Wineries

08 Mar

Posted at 23:50h in 2024 Wineries, Uncategorized, Wineries

Verdad Wine Cellars

4665 Santa Maria Mesa Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93454
verdadandlindquistfamilywines.com

Region: Santa Maria Valley

Owner/Winemaker: Louisa Sawyer Lindquist

About: Specializing in the forgotten Iberian grapes Albariño, Tempranillo, Godello, and Graciano.

What is your favorite forgotten grape? Tempranillo

What was your first experience with a forgotten grape? First memories include a Pinot Auxerois from an Alsatian producer and Picpoul while I worked at Amagansett Wines & Spirits in 1989. There was an Alicante Bouschet Rosé at Joseph Swan winery in 1992-ish. And in 2008 or 2009, I tried some Loureiro and Louiero blends in Northern Portugal, while visiting wineries near the Galicia border.

What do you love most about the forgotten grapes? They make great wines too…they are not forgotten in Spain!

21 Nov

Posted at 01:57h in 2025 Wineries, Wineries

Wild Rejoice Wine Company

1401 Marina Way S. #280, Richmond, CA 94804
www.wildrejoice.com

Region: Sacramento/East Bay

Owner: Alice and Michael Valania

Winemaker: Michael Valania

About: Wild Rejoice is a family-run winery, generally ruled by a 5-year-old human who knows more about making wine than most but would rather fly a kite than stomp grapes.

What is your favorite forgotten grape? Cinsault

What was your first experience with a forgotten grape? Visiting many of the amazing wineries in and around the Santa Ynez Valley, forgotten grapes are abundant. One of the first we can remember is the variety of Italian varieties at Palmina Wines. Learning about Dolcetto, Vermentino and other Italian grapes being grown in the region was eye-opening.

What do you love most about the forgotten grapes? Forgotten grapes are so expressive of place and time. It is so much fun to discover new grapes and figure out where they do well and how they compare across the world.

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