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Alapay Cellars 2018 Lagrein // $39 Silver SF Wine Competition Are you still wondering about this elusive grape? Stroll down First Street in Avila Beach and you’ll find Alapay Cellars. Take a moment and taste their 2018 Legrein on the patio. Alapay, a Chumash word for heavenly, captures the meaning with their tasty wine and friendly tasting room staff—the perfect fit for the flip flop culture of this tight-knit coastal community. Winemaker Scott Remmenga was printing so many wine labels at his printing company, he decided to learn winemaking from one of the best, Clay Brock. His winemaking skills and wife Rebecca’s marketing made a fantastic blend for this winery. They started with dirt lots surrounding their tasting room, waving people in, and continue to have a loyal following. Piedra Creek 2019 Lagrein Rosé // $26 Double Gold 95 points Rosé Experience 2020 In 1983, after successfully experimenting with winemaking at their Southern California home in Westlake, retired aerospace engineer Romeo Zuech and his wife Margaret decided to relocate to San Luis Obispo where they began making wine in the smallest bonded winery in Edna Valley—Piedra Creek. The move was largely in part due to a long-time friendship with Andy MacGregor, a fellow aerospace engineer who had planted a vineyard in the Edna Valley. While the Zuechs decided to harvest and produce Chardonnay for their first wine under the Piedra Creek label, in 1999 they purchased two acres in the Twin Creeks area of Edna Valley and planted Lagrein, Syrah, Dornfelder, Teraldego, and Pinot Noir vines. After growing up on the scene with his grandparents and graduating from the viticulture program at Cal Poly, T.J. de Jony began working alongside his family, and in 2014 suggested making a 100% varietial Lagrein wine. By 2016, de Jony’s grandmother, Margaret, successfully petitioned the FDA to approve the Lagrein grape variety in the United States. In 2017, after his gradfather’s passing, de Joney became owner of Piedra Creek Winery and in 2018 they produced their first Rosé of Lagrein. Romeo was knows for saying, “Good wine was meant to be red,” but this rosé may have changed his mind. Its basket full of strawberry flavor bowls me over. The thick Lagrein skins make a medium pink color and perfect body for the kind of wine sipped on a porch or with barbecue. Want to raise a glass? Give Margaret a call, she’ll take care of you. The 2018 Lagrein brings me right back to Italy. Its smell wraps me up in a velvety mulberry blanket. It’s full-bodied, dark berried with a typical blueberry homage. The earthy tones pair so well with nice steaks and pasta. This is a smooth operator with a body that will hold you close and fruit to make it flirty, just like a good dance partner. Tobin James 2015 Lagrein // $48 Speaking of good dance partners, everyone wants to cut in when dancing with Tobin James. He has been a part of the Central Coast lifestyle for years. James worked in a small wine shop where he met Gary Eberle, acting as his winery’s distributor. James secured a spot in the harvest with Eberle and moved to Paso a few years later. Eberle, well known for lovely wines, took a chance on someone passionate to learn the same trade. James won awards his first year out and started as winemaker at Peachy Canyon while dreaming up the Tobin James label. Along came Claire and Lance Silver to the team and now they have a combo for some seriously good wine. Their casual attitude along with the old saloon feel of the winery make their wine approachable. You can choose a range of wine from easy-drinking to special occasions. The 2015 Lagrein, with an impressive five years of aging, has supple tannins and blackberry flavor that glide right over the tongue and enhance food. The flavors of blueberry continue to linger, the same way we linger with good company. SLO LIFE 90 | SLO LIFE MAGAZINE | OCT/NOV 2020
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