Impressions: Saline sunshine, lemon chiffon clouds, fluffy pool towels, dried rosemary

Grape variety: Chardonnay

Vinification: Pressed directly into large clay amphorae handmade by our friend Andrew Beckham, where it fermented and aged for one year

Friends: Icy oysters with a sharp mignonette, schmaltz, radishes with butter and crunchy salt, those tiny plastic chairs in SE Asian street food stalls

Production: 214 cases (tech sheet)

Katherine, Alex’s paternal grandmother, was an avid reader and historian, a college English professor, and a cheerful farmer.