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Whoohoo!! We’ve hit another milestone and inked a contract with winery in Hawke’s Bay. That way the fruit won’t have to travel far, which is better for the grapes, better for the yeast, and better for the planet.  The winemaking facility has everything we could ever want from a winemaking perspective, an on-site lab, and…

Midwest native, Aotearoa NZ resident, stoat whisperer, and Responsible Hedonist’s mischief coordinator.

We talk about gatekeepers and the challenges and barriers getting into the wine industry as a winery/supplier, but let’s get specific.

Gatekeepers, capital expenses, and stubborn conventions of “what is a winemaker?”  Digging into why the classic winemaker image of a man drinking wine in front of a vineyard is unrealistic, unattainable, and an image that needs to be modernized to fit what winemakers actually look like today. Diana’s pretty passionate about this and we will…

You have spoken, and we’ve set the date for June 3rd at 5:30pm PDT/7:30 PM CDT/ 8:30 PM EDT for our first Patron live Q&A! We’ll keep this pretty informal. Diana will chat a bit about how fermentation works, but our main interest is answering *your* wine questions. So, if you’ve got something that’s on…

We’re excited to let you know that we signed a contract for organically grown Syrah from Hawke’s Bay in Aotearoa New Zealand!! It’s one of our favorite regions and is very similar to the Central Coast in California. Think tons of sun, cool ocean breezes, and a diverse array of agriculture. These organic grapes come…