Pepi Winery is well-known for crafting the quintessential California Sangiovese, stellar Sauvignon Blanc, and crisp Pinot Grigio, and winemaker Chris Johnson is committed to using environmentally sound vineyard practices along with an unpretentious style of winemaking to create everyday wines with intensity and focus.
A winding path through the world of wine brought Johnson in January 2001 to Pepi (owned by Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates in Napa Valley). Chris went to work in 1996 for Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates. Less than two years later he took on the job of winemaker at the original Kendall-Jackson winery in Lake County.
Pepi is something different, however, Chris said he loves its spontaneous, risk-taking approach to wine. He favors the crisp, unfettered and natural character of those varietals in his Pepi bottlings. And his experience with Pinot Grigio in New York and Sauvignon Blanc in Lake County prepared him to master two of Pepi's leading wines. It's all part of forming a closer kinship with the creative magic/science of winemaking. "The natural cycles, the creatively, skill, great people, beautiful land - all the connections come together in wine," Chris said. "Just punching down, you see the skins, the red juice bubbling away. There's something about that whole transformation. It's cool."
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An unabashedly jazzy blend that features vibrant aromas of thyme and tarragon, grass and gooseberry alongside flavors of grapefruit and tropical fruits. Crisp, lively acidity keeps driving through to the clean, zingy finish. Bright, fruity and refreshing--everything you want in a dinner wine.
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Bright, fruity and creamy in style, this is a refreshing wine ful of vanilla, apple, melon and citrus flavors. A light floral nose along with lime peel and nectarine aromas imparts a tangy minerality that is racy and palate cleansing. By using grapes grown in the cool climate of Oregon, the fruit...
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An unabashedly jazzy blend that features vibrant aromas of thyme and tarragon, grass and gooseberry alongside flavors of grapefruit and tropical fruits. Crisp, lively acidity keeps driving through to the clean, zingy finish. Bright, fruity and refreshing--everything you want in a dinner wine.
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Bright, fruity and creamy in style, this is a refreshing wine ful of vanilla, apple, melon and citrus flavors. A light floral nose along with lime peel and nectarine aromas imparts a tangy minerality that is racy and palate cleansing. By using grapes grown in the cool climate of Oregon, the fruit...
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Stainless steel fermentation preserves the vital apple, kiwi, and lime flavors, set out against refreshing acidity. Pure, sleek fruit characteristics and no malolactic fermentation give the wine a crisp, clean feel. The result is a bright, fresh wine chock-full of juicy Bartlett pear flavors, with...
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This 100% Sangiovese was aged for more than a year in French oak barrels. Picked at peak ripeness in the Sierra Foothills and Mendocino County, the fruit's delicate spicy flavors complement the aromas of cherry pie and nutmeg. Tannins are soft but firm--just right for serving with duck, pork roast...
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Dark and concentrated, showing spicy notes of clove with black cherry, toffee and earth. Port and root beer wrap up with a leathery note onthe slightly dusty nose. In the mouth, it spreads to pick up appealing black licorice, plum, cassis and creamy chocolate flavors that flesh out the fruit. Firm,...
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Power-packed yet elegant with a compact structure and big, forward fruit. Warm, sweet aromas of blackberry, cherry and tobacco dominate. Flavors are ripe with the fullness of chocolate, berries, graham cracker and oak spices. A small amount of Shiraz is blended in for increased jamminess and...
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This 100% Sangiovese was aged for more than a year in French oak barrels. Picked at peak ripeness in the Sierra Foothills and Mendocino County, the fruit's delicate spicy flavors complement the aromas of cherry pie and nutmeg. Tannins are soft but firm--just right for serving with duck, pork roast...
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