero d’Avola

Vineyard Location: Benson Ranch, Mendocino County

Age of Vines: Nine years

Soil Composition: Pinnobie loam

Farming: Practicing organic, dry farmed land leased and farmed by Martha Stoumen.

Vinification: Grapes were destemmed and received two punch-downs per day during fermentation. Pressed at dryness (after approximately two weeks) and aged in neutral oak for 15 months.

Total SO2: 35 ppm

Elizia Wine

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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)

Grapes: Chenin Blanc

Vineyard Location: Rorick Vineyard, Calaveras County

Age of Vines: Fourteen years, grafted to Chenin Blanc in 2014.

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

Name and Vintage: 2015 Forlorn Hope, “L’Asino Santo” ($29 not for sale)

Grapes: Barbera

Vineyard Location: Rorick Vineyard, Calaveras County

Age of Vines: Planted in 2002

Soil Composition: Schist topsoil, limestone subsoil

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.


Name and Vintage: 2015 Forlorn Hope, “Saint Kerrigan” ($29)

Grapes: Carignan

Vineyard Location: Poor Ranch, Mendocino County

Age of Vines: Planted in 1955.

Soil Composition: Redvine sandy clay

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.


Forlorn Hope Wines

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Winery Name: Hardesty Cellars

Location: Humboldt County

Year Founded: 2008

Owner: Chad Hardesty

Winemaker: Chad Hardesty

Name and Vintage: 2015 Blanc du Nord ($24)

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Viognier

Vineyard Location: Petrolia, Humboldt County


Soil Composition: Fine clay-sandy loam covers the surface with alluvial deposits.


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.


Name and Vintage: 2015 Pinot Noir ($30)

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Vineyard Location: Petrolia, Humboldt County


Soil Composition: Fine clay-sandy loam with alluvial deposits.


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.



Grapes: Merlot

Vineyard Location: Willow Creek, Humboldt County


Soil Composition: Franciscan shale

Farming: Certified organic

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.


Hardesty Cellars

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Winery Name: Harrington Wines

Location: San Francisco

Year Founded: 2002

Owner: Bryan Harrington

Winemaker: Bryan Harrington

Name and Vintage: 2015 Mission ($30)

Grapes: Mission

Vineyard Location: Somers Vineyard, Lodi

Age of Vines: Very old vines, age unknown

Soil Composition: River sand, gravel

Farming: Organic, dry farmed

Vinification: Carbonic maceration fermentation and neutral oak three months. Unfined and unfiltered.


Name and Vintage: 2015 Corvina ($23)

Grapes: Corvina (90%), Rondinella (10%)

Vineyard Location: Heirloom Ranch, Lodi


Soil Composition: Granite sand, loam


Vinification: Whole cluster fermentation

Total SO2: 15 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2015 Mourvedre ($30)

Grapes: Mourvedre

Vineyard Location: Sumu Kaw Vineyard, El Dorado County



Farming: Organic

Vinification: Whole cluster fermentation

Total SO2: 25 ppm

Harrington Wines

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Winery Name: Irene

Location: Healdsburg

Year Founded: 2015

Owners: Brian and Katelynn Jessen

Winemaker: Brian Jessen

Name and Vintage: El Dorado Red 2015 ($30)

Grapes: Syrah (50%), Mourvedre (50%)

Vineyard Location: Placerville

Age of Vines: Syrah - 35 years old own rooted, Mourvedre - 10 years old

Soil Composition: Volcanic clay and decomposed granite.


Vinification: One hundred percent whole cluster fermentation, pump overs/ punch-downs and aged in neutral oak for seven months. Unfiltered.

Total SO2: 30 ppm

Irene

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J.Brix Wines

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Winery Name: J.Brix Wines

Location: Escondido

Year Founded: 2010

Owners: Emily Towe and Jody Brix Towe

Winemakers: Emily Towe and Jody Brix Towe

Name and Vintage: 2015 Rougarou ($26)

Grapes: Carignan

Vineyard Location: McCormick Ranch Vineyard, Pauma Valley, San Diego County


Soil Composition: Decomposed granite, sandy and stony 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

Name and Vintage: 2015 (The Hornswoggle) Stay-in-Bed Red ($26)

Grapes: Carignan (60%), Syrah (40%)

Vineyard Locations: San Diego County (Carignan), San Luis Obispo (Syrah) Counties

Age of Vines: 37 years (Carignan), 13 years (Syrah)

Soil Composition: Carignan - decomposed granite, sandy and stony loam, Syrah - riverwash, fine and sandy gravelly loam

Farming: Carignan-dry-farmed, hand-harvested, Syrah - transitional organic, hand-harvested

