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Enjoy the fun and free-spirited side of wine with our Got Grapes Collection! Did you know: Every vintage is a different grape or blend as we reserve it for the most exciting experiments, surprises and inspiring fruit we receive each harvest!

Pack options are: 2 bottles of each Got Grapes Red and White or 4 bottle of either white or red.

The Got Grapes White is 100% Orange Muscat from Hartwick Vineyard in Lodi with an elegant bouquet. Grapefruit pith, bergamot and a fresh summer breeze.

The Got Grapes Red feels like red vines, black plum and a Sunday brunch charcuterie. This blend is an exciting mix of Barbera, Syrah, Carignan – grapes typically in our Amore and Love Red blends.

Enjoy these two playful pals together while you can. They won't be back again!

LOCATION: California

FARMING PRACTICES: Organically grown grapes

ALCOHOL: 11-12%

Tasting Notes: Fennel, zesty lime peel, and a hint of black pepper

THE STORY: This skin contact Vermentino is a new one for us from Fox Hill Vineyard, our estate in Mendocino. It saw just a kiss of skin contact, which gives the wine a subtle structure that is perfect for lighter meat dishes and hearty pastas. One of our staff members took a sip and declared it “the perfect white wine for pizza!” We couldn’t agree more.

The Vermentino was destemmed and macerated on the skins for two days. We tasted the must daily to monitor the progression of skin contact and pressed it at just the right moment. The Vermentino fermented in stainless tank and then settled in to age in concrete tank for seven months.

FUN FACT: The two stones on the label are grinding stones found at Fox Hill that were used by indigenous americans to grind acorns.

VARIETIES: 100% Vermentino
LOCATION: Fox Hill Vineyard - Mendocino
FARMING PRACTICES: CCOF Certified Organic

Tasting Notes: Strawberry, lavender honey, ras el hanout

THE STORY: The Grenache Gris is a wine and grape that amazes us every vintage. This year it’s a beautiful deep amaranth with a quenchable, farmstand fruit palate. The color and even the body vary greatly year-to-year depending on how the canopy develops over the growing season and how we fermented it. This year we explored different fermentation styles and vessels. For some of the Grenache Gris, we layered it into a concrete tank to undergo carbonic maceration for nearly two weeks. The remaining grapes saw a traditional footstomp and three-day maceration before pressing it all together. We divided fermentation and aging into some concrete tank and the rest in two of our sandstone jarres. The result is a wine that has the acid and buoyancy of a rosé, with a backbone of a light red wine.  

The Grenache Gris hails from Gibson Ranch, in McDowell Valley just inland of the town of Hopland in Mendocino County, where most of their Grenache vines are more than 110-years-old. Their age really shows as the grape skins can vary widely in color depending on the year and harvest from sun-soaked pale to darker tones closer to Grenache Noir.

FUN FACT: Vines at Gibson Ranch are more tree-like, stretching over six feet tall.

VARIETIES: 100% Grenache Gris
LOCATION: Gibson Ranch - McDowell Valley AVA
FARMING PRACTICES: Organically grown grapes
ALCOHOL: 12.5%

Tasting Notes: Fruit punch on the nose, strawberry margarita and cherry jolly rancher on the palate.

Aqua Vino is a story of hydration and winemaking. It started with Valdiguié grapes that initially came in to make our Love Rosé. After a short maceration, we lightly pressed off the juice for the wine, being mindful not to overpress so we could make a nice Rosé. We were left with grapes that had a good amount of Valdiguié juice so we put the skins into a stainless tank and filled it with water until the grapes were barely submerged. We let it macerate for three days, pressed it back into tank where it fermented for one week, then transferred it into pressurized tanks while the wine was still slightly sweet to finish fermentation. It was blended with our Nouveau wine - a blend of everything we brought in from the past harvest. We wanted to create something new to share with you - bubbly, lower in alcohol and fun to drink. 

FUN FACT:  Berkeley Water used to hydrate the grape skins makes up roughly 25% of Aqua Vino. The water comes from the Sierra snowmelt in the Mokelumne River watershed. It tastes great!

