Beran Zinfandel

Sourcing philosophy: for beran we rely on heritage old-vine zinfandel along with a few younger up-and-coming vineyards. We are honored to work with some of the most renowned zin growers in sonoma county napa valley mendocino county the desolate sierra foothills of amador county along with a handful of other notable regions. Many of our growers have been farming zinfandel for generations. For instance the saini family of dry creek valley has tended zin since 1917 and the foppianos even longer-since 1896. On the new side is the dramatic shannon ridge home ranch in lake county where a 15-year-old vineyard has been planted at elevations of 2 100 to 2 500 feet in lean rocky and volcanic soil. Many of our growers dry-farm their vineyards and with great pride they employ sustainable and organic viticultural practices. 2014 vintage: we regard the 2014 vintage in california as one of the best in decades. Veraison started early and finished quickly. We then enjoyed consistently warmer