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

Name and Vintage: 2015 La Belle Rêveuse ($29)

Grapes: Syrah

Vineyard Location: Alamo Creek Vineyard, San Luis Obispo County


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

Winery Name: La Clarine Farm

Location: Somerset

Year Founded: 2007

Owners: Hank Beckmeyer and Caroline Hoël

Winemaker: Hank Beckmeyer

Name and Vintage: 2015 Albariño ($24)

Grapes: Albariño

Vineyard Location: RHV, Murphys


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)

Grapes: Syrah

Vineyard Location: Sumu Kaw Vineyard, Placerville


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

Name and Vintage: 2015 Tempranillo ($30 note for sale)

Grapes: Tempranillo (94%), Albariño (6%), co-fermented

Vineyard Location: RHV, Murphys


Soil Composition: Schist over limestone

Farming: Organic

Vinification: Whole cluster co-fer-mented, aged in tank and neutral 600L puncheons. Unfined and unfiltered.

Total SO2: 15 ppm

La Clarine Farm

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Winery Name: La Onda

Location: Sierra Foothills

Year Founded: 2013

Owner: Dani Rozman

Winemaker: Dani Rozman

Name and Vintage: 2015 Carignan (not for sale)

Grapes: Carignan



Soil Composition: Clay loam, deep gravel


Vinification: Whole-cluster fermentation, aged in neutral oak. Unfined and unfiltered.

Total SO2: 15 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2014 Cinsault/Syrah ($28)

Grapes: Cinsault/Syrah

Vineyard Location: Lodi/Sonoma Mountain

Age of Vines: 130 years / 20 + years

Soil Composition: Fine sandy loam, volcanic clay


Vinification: Whole-cluster fermentation, native yeast and aged in neutral oak. Unfined and unfiltered.

Total SO2: 10 ppm

La Onda

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Winery Name: Lo-Fi Wines

Location: Buellton

Year Founded: 2012

Owners: Michael Roth and Craig Winchester

Winemakers: Michael Roth and Craig Winchester

Name and Vintage: 2016 Gamay ($24)

Grapes: Gamay

Vineyard Location: Los Alamos

Age of Vines: Three years

Soil Composition: Chamis shale loam

Farming: Organic

Vinification: Eight-day carbonic maceration.


Name and Vintage: 2015 Cabernet Franc ($26)

Grapes: Cabernet Franc

Vineyard Location: Solvang


Soil Composition: Ballard Series gravelly loam

Farming: CCOF Organic

Vinification: Semi-carbonic 12 days, one pump-over daily.

Total SO2: 35 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2015 Malbec ($27)

Grapes: Malbec

Vineyard Location: Solvang


Soil Composition: Ballard Series gravelly loam

Farming: CCOF Organic

Vinification: Whole cluster pressed, barrel and concrete fermented.

Total SO2: 25 ppm

Lo-Fi Wines

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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


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.


Name and Vintage: 2015 BPN Sparkling Red

Vineyard Location: Rincon Indian Reservation, San Diego County

Soil Composition: Sandy alluvial loam/ decomposed granite



Vinification: Destemmed, full skin contact fermentation. Approximately 10 day fermentation. Bottled with natural, residual grape sugars. Finished fermenta-tion in bottle. Unfined and unfiltered. Not disgorged.


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.


Vinification: Destemmed. Approximately one week full skin contact fermentation. Unfined and unfiltered.

Total SO2: 15 ppm

Los Pilares

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Winery Name: Purity Wine

Location: Treasure Island, San Francisco

Year Founded: 2013

Owners: Noel Diaz, Barrie Quan

Winemaker: Noel Diaz

Name and Vintage: 2016 Happiness ($23)

Grapes: Marsanne

Vineyard Location: Nevada County, Sierra Foothills

Age of Vines: ~15 years

Soil Composition: Loam, granite

Farming: Organic

Vinification: Five-day skin and stem macerated, tank fermented. Unfined and unfiltered. Not disgorged.


Name and Vintage: 2016 Viognier ($20)

Grapes: Viognier


Age of Vines: ~15 Years


Farming: Organic

Vinification: Light foot-tread, 24 hours maceration, pressed and fermented in tank. Unfiltered.

Total SO2: 20 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2015 Mourvedre ($27)

Grapes: Mourvèdre


Age of Vines: ~15 Years


Farming: Organic

Vinification: One hundred percent whole cluster fermented. Unfiltered.

Total SO2: 20 ppm

Purity Wine

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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


Soil Composition: San Benito clay loam

Farming: Practicing organic. Stylet oil or citrus oil used for pow-dery mildew. Mealybugs and leafhoppers used for insect control.

