2026 Vintage
Santa Lucia Highlands, USA
The place
East-facing benches above the Salinas Valley, raked by Monterey Bay wind that shuts the vines down by mid-afternoon This lot leads with the region, the style, and the season's data — Pinot Noir from Santa Lucia Highlands, on well-drained granitic and decomposed-granite terraces of the salinas valley bench.
Blend
The year ahead
Real dates as they're known. Updated as the vintage progresses.
May 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
September 2026
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
December 2026
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
March 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
May 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
August 2027
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
October 2027
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
May 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
September 2026
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
December 2026
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
March 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
May 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
August 2027
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
October 2027
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Meet the current Crew
22
members
21
cities
3
countries represented
15 yrs
average tenure in wine
No individual profiles — privacy matters inside the Crew. You'll meet each other once you're in.
How it's priced
This lot is priced per vine. Buy as few as 5 — choose how many in the next step. Your bottles are allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Priced by the vine · 5-vine minimum
$116 / vine
From $580 · 5 vines · USD
10 vines left
Pickup or ship
Swing by the tasting room when the next shipment is ready. Free. For everyone else, ship is the default and equally smooth.
Ship to my address
Standard carrier, adult signature required. Flat fee per shipment. You can switch the destination per shipment at any time.
Ships to: US
Choose at signup. Switch per shipment anytime.
Recent updates
April 20, 2026
Walked every row this week. Bud break is even across the blocks — the Pinot Noir on well-drained granitic and decomposed-granite terraces of the salinas valley bench always wakes first. No frost in the forecast, which is the news I wanted.
April 6, 2026
Cover crop turned in between the rows. The bees are already on the mustard. Gonzales, California smells like spring.
March 18, 2026
Spent the morning re-tying canes the wind pulled loose. Unglamorous, but it's the difference between a tidy canopy and a mess in July.
One year of your life, inside one vineyard's year — followed by the vine, from bud break to bottle.