This is the first vintage of Pinot Noir since obtaining the new AVA certification.
This is a West Sonoma Coast wine that is a perfect blend of the terroir and the philosophy of the winemaker.
This is a well-balanced, deep and sophisticated Pinot Noir without any fruitiness or excessive alcohol stress.
Andy Pei started his career as a financial analyst on Wall Street, but then aspired to be a chef, but discovered wine. He worked at Schramsberg and La Jota, and later joined his brother Nick, who studied winemaking at UC Davis, in an effort to create wine that would express the local climate. In 1996, they purchased a vineyard in Annapolis on the Sonoma Coast.
Nick then continued his training at Flowers and Cold Stream Hills in Australia.
Vanessa Wong, who had worked in Burgundy and Bordeaux before serving as assistant winemaker at Peter Michael, joined the team in 2001 (she married Nick the following year), and the team began to make more serious wines, producing wines of excellent quality in Sonoma's coolest region.
The area around our own fields was formed by the uplift of strata that were once the seabed, and many fossils of shellfish and other marine life can be found here.
Their grape cultivation, which values the ecosystem of the fields, boasts high quality that is on par with Retry.
Andy currently serves as President of West Sonoma Coast Vintners, an organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of the newly recognized West Sonoma Coast AVA and the unique character of the area.