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Portfolio > Domestic Wines > Red Car Red Car Vineyards on the edge of the pacific www.redcar.com Red Car was founded in 2000 when three friends, Mark Estrin, Carroll Kemp and Richard Crowell produced 50 cases of wine from a single ton of Syrah grapes in a Culver City garage. In a nod to their…

Portfolio > Domestic Wines > Pied à Terre Pied à Terre Great Sonoma wine that is true to its place. www.piedaterrewine.com Pied à Terre. A brand I cannot spell, but that I fervently admire. It is the love child of Richard Luftig, a restaurant guy who spent multiple decades buying wine for the type of…

Portfolio > Domestic Wines > Paradigm Paradigm Hands-on approach to all winemaking and vineyard operations, nothing is outsourced. www.paradigmwinery.com Ren and Marilyn Harris purchased 55 acres of prime Oakville vineyard in 1975. The vineyard sits on the west side of Highway 29 just below Harlan, south of Tokalon, and north of Dominus. Up until their…

Portfolio > Domestic Wines > Onward Onward Rooted in sustainability, integrity, and personal connection.  www.onwardwines.com Onward Wines is Faith Armstrong. Born on a tiny island in British Columbia, Canada, traveling to school in a little boat called the Onward, her journey to winemaking was more of a meander than a straight line. She started in…

Portfolio > Domestic Wines > Mike & Molly Mike & Molly Family growers & makers of old vine Zinfandel in the Napa Valley. www.mikeandmollyhendry.com A singular project from Mike Hendry of Hendry Ranch, and his wife Molly Hendry, who’s uncle just happens to be Bill Moore, of RW Moore Vineyard. A historic and unarguably famous…

Portfolio > Domestic Wines > Mark Ryan Winery Mark Ryan Winery We make a small production of sought-after wines, selected intentionally for their merit and potential. www.markryanwinery.com Mark Ryan McNeilly founded Mark Ryan Winery in 1999. Largely self-taught, Mark’s goal was to make delicious wines representative of Washington state and varietal character, striving for the…

Portfolio > Domestic Wines > Los Chuchaquis Los Chuchaquis Pioneering the future of old-school California viticulture and traditional wine from the rugged central coast. www.stirmwine.com Chuchaqui (choo-CHA-key) is a Quechua word for, “without legs” (as in extra drunk), and Los Chuchaquis is a joint venture between Ryan Stirm and Jehan Hakimian, and they bring us…

Portfolio > Domestic Wines > Iconic Iconic Wine nerds making some pretty epic wine in Northern, CA. www.iconicwine.com Iconic is a project from Birk O’Halloran, a hospitality guy who cut his teeth in the New York City fine dining scene, and then landed in production many years ago. Sybil and I go way back with…

Portfolio > Domestic Wines > I Brand I Brand Rugged and remote vineyards producing wines of intense character www.ibrandwinery.com Ian Brand does not make it easy. Even when we beg him to! Situated in the Salinas Valley in Central California, the sites he works with are far flung. The soils are hard, depleted, and the…

Portfolio > Domestic Wines > Hunt and Harvest Hunt and Harvest Pure, approachable, varietal-driven wines. www.huntandharvestwines.com Hunt & Harvest is a stable of well-made, American table wines. Vintner Chris Hall has been farming in Napa since 1989, and together with winemaker Lisanne Leask (she is SO nice!), they have access and deep relationships with vineyards…