I Brand and Family Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc DeRose Vineyard 2023 BFCM23FLASH or a delicate goat cheese

or a delicate goat cheese salad

Briottet received the prestigious 'Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant' (Living Heritage Company) designation from the French state

The Chardonnay grows on clay and limestone

wine-forward Champagne with the depth of a fine white Burgundy and the cut of a great grower bubbly

savory edge and the gentle tang that long

I Brand and Family Cienega Valley Cabernet Franc DeRose Vineyard 2023 BFCM23FLASH or a delicate goat cheeseThe DeRose Vineyard sits directly on top of the San Andreas Fault, which is not a figure of speech. The limestone the fault shoved up out of the ground is precisely why Ian Brand keeps coming back. Brand has built his name on the odd, overlooked corners of the Central Coast, sites nobody else bothers to farm, and this Cabernet Franc is his argument for them. It's the savory, mineral version of the grape: wild red berries, crushed rock, green