Winemaker: Sam Spencer

Sam has spent the last decade immersed in the wine business. His ventures have been extensive and taken him around the globe: New Zealand, San Francisco, Argentina, Chile, Spain, the Napa Valley and Clear Lake, California. Growing and making wine in Saint Helena and Clear Lake, he has found his calling on the volcanic hillsides of Northern California. Sam’s enthusiasm for the complex farming of these extremist sites borders on the fanatic. Over the last five years, he has designed and developed two extraordinary vineyard projects: La Herradura Vineyard in the Conn Valley and Madder Lake Vineyard to the North of St. Helena. Sam oversees all of the winemaking and growing decisions in each of their vineyards.

Annual Production: 4,500 cases

Grape Varieties Planted

• Carignane
• Grenache
• Grenache Blanc
• Grenache Gris
• Petite Sirah
• Syrah / Shiraz
• Tempranillo / Valdepenas
• Valdiguie / Napa Gamay
• Zinfandel
• Viognier