INGREDIENTS:  Valdguié Grapes and Berkeley Water

ALCOHOL: 9%

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Tasting Notes: Green Melon, Fresh Kiwi, River Rock

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Tasting Notes: Dusting chocolate, blackberry, fresh-plucked cherry

The Amore Rosso inspires conviviality and is our nod to delicious old school classic field blends. As a field blend, all of the reds were picked on the same day from Fox Hill, our estate vineyard in Mendocino. The Barbera and Dolcetto grapes were co-fermented together in stainless open top fermenters and then pressed into a mix of concrete tanks and neutral French barrique to age. The Negro Amaro was made as a rosé, foot stomped and left on the skins for 24 hours, then pressed and fermented in stainless steel. All of the wine aged for nine months then blended before bottling. The wine’s bright acid and slight juiciness make it great on its own with a subtle structure that is perfect for pizza and a wide range of foods.

VARIETIES: 41% Barbera | 31% Dolcetto | 25% Negro Amaro | 3% Nebbiolo

VINEYARD: Fox Hill Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12.5%

Tasting Notes: White - Orange flower, Sea salt and Fuzzy fruit | Red - Red Vines, Black Plum, and Charcuterie

Enjoy double the fun! This pack includes a bottle each of our 2023 Got Grapes White + 2022 Got Grapes Red.

Our Got Grapes collection celebrates the fun and free-spirited side of wine.  No two vintages are the same. So enjoy these two playful pals together. They won't be back again.

The Got Grapes White is 100% Orange Muscat from Hartwick Vineyard in Lodi with an elegant bouquet.

The Got Grapes Red is a 'best of' blend of exciting grapes we use in our classic Amore and Love reds. It's a red that smartly walks the tightrope of pensive structure with lighthearted fruit.

Tasting Notes: Kaffir lime & orange peel on the nose. Key lime, grapefruit, honey blossom & sea salt on the palate. 

This is one of the more interesting and complex Love Whites yet. It’s evolved over the years from a Rhône blend of Marsanne and Roussanne and this is the first year we’ve added Orange Muscat to the mix. California is one of the few places Orange Muscat is grown and it is often made in a sweeter style wine. For us, we love the beautiful aromatics and charming texture it brings to the wine. Picpoul from Windmill Vineyard is more substantially featured this year, which brings a new brightness to the blend that makes it hard to put down the glass. 

All white grapes receive a light footstomp on arrival at the winery. It’s an important step for two reasons: We like the complexity the short skin contact gives the wine and, more functionally, treading breaks up the clusters to better fit everything into the press. After a gentle press, the wine goes into mostly neutral barrique with a small fraction into stainless steel tank where it’s fermented and aged for six months.

FUN FACT: Orange Muscat’s pedigree was hotly debated until DNA studies confirmed that it’s a crossing of Chasselas, Muscat Blanc and Petit Grains.

VARIETIES: 26% Picpoul | 22% Clairette | 22% Orange Muscat | 15% Marsanne | 10% Roussanne | 5% Chardonnay

ALCOHOL: 11%

Tasting Notes: Violet and blueberry compote

A great expression of old heritage vines from Wirth Ranch we’ve harvested since 2011. With older and dry farmed vine plantings, you get more complexity, depth and structure, which we love! The outcome is darker fruit with lifting acidity. This year’s Valdiguié has a luscious deep plum and elegant structure. This is a wine that stands out from the rest with the ability to slightly age. Wirth Ranch is located in the heart of Solano County’s Green Valley, between Napa and Suisun Valley. The dry-farmed Valdiguié vines from Wirth Ranch were originally planted in 1948 and grow deep in the steep-sloped, iron-rich soils farmed organically by Steve Wirth. Destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks, when the wine was ready, we gently pressed into two neutral barriques to age for 10 months. 

FUN FACT: Valdiguié is still known as Napa Gamay to many farmers in California.

VARIETIES: 100% Valdiguié

VINEYARD: Wirth Ranch | | Non-certified organic

ALCOHOL: 12.5% 

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Tasting Notes: Blackberries, plum, eucalyptus

This vintage is already showing signs of sophistication with deep dark fruits, hints of cocoa and fine tannins. This grape - and wine - is foundational to Broc’s history. We’ve made it since 2013, when it intrigued us with what amazing fruit Fox Hill Vineyard in Mendocino can produce. So much so – we purchased the vineyard earlier this year. For us, everything about this wine is special. Nero d’Avola vines are rare sights in California. We are lucky to have Fox Hill Vineyard, where Nero is thriving among the rocky redvine soil. The native Sicilian grape grows well in California soils and especially at Fox Hill where the days quickly grow hot on the exposed rocky hillsides. This vintage was fermented in stainless steel tank, pressed and aged in neutral French oak barrique and a small amount in amphora for 10 months. We recommend aging 10-15 years.

