Freeman 'Yu-ki Estate' Pinot Noir, Occidental, West Sonoma Coast, California 2021Founded in 2001 by Ken and Akiko Freeman, Freeman Winery operates from a small estate in the Green Valley of the Russian River Valley, producing exclusively cool climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from sites along California's extreme northern coast. Total production is held below 5,000 cases annually, with as many as 50 individual clonal fermentations managed per vintage across just six Pinot Noir bottlings. Akiko Freeman, who leads the winemaking

Food Pairings: Provençal-style salads

roasted poultry

Istine Vermouth di Radda is a complex sipping vermouth

Vinfication: Aged in solera for 15 years

La Viallière

complemented by notes of black pepper

Smith-Madrone Vineyards

Nerello Mascalese was harvested in the second half of October

Winemakers must use the North Coast AVA appellation for wines sourced from vineyards across Lake

family-run producer focused on high-quality conservas from the Cantabrian Sea

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Its hills lie on the seaward side of the coastal range