Two Men And A Village: The Launch of Joseph-Jibril
To launch their new niche winery, Bobby Huff and Jaam Moynihan relied on a mix of expertise and vision (plus a little help from their friends)
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Tasting Ryme, Again
Ryme’s creativity and originality continue to impress
2018 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Quail Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County
This wine is a blend of fourteen Pinot noir clones grown in the Quail Hill Vineyard. It’s deep red with a clear rim and…
2018 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Summit Block Quail Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County
Lynmar’s Summit Block Pinot is sourced from a specific block and clone from Quail Hill Vineyard. The wine spends ten months in French oak,…
2018 Anthill Farms Pinot Noir X West-Bourne Sonoma Coast Sonoma County
Anthill principals Webster Marquez, Anthony Filiberti, and David Low met while working at Williams Selyem and decided to launch a Pinot project, sourcing fruit…
Emeritus Vineyards 2019 Pinot Noir from Pinot Hill East and Pinot Hill West
Emeritus bottles two expressions from their estate Pinot Hill vineyard using fruit harvested on each side of the hill. The eastern flank gets morning…
2021 Inman Family Wines Chardonnay Pratt Vine Hill Russian River Valley Sonoma County
The Pratt Vine Hill Chardonnay bottling is a mix of clones grown in sandy Goldridge soils. The vineyard is certified sustainable. The grapes were…
2019 Inman Family Wines Pinot Noir Olivet Grange Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County
Fruit for Kathleen Inman’s estate Pinot is farmed organically. The grapes were harvested at night, mostly de-stemmed, and fermented with ambient cultures in a…
2021 Joseph-Jibril Pinot Noir Rosé Russian River Valley
I can’t be impartial about this wine, because Jaam Moynihan, who is one half of the Joseph-Jibril team, is something of a protegé. I’ve…
2020 Covenant Solomon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Bennett Valley
The Sauvignon Blanc grapes are grown in estate’s Moaveni Vineyard, and the fruit was fermented with ambient cultures and aged for ten months in…
2019 Gundlach Bundschu Estate Chardonnay Sonoma Coast
This Chardonnay is grown on the Gundlach Bundschu estate in a zone cooled by the Petaluma Gap. The average vine age is 30 years,…
2019 Flowers Vineyards and Winery Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
The Flowers Sonoma Coast Pinot noir is fermented with ambient cultures, and the wine spends ten months in French oak, 18 percent new, before…