How we build the red
Why a botanical extract goes into our red
Before bottling, we add a small amount of a custom botanical extract to restore depth and balance. We developed it with Ian Blessing, founder of All the Bitter, as a blend of whole botanicals. The extract adds dark fruit, warm spice and a touch of herbal lift.
Meet our cool collaborator

Ian Blessing
Co-Founder, All The Bitter
Ian was a sommelier at The French Laundry in Napa Valley. With his wife and fellow somm, Carly, Ian co-founded All The Bitter, which makes alcohol-free cocktail bitters by hand in Chico, California, from whole organic plants. Ian developed the botanical formulation in our Red Blend with us.
How we make it
- 01
Ferment and Age
Lodi Petite Sirah ferments as wine and rests 14 months in French oak.
- 02
Remove the Alcohol
Gentle removal takes the wine to less than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
- 03
Restore the Depth
Before bottling, a small amount of our botanical extract goes in.





