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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Native Bloom Winery [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/wildflowerwinery" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/nativebloomwinery" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]4517 Market St Ste 7, Ventura, CA 93003 nativebloomwinery.com Region: Ventura County Owners: Natalie and William Albertson Winemaker: Natalie Albertson About: Founded in 2020, Native Bloom Winery offers low-intervention and natural wines crafted from the premium grapes of California’s Central Coast and Los Angeles County. Embracing a minimalist philosophy, owner Natalie Albertson produces elegant, terroir-driven wines, fermented with native yeasts, using stainless steel and neutral oak aging vessels and are unfined and unfiltered. After living in Sicily for several years, Natalie was inspired by European traditions and brings a fresh, artisanal touch to her wines and tasting room located in Ventura, CA.  What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Cinsault What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? I've always loved Viognier, whether from France or California. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? They are interesting, usually small lots, and provide a teaching moment with the consumer. Customers who have tried an undiscovered grape usually light up with recognition when seeing the unique varietals.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930727903{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Nicora Winery [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/NicoraWinery" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/nicorawinery" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]2945 Limestone Way, Paso Robles, CA 93446 nicorawine.com Region: Paso Robles Owner: Nick Elliott Winemaker: Nick Elliott About: Nicora winery was founded in 2009 in Paso Robles and we focus primarily on Rhone blends. We source our fruit from Bien Nacido, Edna Valley, and the westside of Paso Robles. We will be pouring our 100% Grenache called "Euphoric" and our 100% Tannat from G2 vineyard in Paso Robles. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Tannat What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? We fell in love with Tannat after being introduced to it by Tablas Creek, which was the first in America to grow it. It has an amazing color, and it's really fun to teach Cabernet lovers about Tannat because they always love it. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? The challenge! It's fun to ferment grapes we have never worked with before; we get to have a new challenge every year, and it allows us to make our blends more complex. It's like cooking with a new...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Oak Farm Vineyards [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/OakFarmVineyards" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/OakFarmVineyards" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]23627 N DeVries Rd, Lodi, CA 95242 oakfarmvineyards.com Region: Livermore Valley Owners: Dan & Heather Panella Winemakers: Marilia Nimis Schrader About: Oak Farm is an award-winning, family-owned and operated Lodi winery specializing in Italian and French varietals. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Fiano - Our family is from Avellino in the Campagna region, and we love how well the grape grows in Lodi What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? Of course, I have to shout out Fiano first—we grow it ourselves and make wine from it! My initial discovery was a revelation: I expected something crisp and forgettable, but instead got this lush, aromatic white with honey, nuts, and volcanic minerality that drinks like a more elegant Chardonnay. The surprise was how food-friendly and age-worthy it is. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? What I love most about undiscovered grapes is how intimately they speak of a place and its people. They’re not engineered for mass appeal. Essentially, they’re survivors, shaped by centuries of local tradition...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Orange Boots Wine [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/felecia.hodges.54" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/Orangebootswine" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]330 Zachary St, Unit 108, Moorpark, Ca 93021 Orangebootswine.com Region: Ventura County Owner: Felecia Hodges Winemaker: Felecia Hodges About: What started in 2009 as a home-winemaking endeavor with the possibility of moving to South Africa and becoming involved in the wine industry has gradually grown into Orange Boots Wine. Felecia is a Los Angeles-based winemaker crafting 100% hands-on, small batch, minimum intervention, or as she prefers to label them "Personal" California wines. Orange Boots Wine focuses on obscure varietals, such as Tannat, Negroamaro, Aglianico, Arneis and others sourced from vineyards in Santa Barbara, Paso Robles, and as far north as Mendocino. The name Orange Boots refers to Felecia's orange Hunter boots that are worn when she's in the winery, vineyards and out and about...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Ottavino Wines [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/p/Ottavino-Wines-100047803732974/" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/OttavinoWines" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]1160 Hopper Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 ottavinowines.com Region: Santa Rosa Owner: Shalini Sekhar Winemaker: Shalini Sekhar About: Shalini’s first passion was playing the piccolo. Now her passion is creating small-lot wines: a natural migration from one form of art and science to another. Ottavino focuses on varieties and winemaking techniques which are less common in California but outstanding nonetheless. Ottavino currently produces Grüner Veltliner, Rosé of St. Laurent, St. Laurent, and Chardonnay in Austrian oak. As an Indian-American woman winemaker originally from New Jersey, Shalini knows a thing or two about being unexpected but exceptional! What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Grüner Veltliner - It is unlike working with Chardonnay, which I had a decade+ + of experience making. My favorite Grüners from Austria are from the Kamptal region and ride the line between minerality, spice, and fruit purity. Learning to work with Grüner in California to get the spiciness inherent in the grape to balance with a core of fruit has taken time to understand. What was your first experience with...