Spur Road Wines took over an abandoned Sebastopol Hills vineyard that had become a full blown blackberry jungle and brought it back with hand tools, stubbornness, and a few sheep. The husband and wife team behind the project trained at places like Pierre Yves Collin Morey, Domaine Gille, and Kosta Browne, and now focus on farming by hand and making thoughtful, elegant Pinot Noir.
MAG RAFFLE ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT
To get the conversation rolling, here’s a fun question for you: What’s your biggest indicator that a Pinot Noir will be a hit for you? Is it the alcohol level, the appellation, the label, the closure, tasting notes, or something else entirely? Drop your thoughts below and you’ll automatically earn a raffle entry.
Berserker Day Offer
Hello Berserkers, we are incredibly excited to be participating in our very first Berserker Day. We have heard through the grapevine from past newbies just how wild this day can get and cannot wait for the corks to pop and the offers to start flying.
Spur Road Wines is a husband and wife team taking over an abandoned vineyard that had been left untouched for six years in the Sebastopol Hills. What looked like a simple four acre blackberry field turned out to be a fully planted vineyard hiding underneath, which required us two cellar rats to spend countless hours during Covid armed with a pair of Target snips and a shared set of Home Cheapo loppers. A healthy mix of naivety and Covid boredom gave us the perseverance to push through the blackberry blisters and eventually uncover what were, at the time, twenty year old Pinot Noir vines.
Our first wine came in 2021, when we made a whopping twenty five cases. Since then, we have steadily and thoughtfully rehabilitated the site while continuing to make wines in a fresh, elegant style, shaped by the combined experience of twelve different wineries across five countries in our relatively young careers.
The Offers
For more information on the wine, who we are, and how to win a free magnum read past the offers!
Spur Road Starter 6 Pack
Retail: $280 (+ shipping) but Berserker Day Price: $250 + $10 flat rate shipping
- 2x 2023 Nozzari Vineyard Pinot Noir
- 2x 2024 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
- 2x 2024 Nozzari Vineyard White Pinot Noir
Spur Road Pinot Special (15% off)
- 2022 Nozzari Vineyard Pinot Noir
- 2023 Nozzari Vineyard Pinot Noir
- 2024 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
3 pack: $163 → $138 + $10 shipping
6 pack: $326 → $276 + $15 shipping
12 pack: $652 → $552 + $20 shipping
Pre Library Case: 2022 Nozzari Vineyard Pinot Noir
Retail: $696 Berserker Day Price: $456 + $20 flat shipping
We have a few extra cases of this wine available before it heads into our library and thought this would be the best place to offer the best deal we could.
All shipping rates will apply at check out, if the website says we cannot ship, drop us a line or email and we will make something work out!
Want to buy single bottles? Click here!
Who the hell do we think we are?
We met through a bizarre domino of industry connections and a small corner bar in the heart of Beaune, Burgundy. Amanda had just wrapped up a year and a half at Domaine Gille working across production, sales, hospitality, and export, while I had finished my final day of harvest at Pierre-Yves Collin-Morey. After one very late night and what can only be described as an all time terrible hangover, we managed to squeeze in a few dates eating and drinking our way through the best Beaune had to offer.
From there, things got a little nomadic. We made our way to Australia, seeing each other whenever we could while working at Yabby Lake in Mornington and Bay of Fires in Tasmania. Covid eventually shut down travel and pushed us back to my home in California, where we both landed at Kosta Browne for six months. Somewhere toward the end of that stretch, Spur Road was born.
In the vineyard, we run a small flock of sheep outside of the growing season to help with weed control. During the growing months, our Chocolate Lab Duke takes over stick patrol. We farm with as minimal input as possible, using organic sprays and as much hand work as we can manage. We believe the farm is a living place, with living people and animals, and that it deserves to be treated with respect at every step.
The vineyard is dry farmed, which has worked out well given the steady rain we have seen over the past few years. It also helps bring concentration to the wines and adds a bit of power even at our lower alcohol levels.
Our winemaking is intentionally simple. We use whole cluster where we can, keep barrels topped and clean, and give the wines time. Some fermentations are foot tread, and our whites are basket pressed and spend extended time on lees in stainless steel drums for added texture. We try to do as little as possible, which somehow does not explain why we are always so busy.
Wines Being Offered
2022 Nozzari Vineyard Pinot Noir
The second release of our Nozzari Vineyard Pinot Noir. Hand harvested before first light and split into two cuvées, one predominantly whole cluster and the other entirely destemmed. Light foot treading and gentle punchdowns allowed for a soft, refined extraction. Aged in neutral oak and hand bottled.
Alder Yarrow, Vinography:
Medium garnet in the glass, with aromas of raspberries, chopped green herbs, and a touch of wet earth. The palate shows raspberries, raspberry leaf, wet earth, and herbs wrapped in fine grained, suede like tannins that gently firm up the finish. Excellent acidity with a slightly stony edge.
12.5% alcohol. Score: around 9
2023 Nozzari Vineyard Pinot Noir
Our third iteration from our hand farmed estate vineyard in the Sebastopol Hills. A long, cool vintage allowed for a modest 25% whole cluster to build texture and depth of fruit. This vintage also marks the introduction of our first new barrel, adding structure and a more refined mid palate. Hand bottled, labeled, and waxed.
Alder Yarrow, Vinography:
Medium garnet in color, with bright raspberry and cherry aromatics. Juicy red fruit on the palate driven by excellent acidity, supported by muscular tannins that slowly tighten the finish. Notes of dried herbs, flowers, and raspberry linger.
13.5% alcohol. Score: between 8.5 and 9
2024 Nozzari Vineyard White Pinot Noir
Picked a week earlier than our red Pinot Noir and whole cluster basket pressed with minimal extraction. A small amount of winemaking later, the result is a pale to nearly translucent White Pinot Noir with electric acidity, lifted white fruits, and floral aromatics.
Alder Yarrow, Vinography:
Basically colorless in the glass with a hint of blonde. Aromas of orange peel, raspberries, and unripe apricots. Electric acidity drives flavors of citrus peel, ripe and unripe raspberries, and white flowers. Zippy, refreshing, and delicious.
12.7% alcohol. Score: around 9
2024 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
A first look at an upcoming release. This wine blends fruit from a new vineyard we have been farming in Forestville with our Nozzari Vineyard. Bright aromatics, red fruit, whole cluster tannin, and an approachable, drink now style.
No reviews yet since this wine has not been released to the public, but trust me. 12.8% alcohol
Spur Road has never offered our wines at a discount before, so this is a special opportunity for the WineBerserkers community to see what we are all about at a deal.
Want Free Wine? Read Below!
To wrap things up and celebrate our first Berserker Day, we’re raffling a magnum of wine to one lucky member of this community. Every bottle you grab is one entry, and every comment you leave in this thread is also one entry.
To get the conversation rolling, here’s a fun question for you: What’s your biggest indicator that a Pinot Noir will be a hit for you? Is it the alcohol level, the appellation, the label, the closure, tasting notes, or something else entirely? Drop your thoughts below and you’ll automatically earn a raffle entry.
We’ll pick the winner at the end of Berserker Day, and that magnum will be heading straight to your door. Can’t wait to see what you all think and to share a little bit of our vineyard’s chaos in your glass!
Contact Info: sam@spurroadwines.com
