Winemaking

A true Garagiste, the estate home and winery are one-in-the-same. In the winery, Mark takes his cue from the esteemed wines of Montalcino, Tuscany. Long, slow fermentations using special Tuscan yeasts, extended macerations and barrel aging all play to the strengths of Sangiovese and Aglianico grapes.

A combination of new and old French and Slovakian barrels allows us to blend to create wines that are muscular, deep, complex and yet still soft to the touch. Most of our wines are kept in 59 gallon barrels for 18 months before bottling. Reserve bottlings age a minimum of 2 years in barrel.

In Spring of 2007 we bottled a total of 350 cases.  In 2008 we bottled a total of 750 cases.