VARIETIES: 100% Nero d’Avola

VINEYARD: Fox Hill Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12.5%

2021 vintage available in the Fox Hill Pack

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Tasting Notes: Caramelized figs, Almond torte, Baked apples.

The Angelica is a very special – and very limited – dessert wine whose history starts with the beginning of California winemaking. Angelica was traditionally made into a sweeter-styled wine by Spanish missionaries who planted Mission grapes throughout California. Our Mission grapes hail from Deaver Vineyards’ 170-year-old vines, one of the oldest Mission vineyards in the state. The grapes were lightly fermented, fortified and barrel aged for over two years.

Silky smooth from slow aging, savor gentle caramelized figs, sandalwood, baked apples and baking spices on the nose. Rich notes of almond torte, vanilla and bergamot provide gentle warmth on the palate. The Angelica makes a great gift for a special occasion or shared year-round to cap an evening with friends. Enjoy with a slight chill.

VARIETAL:  100% Mission   

VINEYARD:  Deaver Vineyard    

LOCATION:  Amador County    

ALCOHOL: 17%

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You can order 12 or 24 cans at a time online. For special quantities, purchase in the tasting room, or contact us. 

Tasting Notes: Fresh-picked strawberries & savory herbs on the nose. Watermelon aqua fresca, dried thyme, strawberry smash & sea salt on the palate. 

This vintage is about abundance: From the expansion of grape varieties featured to the flavors and textures up for exploration in the glass. The 2022 is mostly Valdiguié and Carignan with Zinfandel, Grenache Noir and Barbera – several new varieties to the Love Rosé blend.

We foot stomped the grapes, which remained on the skins and stems for up to 24 hours. All varieties, excluding the Grenache, were gently pressed into stainless steel tank to naturally ferment. The Grenache underwent carbonic maceration before it was pressed, fermented and aged in concrete tank. Sulphur was not added during fermentation and aging. Once fermented to dry, the wine aged on the lees for four months. All were blended at bottling with a small amount of sulphur addition. Each variety brings a unique quality to the wine - acidity from the Valdiguié, spice from the Zinfandel, texture from the Carignan, herbal notes from the Grenache Noir and salinity from the Barbera.

VARIETIES:  66% Valdiguié | 18% Carignan | 7% Zinfandel | 5% Grenache Noir | 4% Barbera

VINEYARD: Shell Creek, Ricetti, Arrowhead Mountain, Corteza & Fox Hill Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 11%

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PRE-ORDER ONLY. Ships out May 23rd!

You can order 12 or 24 cans at a time online. For special quantities, purchase in the tasting room, or contact us. 

Tasting Notes: Tropical and lemon oil on the nose, grapefruit, kumquat and lemon-peel on the palate.

Making sparkling wine is always a fun adventure. We rarely make it the same way twice, which means there’s something new to discover and love about each vintage. We love the bubbles this year, which are soft, uplifting, approachable and thirst-quenching. This is a pétillant wine for all seasons. Snag a bottle for that special occasion or for making any occasion special.

This year’s sparkling is a scaled-up Pét-Nat. The Chenin Blanc grapes arrived from Shell Creek Vineyard on an August morning. After a few hours on the skins, the grapes were directly pressed into stainless steel tank. We added Chenin Blanc must and transferred the wine into pressurized tanks while still slightly sweet to finish fermentation.

VARIETIES: 95% Chenin Blanc | 5% Orange Muscat

VINEYARD: Shell Creek and Hartwick Vineyards

ALCOHOL: 12%

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You can order 12 or 24 cans at a time online. For special quantities, purchase in the tasting room, or contact us. 

This is a versatile wine perfect for all red wine loving friends. Our Love Red is the everyday, anytime California red wine we make to showcase the old heritage vines that produce amazing fruit. We can a small amount of all Love wines to make them accessible for any outdoor adventure or occasion. This year’s Love Red is more dynamic than in past vintages, with a subtle touch of tannin and pleasant structure to pair with food, while remaining light and fresh.

The grapes were harvested early to highlight the fruit and preserve their natural acidity. The Carignan and Valdiguie were fermented partially destemmed and whole cluster and went partial carbonic maceration in stainless steel tank. All aged in a mix of neutral French oak barrels and stainless steel.

FUN FACT: Love Red keeps many old vines planted in California, having a home every year at Broc in this blend. 

