Spring Wine Club 2024

2024 is off to a beautiful start as we begin to see the benefits of another winter of robust rainfall. The flowers are blooming, buds have broken at Drum Canyon Vineyard, and spring is in the air! This year, we release some special wines to toast our Club family.

2024 Spring Wine Club

“When I made the decision to come here in 2012, it was out of an attraction to both the Dierberg’s estate and the people involved.  They discovered sites with incredible potential and dreamed of high quality, they developed it well and had potential to control the farming, and they had the long term view to employ the best tool for a winemaker to discover greatness: patience. “

— Tyler Thomas, winemaker

“Time is an element that we take very seriously in our family. My father had a 250-year plan when he set out to plant vines where very few dreamed it could be possible. The results are just starting to show, and we’re just getting started.”

— Ellen Dierberg Milne

“Mom and dad taught Ellen and me that we would be learning and most likely be gatherers of information to pass to future generations of vineyard owners and wine growers.”

— Michael Dierberg

“The 2020 and 2021 vintages at both estate vineyards were very compelling. 2020 was exceptional in Sta. Rita Hills, and we made the right pick call for wines with drive and energy. While most of the news throughout the state in other Cabernet-focused areas was about wildfires and difficulty, the 2020 vintage at Star Lane Vineyard was quite good. We managed normal heat spikes and saw beautiful expression of fruit in the wines.

2021 at Drum Canyon had cool mornings and about as ideal a growing season as we could ask for. As a result, we’re seeing lower alcohol levels along with good energy and rich wines. The Chardonnay in this Spring offering is a perfect expression of the class and quality of this estate vineyard.” —Tyler Thomas

Excited to hear about the 2023 vintage? Though these wines won’t hit your club selections for a bit, you can read now about last Fall’s harvest: