
The palate is silky and fresh with layers of rose petals, spice, blackberries, and a long yet nuanced finish. Discover the best wine tasting & tours in Santa Rita Hills, California, United States Taste local wines Local amazing vineyards Stunning landscapes. Aged for 14 months in neutral barrels with 30% whole cluster, this Pinot Noir bursts with cranberries, blackberries, and orange peel aromas. This 100% Pinot Noir was sourced from the Domaine de la Côte estate vineyards, Patterson Vineyard, and Casa Cassara Vineyard. It is a cool climate region with just enough heat accumulation to ripen, but not over ripen, wine grapes, and where the quality might equal the best in Europe. This area is one of the best growing regions for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. She wanted to become a nun since childhood but was married off to a man who was very cruel.

She was born in 1381 and left for the heavenly abode in 1457. Rita Hills – as seen in these bottlings of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Rita of Cascia is a Saint venerated in the Roman Catholic Church and bestowed the title of Patroness for impossible causes and hopeless circumstances.

Each vineyard brings a unique aspect to the wine and together help produce a stunning representation of the Sta. Challen 2020 Talley Rincon Vineyard Chardonnay (Arroyo Grande Valley) Chardonnay. The vineyards with which Raj and Sashi work–some legendary, some new–are exhaustively vetted for character, personality, and balance. Challen 2020 Calera Clone Pinot Noir (Sta. Raj and Shashi both believe that "the willing participation of all three elements is necessary to make great wine, and the winegrower must make this collaboration rich and nourishing for all involved." Understanding these joint efforts informs Sandhi's exploration of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines throughout the Santa Barbara County terroir. Sandhi is a small production California winery focusing on select vineyards from the Sta. The goal behind the Sandhi portfolio is to show how essential the collaboration between man, earth, and the vine is to the production of wine. It was founded in 2010 by the proprietors of Domaine de la Côte and Evening Land - Master Sommelier Rajat Parr and winemaker Sashi Moorman. Wines exhibiting extreme ripeness, alcohol, oak, and other discordant exaggerations cannot truly express a specific vineyards terroir.Sandhi, which is Sanskrit for 'collaboration,' is a small production California winery that focuses on select vineyards from the Sta. A total area of 30,700 acres, it is home to sixty vineyards, planted to Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Syrah and a few others. Wine achieves power and beauty through the seamless integration of these qualities, and this is the inspiration for Sandhi. In 2005, the originally named Santa Rita Hills AVA was notified by a 135-year-old winery in Chile, named Vina Santa Rita, that the title already exists, so it became Sta. Employing the wisdom and talents of people who know the vineyards, Sandhi is dedicated to making wines of finesse, minerality, acidity, structure and balance.

The individual vineyards from which these grapes originate–some legendary, some new–have been exhaustively vetted for character, personality, and balance. An understanding of these joint efforts informs Sandhi’s exploration of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines throughout the Santa Barbara County terroir. The willing participation of all three elements is necessary to make great wine, and the winegrower must make this collaboration rich and nourishing for all involved.

Sandhi represents a union essential to the production of wine: the collaboration between man, earth, and vine. Sandhi was founded in 2010 by Rajat Parr, the wine director for Michael Mina Restaurants, and winemaker, Sashi Moorman. Sandhi is a small production California winery focusing on select vineyards from the Sta.
