Left Foot Charley

The one-acre Prairie School vineyard was planted in 2010 on Old Mission Peninsula. With each vintage we learn more about the fruit: when to harvest, how to coax the fruit flavors from the fruit, and which winemaking techniques will fill out the palate.

Auxerrois is a varietal that is commonly blended, but we began bottling a small amount as a single varietal for wine club in 2016. The acidity is lower than many of our other cool climate wines, and the fruit and texture are appealing. Each year since, we have bottled more.

Late Harvest is often understood to be a designation of sweetness, but that's not entirely true: rather, it is in indication of when fruit was harvested. Our historic Seventh Hill Farm site tends to ripen early, and has the perfect conditions to hang on to fruit after ripeness to showcase round, ripe fruit and zippy acidity.

Our Gewürztraminer is dry, with citrus and spice. The aging window is long, and the floral and fruit notes will develop in the bottle with cellaring.

The Swanson Vineyard was planted on Old Mission Peninsula was planted in 2014 and is already showing distinct characteristics from its terroir and microclimate. This wine has notes of dark chocolate and coffee backed up by deep, dark fruit, and a drumbeat of acid and tannin as its background.

Named for the professionals who craft wood instruments, the music of the Luthier also resonates thanks to the effects of wood: in this case, French Oak barrels. Luthier is a barrel-fermented blend of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, and Auxerrois.