{"product_id":"farm-cottage-pinot-noir-santa-cruz-mountains-ca-2022","title":"Farm Cottage - Pinot Noir - Santa Cruz Mountains, CA - 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe vineyard: The 2022 Santa Cruz Mountain Pinot Noir consists of 3 vineyards from within the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA. Trout Gulch, Alfaro Family and Lester Family vineyards all have their unique clonal materials, site elevation and soil composition, which help showcase the Santa Cruz Mountains as a whole in this bottling.\nThe winemaking: Harvested on 9\/6\/22, 9\/13\/22 and 9\/15\/22, consisting of a blend of 25% Lester Family Vineyard Pinot Noir, 50% Alfaro Family Vineyard Pinot Noir and 25% Trout Gulch Vineyard Pinot Noir. The finished wine was fermented with 50% whole cluster and aged in neutral french oak. The wine was bottled on 8\/12\/23. \n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlc- 13.3%\u003cbr\u003epH- 3.5\u003cbr\u003eBottling date- 8\/12\/23\u003cbr\u003eAging- 11 months\u003cbr\u003eAVA: Santa Cruz Mountains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e===\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Ryan Alfaro grew up on his parents' vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Being immersed in the family business his entire life, it was no surprise he developed a passion for wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRyan enrolled at UCLA to study Environmental Studies and Geography. In the midst of his undergrad education, he was able to study abroad in Dijon, France through UC Davis' Viticulture and Enology program. Upon finishing his undergrad studies at UCLA, Ryan decided to further his education at University of Auckland, New Zealand, completing a Post-Grad in Wine Science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was privileged to work under renowned winemaker Adam Tolmach for a vintage before returning home to become head-winemaker at Alfaro Family Vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile honing his skills at Alfaro Family Vineyards, Ryan decided to create his own label, Farm Cottage Wines. The 2019 vintage marked the inaugural year of Farm Cottage Wines. \u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Satellite SB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45847012049147,"sku":"00075197","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/3655\/6193\/files\/7732c796182294c970d7e7edb61a5396.jpg?v=1713918516","url":"https:\/\/satellitesb.com\/products\/farm-cottage-pinot-noir-santa-cruz-mountains-ca-2022","provider":"Satellite SB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}