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We’ll start this Saturday with yet another great wine project and partnership of Bill Price. In the past we have shared the story of “Three Sticks” winery with Bob Cabral and LUTUM with Gavin Chanin. Today it’s all about “Head High” winery with Vintner and principle Sam Spencer.
“The brand’s name is derived from a surfing term to describe when the waves are as high as the head of the surfer. Spencer, an avid surfer, has worked in grape growing and winemaking for more than 20 years and is formerly the director of winegrowing for Cameron Hughes and owns the Madder Lake Vineyard in Lake County. Price is the owner of Classic Wines and Price Family Vineyards. Grapes for the Head High brand will come from Price and Spencer’s vineyards as well as other North Coast properties.” © Wines & Vines
Sam Spencer
About Sam Spencer:
Sam Spencer comes to Head High Wines with a long and distinguished career as a winegrower, wine-industry consultant, and vineyard developer for the past two decades on California’s North Coast. After studying viticulture at the University of California at Davis, Sam got his start as wine director of a bustling wine bar in San Francisco. He went on to build multiple wine brands from the soil up. “I have pursued a career in winegrowing by illuminating a vineyard’s best facets,” he says. Sam, a father of two, is a lifelong sailor and surfer and an avid cyclist and skier.
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2013 Head High Red Blend – Cultivated from vineyards in Sonoma, Lake, and Napa counties, the 2013 Head High Red Blend is juicy, dark, and seductive. Our vineyard selection ranges from the cool, rolling Sonoma Valley to the rugged hills of the Mayacamas Range. Madder Lake Vineyards provides our Grenache and Zinfandel, the Cabernet comes from Lichau Hill and Roundball Vineyards, and the Merlot and Malbec stem from Fichtenberg Vineyard. Embodying the best of nature’s essence, the balanced and powerful Red Blend invigorates with every sip. 36% Malbec, 20% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Zinfandel, 11% Grenache
2013 Head High Pinot Noir – a blend from several vineyards throughout the Sonoma Coast, including Durell Vineyard, Wildcat Vineyard, and the Sangiacomo family. Thanks to ideal harvest conditions during 2013, this unique vintage is rich, sinewy, and packed with energy. This wine is characterized by grace, depth, flavor intensity, and balance. After a four-day cold soak, the individual vineyard-lots were blended early to present a true picture of the breadth of Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. After a day spent exploring the world, a glass of Head High Pinot Noir feels like home.
Learn more and order wine at www.headhighwines.com