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Oxlee Graham Wines [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556032920895" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/oxleegrahamwines" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]3360 Coffey Ln, Suite E, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 oxleegrahamwines.com Region: Sonoma County and Mendocino County Owner: Jennie Murphy Winemaker: Jennie Murphy About: Born from our passion for crafting unique wines with authentic stories, the OG wines embody elegance and creativity. Genuine varietal expression in our wines comes from minimal intervention in the cellar and a great focus on detail. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? My Chenin Blanc/Picpoul Blanc blend. It was such a happy accident blending these two the first year I made this wine and it was clear they were meant to be together - it was pure magic! What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? I got to work with Petit Verdot in my previous role and spent time really learning about how to handle this varietal in a delicate way to bring out her prettier side - this made me fall in love with all the layers. Learning how a wine wants to be made rather than making it in the "traditional" way was really...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Pali Wine Co. [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/paliwineco" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/paliwineco/" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]1036 W. Aviation Drive. Lompoc, CA, 93436 paliwineco.com Region: Santa Barbara County Owner: Perr Family Winemaker: Aaron Walker About: From the Palisades to Santa Barbara County. What started as backyard dinners and a love of wine has grown into a family-run winery with roots across California’s Central Coast. Founded by Tim and Judy Perr in 2005, Pali Wine Co. blends tradition, curiosity, and community—from our early days in a Lompoc garage to our estate vineyard, natural wine project, and coastal tasting rooms. Today, Pali is guided by two generations of the Perr family, our longtime winemaker Aaron Walker, and a commitment to wines that reflect people, place, and purpose. Pali Wine Co. is our flagship label, focused on small-lot wines that reflect the character of California’s Central Coast. In 2012, we planted Pali Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills—originally with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, now also home to Gamay, Syrah, Chenin Blanc, and Dornfelder. From sourcing to cellar, our wines are shaped by place, guided by sustainability, and grounded in long-standing...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Pelletiere Estate Vineyard & Winery [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/PelletiereEstate" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/Pelletiere_Estate" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]3280 Township Rd Paso Robles, CA 93446 Pelletiere.com Region: Paso Robles Owners: Janis Pelletiere & Morgan Stepp Winemaker: Natasha Boffman About: Paso Robles’ only mother-daughter winery, Pelletiere Estate, specializes in rare Italian single varietals that include: Lagrein, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Aglianico, Primitivo, and Cannonau. Our estate vineyard is located on the west side of Paso Robles and is meticulously and organically farmed. Come see why guests call us their favorite Paso Robles winery and discover truly beautiful, crafted wines. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Lagrein - It is thick-skinned and incredibly dark. What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? One of my first experiences with undiscovered grapes was when I purchased the vineyard. Planted in the mid 1990s, there were 12 acres planted to niche varieties. This was what attracted me to the vineyard and the pivotal reason I purchased the vineyard. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? We love their rarity and uniqueness.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="6478" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="6482" img_size="full"...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Perlegos Wine [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/perlegoswine" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/perlegos_wine" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]PO Box 248 Woodbridge CA 95258 perlegoswine.com Region: Lodi Owners: Jeff & John Perlegos Winemaker: Jeff & John Perlegos About: Growing up in the central valley of California, we’ve inherited a sense of pride from our Greek parents and have continued to farm vineyards and make wine, incorporating the Mediterranean lifestyle and culture into our everyday lives. We don't make wines that are made to have an instant and powerful impact like tasting room wines; our wines are wines of finesse and elegance, and are made to be enjoyed with friends, family, and food. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Assyrtiko - represents our Greek heritage, and makes one of the great wines of the world What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? It was Cinsault, and I could smell its wonderful aromas in the restaurant from across the room. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? The mystery of trying something new[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image="5711" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="5712" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="5713" img_size="full" css=""...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Piazza Family Wines [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/piazza.family.wine" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/piazza.wine" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]2825 Tapadero Road, Solvang CA 93463 piazzafamilywines.com Region: Ballard Canyon, Santa Ynez Valley Owners: Ron and Nancy Piazza Winemaker: Gretchen Voelcker About: Piazza Family Wines knows that great wines are not made in the cellar but in the vineyard. They intentionally want to showcase the unique qualities of place with the wines. Each wine is handcrafted to represent the soil, climate, and varietal for each vintage. There is no substitution for hard work and attention to detail. With a focus on the vineyard, Piazza Family Wines has worked with organic farming practices to ensure that each harvest yields the best possible grapes and gives a true representation of their terroir. Old-world styles blend with new-world techniques when it comes to Piazza Family Wines. In the winery, Winemaker Gretchen Voelcker focuses on minimal intervention and allows for the grapes to speak for themselves. She listens to the harvest and picks the grapes at optimal times for balance and complexity. She guides the winemaking process using no commercial yeasts and the smallest...