Whitcraft Winery, Santa Barbara County, Shokrian Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2016 Sonoma barbecue spice

barbecue spice

flavours of tar

and anise are enriched by the distinct volcanic terroir

in contrast to the sterner

and citrus

Whitcraft Winery, Santa Barbara County, Shokrian Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2016 Sonoma barbecue spiceWhen Drake Whitcraft took over the family winery in 2007 (the winery was founded two decades before, in 1985 by his parents, Chris and Kathleen) his goal was to make balanced Central Coast wine of purity, honesty, and finesse. Because he grew up within the culture of wine and California winemaking, he was perpetually under the tutelage of both father Chris and friend Burt Williams, founder of the legendary Williams Selyem winery in Sonoma. During a