Phelan Farm, California Gamay 2021

Raj Parr is one of the biggest names in American wine. He’s a famous sommelier, educator, and winemaker, running the show at Sandhi, Domaine de la Côte, and most recently, Phelan Farm. What’s different about his new project is his hands-on involvement in every step of the process, especially the farming. Long one of the wine world’s foremost proponents of natural farming, Raj is putting it into practice on his coastal vineyards north of Santa Barbara.

Like all Phelan Farm wines, this is Old World in style. In other words, bright and crunchy gamay that’ll remind you of high-end Beaujolais.