07/13/2026
With a bit more Vermentino from a little expansion, a total on off wine based on early CA white but not made that way.
I feel very lucky to work with this one-of-a-kind parcel in Suisun Valley. Matthew Rorick of Forlorn Hope Wines researched what a historic Californian white field blend would have been comprised of, then took cuttings from some of the few remaining vineyards still growing these grapes before the vines were pulled out of the ground, and convinced grower Roger King to create this “library block” from them. Matthew passed the torch to me and I now work with this small block exclusively. I named the wine after the landowner and farmer, Roger King, who came down from the mountain after a youth of skiing, and went ‘out to the meadow’ to grow wine grapes. Roger has been enthusiastically farming it for 45 years. After naming the wine I found a Tom Waits interview where he uses the expression "We went out to the meadow" to describe a synergistic collaboration among musicians. This makes sense. I think the grape varieties all have a synergy when co-fermented, and Roger has also been the most collaborative grower I have ever worked with
Tart pineapple and stone fruit delicately float towards you on spring’s first snowmelt, with just a kiss of wildflower honey. Vermentino lends zippy texture, with a base layer of Chenin Blanc waiting in the wings to deliver depth with a little bit of age. It’ll leave you singing along to "The So...
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