Our inspiration is the truth that wine is a perfect reflection of time and place, the culmination of climate and season, site and study, and that moment you share a bottle with friends and family.
Through our Vigneron’s extensive understanding of California’s best wine growing regions, and the connections he’s made in his 26 years in the fields, we offer a collection of wines that best represent each AVA. We are honored to represent Napa, Sonoma County, Monterey, Santa Barbara and Lodi, and aim to bring the beauty and complexity of each individual growing region to the bottle and to your table. You should expect consistency and quality from our wines. We hope they bring you meaningful, shared time & place moments.
MONTEREY CHARDONNAY
cinsault
GRENACHE
SANTA BARBARA PINOT NOIR
ZINFANDEL
ROSE
NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON
MOURVEDRE
PICPOUL
THE WINEMAKER
Jamey Whetstone moved out to Napa Valley from his home in South Carolina to manage Mustards Grill in 1996. Simply captivated by the community, lifestyle and culture of wine country, he found himself quickly growing roots. By 1998, he had begun his winemaking education at Turley Wine Cellars where he would remain in his apprenticeship until 2005. During that time, he spent a summer sabbatical working for the Seysses Family at Domaine Dujac in Morey-Saint-Denis and laid the groundwork for Whetstone Wine Cellars in 2002.
LODI RULES for Sustainable Winegrowing is California’s original sustainable viticultural program. This program truly began from the ground up, with grape growers deciding it was important for the future of the Lodi region. Our certification process is rigorous, based in science, voluntary and third party accredited and audited. LODI RULES certified growers make up an innovative community with a history and commitment of farming quality wine grapes through the implementation of viticulture practices that balance environmental, social and economic goals. LODI RULES is designed to communicate their commitment to sustainable agriculture to wineries and to the general public.
When you drink a glass of wine made from LODI RULES certified grapes, you are supporting a farmer, a vintner, and an entire agricultural community that embraces their responsibility to care for the environment and their neighbors.
THE ARTIST
John Duckworth’s works transcend the line between realism and abstraction. His photographs are infused with an intimate knowledge of nature, a passion for pure color, and a rhythm drawn from life itself. His trademark style involves abstracting the photographic image to lend the work a much lauded painterly appearance. By providing the viewer a sense of place, yet obscuring the details, he allows each individual to step into the image and bring forth their own visual history. The ensuing narrative is enriched through the power of memory, infusing a personal creative process with universal appeal.
John Duckworth lives and works in Johns Island, South Carolina
