Whitcraft - Syrache - Santa Barbara County, CA - 2020

Something for everyone in this bottle. An elegant and refined wine with all the subtlety of Drake's Pinots yet a bit more punchy and wild. This is quaffable to the nth degree.. Something you'll want on a hike to the peak of Figueroa Mountain as much as you'd want it on your dinner table.

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Chris and Kathleen (Barnato) Whitcraft started Whitcraft Winery in 1985. Chris hosted a local wine radio program in Santa Barbara County for more than ten years and learned his craft from some of the best winemakers in California - Joe Heitz (Heitz Cellars), Dick Graff (Founded Chalone Winery and its AVA), and Burt Williams (Williams Selyem & Morning Dew Ranch) to name a few. What began as a hobby grew into both a passion and a lifestyle, the commitment to which is present to this day in every bottle of our wine.

This passion for wine was passed on to their children, Drake and Alyssa. While Chris passed in 2014, Drake continues to carry on the tradition of excellent winemaking within the Whitcraft family.

All of the reds and most of the whites are never fined, filtered or pumped and the smallest amount possible of sulfur is used. This requires a much larger effort than most other wineries are willing to do. No electricity is used unless absolutely required. This is to bring you the purest rendition of the fruit possible.

Whitcraft wines are living things and go through different stages of life at different times. Decanting is recommended on wines older than five years.