VARIETIES: Carignan 56% | Syrah 22% | Grenache Noir 12% | Valdiguié 10%

LOCATION: California

ALCOHOL: 12%

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Bask in the gorgeous bubbles of the 2023 Love Sparkling Chenin Blanc. Waves of lemon and pineapple aromas are chased by crisp green apple and lime zest on the palate. This bundle includes a pair of hand blown and locally-crafted Broc wine glasses to cherish for many years and cheers to come.

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The 2023 Koukou is 100% Cabernet Franc that is perfect for your next candlelit dinner. The KouKou delivers lifting notes of strawberry, fresh red plum and green pepper. This bundle includes a pair of hand blown and locally-crafted Broc wine glasses to cherish for many years and cheers to come.

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The 2020 Angelica is a warm bath of caramelized figs, baked apples, and sandalwood on the nose with rich almond torte and vanilla on the palate. This bundle includes a pair of hand blown and locally-crafted Broc wine glasses to cherish for many years and cheers to come. 

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Tasting Notes: Lemon zest and pomello

A unique expression of Chardonnay that has the vivacity only California can provide to Chardonnay with the crisp balance of fruit and acidity akin to a Chablis-style wine. This Chardonnay has a long history with us, starting with our first vintage in 2010. The Michael Mara Vineyard sits along the Sonoma Mountain range in the Sonoma Coast AVA. It’s a unique site for growing Chardonnay in California with the fruit absorbing lots of the marine air along with minerality from the rocky soil. We brought in the grapes whole cluster and directly pressed. The juice fermented naturally in two stockinger Austrian oak puncheons. Aged on the lees for 10 months. The result is an approachable wine for chardonnay lovers, novices and dare we say – even skeptics. Age up to 20 years.

VARIETIES: 100% Chardonnay

VINEYARD: Michael Mara Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12% 

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There is more to love in this three pack of 2022 Love Red with ripe wild berries on the nose, with pleasingly tart rhubarb, cut herb and bramble on the palate. This bundle is curated and packed in the special Broc star gift box.

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Our Chablis-style Chardonnay from the Sonoma Coast AVA. This wine is a unique expression of California Chardonnay and has a balance of fruit and acidity that is adored by both the wine novice and connoisseur. This vintage is drinking beautifully now. Pair it with anything just plucked from the ocean.

What’s special about the Michael Mara Chardonnay is how well it captures a sense of place and time. Our Chardonnay is made from a modest allocation of vines in the Michael Mara Vineyard, located just west of the Sonoma town square along the Sonoma Mountain range. It’s a distinctive site where the fruit receives a kiss of marine air and minerality from the rocky soil. We gently pressed the whole cluster grapes, fermented in steel tank and aged in neutral barrique.

VARIETAL: 100% Chardonnay

VINEYARD: Michael Mara Vineyard

LOCATION: Sonoma Coast (close to the town of Glen Ellen) 

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1 Bottle of Vine Starr Zinfandel & 2 Broc Glasses.

Tasting Notes: White strawberry, crisp pear on the nose, salt-rimmed paloma, citrus pith and papaya on the palate.

This is one cheeky rosé – and we’re not talking about the sartorial nature of its name. Although the Zinfandel grapes come from Arrowhead Mountain Vineyard, the same vineyard as our Vine Starr, they have a characteristic all their own because of where they sit – high atop the mountain catching lots of sun. For this reason, we pick the grapes much earlier and love their balanced bright acid and softer palate. This vintage is a more captivating rosé that has an inviting acid structure and alluring paloma-like quality. We added Trousseau Gris, a new grape for us from the Cole Ranch AVA. The Trousseau Gris spent 10 days on skins before it was pressed into stainless steel tank to ferment and age in a single neutral French oak barrique. We brought in the Zinfandel grapes and foot-stomped whole cluster and macerated for several hours before being pressed into stainless steel tank to ferment and age. We blended the two together two weeks before bottling because, together, they brought out each other’s best qualities.

FUN FACT: Our first vintage of this same blend was in 2019. We loved the results and were waiting for the perfect time – and vineyard – to do it again.

