Side Street - 'Magie Blanche' - Riesling - Los Alamos, Santa Barbara, CA - 2025

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Notes from the Winery/Importer

Dry, fragrant and delicate Riesling from Kick On vineyard.

Notes on the Producer

In a small town amongst the mountains and vines. We don’t seek to dominate or conquer but coexist with the land in the gentle embrace, and craft wines that capture the spirit of the Ojai Valley. Fabien, Elizabeth, Jeremy, Griffin, and Jason, a band of misfits and rebels come together in a raucous blend. From winemaker to restauranteur, engineer to brewer, their shared goal is to create a unique blend, vintage after vintage.

Grapes & Style

Riesling

Riesling is one of the world’s great aromatic white grapes, most closely associated with Germany, Austria, Alsace, and parts of Australia. It’s capable of bone-dry, off-dry, sparkling, and intensely sweet wines, and it has one of the clearest abilities of any grape to transmit site, especially through acidity and mineral character.

In the vineyard, Riesling is late-ripening and well suited to cool climates where it can develop flavor slowly while holding acidity. It’s sensitive to site, exposure, and soil, which is why the best regions often talk about individual vineyards with real precision. It can also develop noble rot, producing some of the most ageworthy sweet wines in the world.

In the glass, Riesling is usually defined by acidity, aromatics, and clarity. It can show lime, green apple, peach, apricot, flowers, herbs, honey, and sometimes the classic petrol note with age. Good Riesling doesn’t have to be sweet, and sweet Riesling doesn’t have to be heavy — the best examples feel electric, balanced, and alive.