Jolie-Laide

by | Jul 2, 2023

Jolie-Laide Sonoma, California rom Scott and Jenny Schultz , Jolie-Laide is a small art house winery based out of Sonoma County, California. The name Jolie-Laide (pronounced “led”) translates loosely to “pretty-ugly”, a French term of endearment to describe something...

Kin & Cascadia

by | Jun 8, 2023

Kin & Cascadia WinesColumbia Valley Washington & Willamette Valley Oregon “This is a story of brothers, fathers, sons, and friends; true kin. The Sager & Master Families are now in a second-generation partnership and perpetual search to produce wines in...

Leo Steen Wines

by | May 10, 2023

Leo Steen Wines California | Dry Creek Valley, Napa Valley , Santa Cruz Mountains, Santa Ynez Valley Working toward that place where style and vineyard authenticity naturally meet. In South Africa, Chenin Blanc is known as Steen. It might be a coincidence — or perhaps...

LIOCO Wines

by | May 5, 2023

LIOCO California | Mendocino, Santa Cruz The hunt for compelling vineyards often requires a path less trodden LIOCO was conceived in the alley behind Spago Beverly Hills by wine director Kevin O’Connor and wine salesman Matt Licklider. The two colleagues, critical of...

Le Charmel | Tortoise Creek

by | May 4, 2023

Tortoise Creek | Le Charmel California Handcrafted, small-production wines from California with an emphasis on sustainable farming. The concept with Tortoise Creek is to work with small farmers in California who focus on sustainable farming. Tortoise Creek is...