VARIETIES: 90% Zinfandel | 10% Trousseau Gris

VINEYARD: North Coast

ALCOHOL: 10%

Tasting Notes: Fresh apricot, ripe strawberry

Typically, this blend is mostly Trousseau Noir, however, we flipped the script and dialed up the Zinfandel this time. This is due to a hard frost that meant reduced yields for the Trousseau Noir. Still, we love what this vintage brings. The Zinfandel’s gentle tannin and red fruits play with the Trousseau Noir’s deep fruity characteristics to deliver a wine that’s delightful – notes of fruit punch and a twinge savory. Both varieties are harvested from Wirth Ranch in Solano County’s Green Valley and grow alongside one another in steep-sloped, iron-rich volcanic soils. We harvested and co-fermented the two together in stainless steel tank, pressed and aged in two neutral barriques.

FUN FACT: The Trousseau vines were original plant material brought over by UC Berkeley in the mid-late 1800s! These cuttings are from Rorick Heritage Vineyard in Calaveras.

VARIETIES: 60% Zinfandel | 40% Trousseau Noir

VINEYARD: Wirth Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12%

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Tasting Notes: Honeysuckle, pomegranate, currents, kaffir lime leaf

Old World influence meets California terroir. This wine is bursting with food-friendly acidity and fruit that’s ready for dinner tonight, with a playful intensity and tannin structure that can handle light aging. Typically, we tuck the Sangiovese into our Amore Rosso, but this year we let it shine on its own. This is a mix of Sangiovese Piccolo (smaller berries) and Grosso (much larger berries) that grow at Fox Hill Vineyard. They thrive in the hilly, rocky soil and climate that mirrors its Tuscan homeland. We harvested the Sangiovese early to preserve its acidity. We fermented it in stainless steel tank, pressed and then aged in neutral French oak barrique for nine months. Unfined and unfiltered.

VARIETIES: 100% Sangiovese

VINEYARD:  Fox Hill Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 12.8%

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TASTING NOTES: Red Vines, Black Plum, and Charcuterie

The origin story of Got Grapes is rooted in the unexpected and we reserve it for the experiments and pleasant surprises that each harvest throws our way. This is a great go-to red that smartly walks the tightrope of pensive structure with lighthearted fruit. The Got Grapes Red emerged from an extra bountiful 2022 harvest. After blending trials and bottlings for our mainstay reds like Love Red, Amore Rosso and Vine Starr, we held back a little extra from each to make one more fun and refreshing red. All varieties were fermented in stainless steel tanks, pressed and then aged in a mixture of stainless steel tank, concrete and neutral French oak barrique before the final blend. Enjoy with a slight chill or at cellar temp.

FUN FACT: Our first Got Grapes Red was a Trousseau and Zinfandel blend in 2017.

VARIETIES: 35% Barbera | 32% Syrah | 23% Carignan | 10% Dolcetto 

VINEYARD: California

ALCOHOL: 12%

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Tasting Notes: Baking spices, cherry and resin

Zinfandel is a notable part of California’s history, introduced during the Gold Rush. It’s also a foundational grape in our own history and we’ve harvested Wirth Zinfandel since 2002. We love older expressions of California Zinfandel – lighter styles with vibrant acidity and inviting fruit, before it became too overly ripe and high in alcohol. Our winemaking returns Zinfandel to its origins of a pleasing table wine. Unlike the playful nature of our other Zinfandel wine, Vine Starr, our Wirth Ranch Zinfandel is a special expression showcasing more heritage vines. Organically farmed in Solano County Green Valley, these older vines produce lower yields that are highly concentrated, resulting in a wine with more depth and structure. The grapes were naturally fermented with 80% whole cluster and 20% destemmed fruit on top in stainless steel open top fermenters and saw pump overs of the juice twice per day. We aged the wine in neutral oak barriques for 10 months. Age up to 10 years.

VARIETIES: 85% Zinfandel | 15% Petite Sirah

VINEYARD: Wirth Ranch | Non-certified organic

ALCOHOL: 13%

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Tasting Notes: Blueberry and Dark currant

THE STORY: California Cabernet Sauvignon is delightfully varied. Our version steers away from the big, bold and brash representations and instead coaxes out the grape’s more fruit-forward side. We harvest from Massa Vineyard, a unique site that sits at 1,500 feet in elevation with vines nestled among loamy soil. This Carmel Valley Cabernet has lustrously blue fruits and a silky whisper of tannin. The whole cluster grapes saw regular pumpovers during fermentation in stainless steel tank. It was then pressed into neutral French oak barrique and aged for 10 months. 

VARIETIES: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINEYARD: Massa Vineyard (Carmel Valley) | Farming: Certified organic

ALCOHOL: 12.5%

Tasting Notes: Ripe cherry, Fig and Nutmeg.

