Orange wine, or skin contact wine, is a lesser known style that has been made since 6000 B.C., recently gaining popularity. Ours is a skin contact fermented Vidal Blanc based wine, aged for two years in French oak barrels but with the "twist" of adding actual orange peels to the barrels. This wine has evident citrus notes, but they don't overwhelm. There is a rolling, creamy mouthfeel, and a balanced sweetness on the finish. Grab a few pieces of dark chocolate for a perfect dessert wine pairing! 

57% Petit Verdot, 36% Cabernet Franc, 7% Tannat. Dense dark red wine. Red fruit aroma, dark cherry, mulberry, licorice flavors. Complexity includes some leather and spicy clove notes. There is underlying base tannins from start to finish. This will age well!

Our co-ferment of 92% Cabernet Franc and 8% Viognier returns. Counterintuitively, the white varietal Viognier used in the blend helps stabilize the wine’s color and adds tannins, mouthfeel, and structure. The wine features a velvet feel, garnet color, and varied complexity. Notes of cherry, toffee, and vanilla. It's light in body but firm, almost chewy at the finish. Try with anything from the grill.

Plum and red fruit aroma and flavor stand out, with silky structure and just firm enough tannin. Pairing with red meat or tomato based pasta dishes will be a winner! 

A lighter bodied red blend of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Aroma of currants and red fruits, good acidity, and friendly tannins. Start by pairing with pasta or pizza with red sauces, but the wine works with many dishes.

Our first white wine from the excellent 2023 harvest, this Petit Manseng is drier than the last vintage. It features developing aromas of tropical fruit, a round but not flabby mid-palate, and a firm long finish. It may seem austere at first but opens up with complexity. Seafood dishes prepared with butter or cream will do well paired with this wine.

A delicious blend of Riesling, Gewurtztraminer, Viognier, and Traminette. Apple and pear flavors with a refreshing finish. Annually our most popular bottle! 

Considered a true "halbtrocken" or half-dry Riesling, it's sweetness is balanced by natural acidity. It's round on the palate, but crisp on the finish. Our first screw-capped wine is now easier to store an opened bottle, and even easier to bring along on hikes and picnics. A true "food wine", it pairs with varied dishes from gyros to tacos. 

More than what the name implies, this has been a wine in the works for years. It’s hard to to make a balanced riesling wine without some sweetness to level out the ubiquitous acid, but this vintage, plus stabulation, provided the needed aromas and flavors to equal the crisp acid for this exciting release.
Grassy, tropical bouquet with fruit and lemon zest on palate, and a tart, long, fresh finish. Pairing with sushi is a no-brainer. Try this as a change up to your favorite un-oaked Sauvignon Blanc.

Our annual emulation of Beaujolais Nouveau. Made from 100% Petit Verdot and made using carbonic maceration (a gentle, hyper-anaerobic technique where carbon dioxide is used to break down the fruit cell walls) rather than by mechanical means, to release the juice and color. The wine is fun and oh-so-fresh (just about two months from the vine), juicy, fruity, with gentle tannins. It’s my favorite for turkey dinners and holiday parties.

100% Cabernet Franc rosé

As always, the vintage was produced employing a pre-fermentation technique called stabulation (St.= stabulation, not saint, but we say saint so you should, too.) Essentially the process delays the start of juice fermentation in order to wring out all the possible aromatics and flavors from the pressed grapes (i.e. the good stuff!) For fans of the ’20 St. Rosé: Sorry, no bubbles this year.

Strawberries and cream aroma contrast with sour cherry to near citrus flavors and complexity.

Suggested pair: grilled lamb, hammock

As always, the fruit for this wine was grown by nearby Clay Hill Vineyard. This latest vintage, aslo just bottled, has the classic flavors and aromas of Cab Franc we expect for this wine like cherry, spice,  and cedar. It will definitely gain more richness with time in the bottle.