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Kosta Browne
The year was 1997 and Dan
Kosta and Michael Browne had
long dreamed of making their own
wine. Working together in a Santa
Rosa restaurant as the
manager and sommelier each
contributed $10 a night to a tip
envelope dedicated to starting
Kosta Browne Winery. From
these humble beginnings Kosta SONOMA COAST (cont)
Browne exploded onto the Pinot
Noir scene. Year in and year out
wine collectors and restaurants
alike seek out these wines. Kosta Browne (Sebastapol) kostabrowne.com
(also see Mendocino, Anderson Valley, Sta Rita Hills & Russian River Valley)
Lola Kosta Browne Pinot Noir 2017 (6pk) $474.00 94 JS
Seth Cripe’s love affair with wine
began when he got his first job in Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Gaps Crown Vineyard 2017 (6pk) $719.90 93 JS, 92 WS
the restaurant business at age
fourteen. At age seventeen, Seth See sales rep per availability
packed up his car and with
$1,200 in his pocket drove cross
country to work in Napa. In 2008
Seth’s dream of creating world Lola lolawines.com
class wines for the average
person became reality. “The Lola Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2016 $191.90
LOLA wines are an excellent
value .” - Robert Parker Lola Rosé of Pinot Noir California 2019 $191.90

Martin Ray Lola Pinot Noir California 2017 $191.90
Courtney Benham is dedicated to
producing cool climate, Lola Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2016 $263.90
monovarietal wines modelled
after those of Burgundy. The
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
clones came from France. The
wines are unobtrusive, clean & Martin Ray (Santa Rosa) martinraywinery.com
fresh and indicative of their place (also see Russian River Valley & Stags Leap District)
of origin. Martin Ray Chardonnay 2017 $215.90 93 JS

Migration Martin Ray Pinot Noir 2018 $203.90 94 JS
Started in 2001 as an exploration
into Burgundian varietals Dan &
Margaret Duckhorn settled on
the cool climate of Anderson
Valley. In 2014 they purchased
the 70 acre Running Creek Vyd
in the Russian River Valley. Migration migrationwines.com
Dana Epperson took over (also see Russian River Valley)
winemaking duties in 2017 and
has maintained the fresh lively Migration Chardonnay 2017 $348.00 92 WS
style Migration has become
known for.
Migration Pinot Noir 2017 $419.90 90 WS
RouteStock
RouteStock creates high-quality
varietal wines from the world’s
most regarded wine regions.
Sourcing great fruit they work RouteStock
very closely with their grower wilsondaniels.com
partners. Each RouteStock wine is (also see Carneros & Napa County)
treated as if they would be a RouteStock Pinot Noir Route 116 2017 $239.90 WS TOP 100 #66
flagship cuvee.

Walt
Walt is the maiden name of
Kathryn Hall. Her grandparents Walt (Sonoma) waltwines.com
grew six different varietal and (also see Mendocino Anderson Valley, Sta. Rita Hills & Willamette Valley)
sold them to wineries in CA. Walt
is Kathryn’s her cool climate Walt Chardonnay 2017 $383.90 92 WE
Burgundian varietal project.
Winemaking is carried out by Walt Pinot Noir La Brisa 2017 $443.90 93 WS
Colorado native Megan
Gunderson whose passion for Walt Pinot Noir Bob’s Ranch 2017 (6pk) $383.90 93 WA
terrior shines through .
Walt Pinot Noir Bob’s Ranch 2018 (6pk) $383.90
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