For us, the definition of a classic California table wine can only be Zinfandel. It’s a fresh, vibrant grape when picked early and pairs well with food. Only in recent decades has Zinfandel’s reputation evolved to be overly extracted and big. La Boutanche brings back the classic style of Zinfandel that feels timeless and is just plain delicious. The Zinfandel grapes were destemmed and naturally fermented in open top stainless fermenters. After the wine was gently pressed, it was aged in neutral French oak barrels for nine months. We made this acid-driven, food-friendly wine in a liter size that everyone can enjoy at the table. 

VARIETIES: 100% Zinfandel

LOCATION: California

ALCOHOL: 13%

Tasting Notes: Marionberry, Thai Basil and Cubanelle peppers

This Cabernet Sauvignon is a fresher style than other Cab representations. We harvest the grapes at lower brix compared to neighboring Napa Valley to help highlight the style we prefer and keep it fairly simple in the cellar. This vintage is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, a combination that provides a delicious balance of dark fruits and soft tannins. Most of the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were destemmed with the remaining grapes left whole cluster. We fermented with native yeast and pressed early to lessen the amount of tannins in the wine.

For Chris, the ‘Perfect Red’ means, “Something that’s easy to drink but has enough complexity to elevate the wine…is affordable and ‘perfect’ for what it is and how it’s priced.”

VARIETIES: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon | 25% Cabernet Franc

VINEYARD: California

ALCOHOL: 13%

A Carmel Valley Cabernet that's deliciously fruit-forward. The 2023 Broc Massa Cabernet Sauvignon has lustrously blue fruits and a silky whisper of tannin harvested from the special Massa Vineyard.

Tasting notes: Blackberry and sunflower seed on the nose, pink peppercorn, black cherry and blueberry on the palate.

A classic table red and quintessential Broc wine. A blend of Carignan, Validguié and Syrah sourced from small family-owned vineyards. Enjoy the pairing of our 2021 Love Red with 2 of our locally-made Broc Wine Glasses.

 A truly exceptional duo from Massa Vineyard in Carmel Valley. Our 2023 Broc Massa Cabernet and 2023 Happi Chenin are guaranteed to be your next go-to showstoppers. 

The Broc Massa Cab has lustrously blue fruits and a silky whisper of tannin. A slightly fruiter and soft cabernet expression with a lot of aging potential. 

The Happi Chenin shines in the bottle. Truly! We are fortunate to bring in a small amount of this Chenin Blanc each year from this three-acre planting. The wine has a natural acidity that shows off the mountain fruit, with minerality as the focus

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Tasting Notes: White Flower, Orange Zest, Lemon, Lime, Sea Salt

THE STORY: Zippy bubbles and thirst-quenching crispness. This Sparkling Chenin Blanc is a perfect match to spicy and bold flavors of Chinese food. This fun collaboration with House of Nanking brings elegance and balance to their signature dishes found just across the Bay in San Francisco's Chinatown. The Chenin Blanc’s freshness and vibrancy complements dishes like saucy fried tofu, delicate soy chili poached white fish and  juicy crispy pork potstickers, all brilliantly fashioned by chef and owner Peter Fang.

Vinification: The Chenin Blanc grapes are harvested from Shell Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles. After a few hours on the skins, the grapes were directly pressed into stainless steel tank with Orange Muscat from Lodi to naturally ferment. Chenin Blanc must was added to the wine and then transferred into pressurized tanks while still slightly sweet to finish fermentation. Hand-bottled. No disgorging or dosage and light sulphur at bottling.

The custom wine label features a dragon to represent the current Zodiac sign symbolizing power, nobility, honor, luck, and success.

VARIETIES: 95% Chenin Blanc, 5% Orange Muscat
LOCATION: Shell Creek Vineyard
FARMING PRACTICES: Organically grown grapes
ALCOHOL: 12%  | Free SO2: 0 ppm | Total SO2: 11 ppm

Tasting Notes: Huckleberry, Blackberry, Breakfast tea, Cocao and Redwood 

THE STORY: Our inspiration for Vine Starr comes from where the Beaujolais and Northern Rhone meet. The wine has evolved from our first vintage in 2006 when it was a blend of Zinfandel and Syrah. It’s been 100% Zinfandel since 2009, when we blended varieties from two sites that bookend the town of Sonoma – Arrowhead and Buck Hill Vineyards. The goal with the blend is always to make the best Zinfandel from our best barrels across the two vineyards. This year’s blend consists of 57% Arrowhead and 43% Buck Hill. We always harvest the Zinfandel early to highlight acidity and fresh fruit. This vintage, we destemmed the fruit and allowed native fermentation to occur in open top stainless steel tanks. After pressing, we aged the wine into neutral French oak barrique. The result is a delightful, uplifted version of Zinfandel you are sure to enjoy. 

