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The Perfect Sweater Weather Reds (and a White!)
With the fall season comes a new occasion to dive into a selection of new release wines. Our 2021 Quarter 3 Wine Releases are produced in extremely limited quantities and are only available directly from our Los Olivos winery. We’ve hand-selected four wines that will pair perfectly with everything from rooting on your favorite football team to sharing pumpkin pie with friends and family.
Oct 18, 2021
Aug 5, 2021
2021 Futures Program
For nearly twenty years, we have opened our cellar doors every fall for a rare opportunity to taste a limited selection of our small production red wines still aging in oak barrels during our annual Futures program. This year, we will host two Futures tasting events at our Los Olivos winery and have tasting flights available to be shipped directly to you.
May 11, 2021
2021 Spring Wine Releases
Discover more about the five new wines released to our Wine Club members in May 2021: 2020 Santa Ynez Valley Sauvignon Blanc, 2019 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Grenache, 2019 EXP La Finca, 2019 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Syrah, and 2019 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Clone #1 Syrah.
Apr 22, 2021
Turning Lemons into Lemonade… Or in this case Turning Raisins into Rosé
While it would be great to have perfect weather all the time, the heat spikes in 2020 proved challenging to both our vines and our winemaking team. Risked with the possibility of losing some of our most valued crop, the 2020 Block Eight Rosé and 2020 Block Six Rosé rose like a Phoenix out of the ashes. Many thanks to our winemaking team and crew for turning what would have been raisins into epic Rosé wines.
Apr 15, 2021
Steve Beckmen Featured on Cork & Taylor Podcast
Winemaker Steve Beckmen was recently featured in the wine podcast Cork & Taylor. Listen to his interview, hosted by Luke Taylor, and learn more about the origins of our winery, as well as fun stories about the Beckmen family.
Mar 30, 2021
Springtime in the Vineyard
Springtime is a beautiful season on our family’s two vineyards, as our vines wake up from their winter dormancy and budbreak occurs. Discover what we’re up to this time of year, both inside our winery and across our 150 acres of grapevines.
Feb 25, 2021
Sangiovese Returns to our Portfolio After 25 Years
After 25 years, we are thrilled to bring Sangiovese back into our portfolio with the very limited release of the 2018 Santa Ynez Valley Sangiovese. Only 225 cases were produced, and since we last bottled this wine back in 1996, you’ll have to act fast to enjoy this wine. Only $24 per bottle when purchased as a case special.
Feb 17, 2021
2021 Winter Wine Releases
Discover more about the five new wines released to Wine Club members in February 2021: 2019 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Grenache Blanc, 2019 Cuvee le Bec, 2019 Estate Grenache, 2018 TLB, and 2018 EXP Aggregate.
Jan 29, 2021
Platinum Option Now Available
Customers and winery members can join our Platinum option and receive ground shipping included for every wine purchase, automatically. Never worry about the cost of shipping since your account will always populate with shipping included. Registration costs $75 and lasts for one year.
Jan 28, 2021
Tasting Room Reopening February 5, 2021
We are very excited to announce the reopening of our tasting room on Friday, February 5. We will be open for outdoor wine tastings and gazebo reservations from 11am — 6pm Friday — Sunday, and Wednesdays for Wine Club members only. We will remain open for curbside pick-up every day of the week.
Jan 5, 2021
Big Hands is Back!
We are excited to announce that we are bringing back our value label Big Hands this year with the release of the 2018 Big Hands Santa Barbara Grenache. It has been five years since we have released a wine under our value driven label Big Hands. The most obvious question is why haven’t any of these wines been produced? To understand the answer to that question, we must first explain how our wines are crafted.
Dec 21, 2020
Announcing Virtual Custom Wine Tastings
After receiving great feedback on our Zoom Futures tastings, we have decided to continue with an expanded virtual tasting program year-round. While we cannot 100% replicate the experience of visiting our property in Los Olivos, we have designed a personally curated tasting program that brings the images of our vineyards and winery into your home.
Sep 1, 2020
Futures Begins: Experience our Futures Program at Home
Every fall for the last decade and a half, we have opened our cellar doors for a rare opportunity to taste a limited selection of our small production red wines still aging in oak barrels during our annual Futures program. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to change the Futures tasting program. This year, the six Futures wines will be available in a tasting kit which can be delivered to the 35 states where we currently ship.
Aug 29, 2020
PMV Syrah Included as One of America’s Best Value Wines
Wine-Searcher just released an article including our 2017 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Syrah as one of the best value wines in America! Our wine was the only wine listed that was crafted from 100% certified biodynamic grapes, and at only $36 a bottle, we couldn’t agree more with their recommendation.
Aug 7, 2020
Antonio Galloni’s August 2020 Vinous Ratings
Wine journalist and critic Antonio Galloni, of the online publication Vinous, rates and reviews a selection of our new releases during his annual trip to Santa Barbara wine country.