La Marea Central Coast Grenache 2022 SPS21 farmed naturally and converting to

farmed naturally and converting to organic

roughly half the blend

a Corvina-led red built for the cold months

open-top stainless steel tank to ferment w/ native yeast

All of the freshness and verve that the still Gruner has

La Marea Central Coast Grenache 2022 SPS21 farmed naturally and converting toIan Brand has spent a decade making the same argument: California's Central Coast is a far better home for Spanish and Rhone grapes than anyone gives it credit for. La Marea "the tide" is where he tests it, with wines rooted in sea air, sandy soils and ancient seabeds. His Grenache runs in the opposite direction from the jammy, high alcohol version the grape usually gets here: light on its feet, transparent, built around freshness rather than force.