Scherrer Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 Wine Seminar Chardonnay sourced entirely from the

Chardonnay sourced entirely from the family's choice parcels in Vertus

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diving deep into the work of António Maçanita and wines from one of the world's most remote and fascinating wine regions: the Azores archipelago

Scherrer Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 Wine Seminar Chardonnay sourced entirely from theFred Scherrer's winery is an unmarked metal building outside Sebastopol, and he still does the cellar work himself. Ten years as winemaker at Dehlinger taught him patience: let the fruit speak, touch lightly, don't rush the bottle out the door. This Russian River Pinot grows in sandy Goldridge soils, ages a long time before release, and goes into bottle unfined and unfiltered. The 2016 is nine years on now, which is the entire point it's the rare