FUN FACT: This wine has an international following – once featured in the Japanese manga series, Drops of God.

VARIETIES: 100% Zinfandel

LOCATION: Arrowhead Vineyard + Buck Hill Vineyard – Sonoma

FARMING PRACTICES: Organically grown grapes

ALCOHOL: 12%

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 491 cases

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Tasting Notes: Intriguing medley of green mango, jackfruit, and lychee, enriched by notes of honeycomb, honeydew, and a hint of green tea.

THE STORY: The Bianco bursts with lychee, orange stone fruits and constantly evolves in the glass. Our first vintage was 100% Tocai Fruilano, later adding Trebbiano and Ribolla Gialla to showcase the lively side of an Italian skin contact wine with grapes all grown at Fox Hill Vineyard. We kept the Trebbiano off the skins this year and instead directly pressed it to ferment in stainless steel before aging in neutral oak barrique. The Friulano and Ribolla Gialla co-fermented together on their skins. Two-thirds of the wine was pressed into concrete tank to age. The remaining into sandstone jarres. The sandstone jarre gives the wine that luminous amber color and subtle structure from the tannins. We fall more in love with what the sandstone jarres bring to the wine each year. It’s a great example of the role vessels can play in bringing a wine to life. Friendly with food or even a little cellar time.

FUN FACT: Our first vintage was 100% Tocai Fruilano.

VARIETIES: 50% Ribolla Gialla, 40% Tocai Friulano, 10% Trebbiano

LOCATION: Fox Hill Vineyard - Mendocino

FARMING PRACTICES: CCOF Certified Organic

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 471 cases

Tasting Notes: Cherry zinger, Cherry tisane, thai basil, strawberry jam

KouKou is a quintessential Broc red, crafted from organically-grown grapes with fresh acidity and whole cluster fermentation. This method, introduced with our first Cabernet Franc harvest in 2010, captures the grape’s bright character.

Sourced from Santa Ynez Vineyard in Happy Canyon, the Cabernet Franc undergoes carbonic fermentation in stainless steel, then ages for nine months in neutral barrique. Enjoy this refreshing and ageworthy wine now or age briefly, preferably slightly chilled.

Tasting Notes: Dark fruits, cherry and cocoa

THE STORY: Old World influence meets California terroir. This wine is bursting with food-friendly acidity and fruit that’s ready for dinner tonight, with a playful intensity and tannin structure that can handle light aging. Typically, we tuck the Sangiovese into our Amore Rosso, but this year we let it shine on its own. This is a mix of Sangiovese Piccolo (smaller berries) and Grosso (much larger berries) that grow at Fox Hill Vineyard. They thrive in the hilly, rocky soil and climate that mirrors its Tuscan homeland. We harvested the Sangiovese early to preserve its acidity. We fermented it in stainless steel tank, pressed and then aged in neutral French oak barrique for nine months. Unfined and unfiltered.

VARIETIES: 100% Sangiovese

VINEYARD:  Fox Hill Vineyard

ALCOHOL: 13%

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Tasting Notes: Violet and blueberry compote

A great expression of old heritage vines from Wirth Ranch we’ve harvested since 2011. With older and dry farmed vine plantings, you get more complexity, depth and structure, which we love! The outcome is darker fruit with lifting acidity. This year’s Valdiguié has a luscious deep plum and elegant structure. This is a wine that stands out from the rest with the ability to slightly age. Wirth Ranch is located in the heart of Solano County’s Green Valley, between Napa and Suisun Valley. The dry-farmed Valdiguié vines from Wirth Ranch were originally planted in 1948 and grow deep in the steep-sloped, iron-rich soils farmed organically by Steve Wirth. Destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks, when the wine was ready, we gently pressed into two neutral barriques to age for 10 months. 

FUN FACT: Valdiguié is still known as Napa Gamay to many farmers in California.

VARIETIES: 100% Valdiguié

VINEYARD: Wirth Ranch | | Non-certified organic

ALCOHOL: 12.5% 

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