The first year we made wine from Ritchie Kent offered me some rows of the old vine fruit along with some of the newly planted younger vines

zesty wine in the colder climate European tradition

Whole cluster fermentation to limit extraction from the skins followed by fermentation in French oak (for KTY we only used barrels with enough age to virtually limit the barrel character but still impart roundness and richness)

or enjoy this mouth-watering wine on its own instead of a

either before the fire or before the smoke settled

2018 Alban Vineyard, Seymours Vineyard Syrah Clos Solene The first year we madeALLOCATED 4 btls in stock. One of my first thoughts in setting up my winery was that I would not name wines for family. My first Syrah was dubbed Reva which is my mothers name, almost as a very organic afterthought. Within moments of unveiling that wine, my father asked, So? I quickly realized that was shorthand for: So when will there be a wine named for me? If anyone deserves such a tribute, it is unquestionably my father. A practicing physician