Vinification: Twenty-five percent stem in-clusion and aged in neutral French oak 11 months.

Total SO2: 50 ppm


Grapes: Merlot

Vineyard Location: Sunstone Estate, Santa Ynez Valley


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

Roark Wine Company

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Winery Name: Sonoma Mountain Winery

Location: Glen Ellen

Year Founded: 2009

Owner: Niccolo Coturri

Winemaker: Niccolo Coturri

Name and Vintage: 2015 Chardonnay ($31)

Grapes: Chardonnay

Vineyard Location: Sonoma Valley


Soil Composition: Clough gravelly loam

Farming: Certified Organic

Vinification: Six months elevage in neutral oak, unfined and unfiltered.


Name and Vintage: 2014 Cuvee No. 1 ($31)

Grapes: Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Chardonnay


Age of Vines: Average 15 years

Soil Composition: Gravelly clay/sandy loam

Farming: Organic

Vinification: Co-fermented. Unfined and unfiltered.


Name and Vintage: 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon ($56)




Soil Composition: Clough gravelly loam

Farming: Organic

Vinification: Fermentation in open fermenters for ten days, hand punch-down and aged two years in neutral oak.


Sonoma Mountain Winery

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Winery Name: Thistle Cellars

Location: Oakland

Year Founded: 2012

Owners: Shamus Booth, Ross Newcomb, Aran Healy

Winemaker: Aran Healy

Name and Vintage: 2013 Thornlea Syrah ($75)

Grapes: Syrah, Viognier

Vineyard Location: Broken Arrow Vineyard, Saratoga, Santa Cruz Mountain

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

Name and Vintage: 2012 Brookside Syrah ($75)

Grapes: Syrah

Vineyard Location: Mendocino


Soil Composition: Schist


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)


Vineyard Location: Mount Veeder, Napa


Soil Composition: Loam


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

Thistle Cellars

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Winery Name: Verdad Wine Cellars

Location: Santa Maria

Year Founded: 2000

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.

Name and Vintage: 2015 Albariño ($24)

Grapes: Albariño

Vineyard Location: Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard, Edna Valley


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

Name and Vintage: 2013 Tempranillo ($28)

Grapes: Tempranillo (92%), Grenache (8%)



Soil Composition: Sandy/gravelly-clay loam mixed with Opispo mudstone.


Vinification: Aged two years in barrel, 35% new French oak. Light filtration for clarity.

Total SO2: 32 ppm

Name and Vintage: 2014 Garnacha ($28)

Grapes: Grenache (90%), Tempranillo (10%)



Soil Composition: Sandy/gravelly clay loam


Vinification: Fermented and aged in neutral barrels, light filtration for clarity.

Total SO2: 30 ppm

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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)

Grapes: Marsanne (57%), Roussanne (43%)

Vineyard Location: Ramona Valley, San Diego


Soil Composition: Coarse sandy loam weathered from granodiorite and quartz-diorite.


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

Name and Vintage: 2015 Rancho Guejito Vineyard Rosé ($23)

Grapes: Mourvèdre (52%), Grenache (25%), Counoise (23%)

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


Soil Composition: Sandy loam alluvium derived from granite.


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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Wine Shops Natural Wine Focused Wine Shops

Ordinaire 3354 Grand Avenue (Oakland)

Ruby Wine 1419 18th Street (Potrero Hill, SF)

Terroir Natural Wine Bar and Merchant 1116 Folsom Street (SOMA, SF)

Vineyard Gate 238 Broadway (Millbrae)

On-line Retail

Winelandia www.winelandia.com

Other Shops that Carry of Natural Wines

Arlequin Wine Merchant 384 Hayes Street (Hayes Valley, SF)

Bay Grape 376 Grand Avenue (Oakland)

Biondivino 1415 Green Street (Russian Hill, SF)

Bi-Rite Markets 550 Divisadero Street (Western Addition, SF) 3639 18th Street (Mission, SF)

Minimo 420 3rd Street (Oakland)

Tofino Wines 2696 Geary Blvd. (Western Addition, SF)

Wine Bars Natural Wine Bars

Ordinaire 3354 Grand Avenue (Oakland)

The Punchdown 1737 Broadway (Oakland)

Terroir Natural Wine Bar and Merchant 1116 Folsom Street (SOMA, SF)

Also check out…

Birba 358 Grove Street (Hayes Valley, SF)

20 Spot 3565 20th Street (Mission, SF)

High Treason 443 Clement Street (The Richmond, SF)

Bay Area Natural Wine ResourcesThe 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.

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