
2019 Deux Punx No Comply
Region: Carneros Sonoma County < CaliforniaGrapes: Merlot, Cabernet FrancVineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming; whole berries are co-fermentedin stainless steel (18 days) then pressed to neutral oak for 4 months;bottled unfined/unfiltered with minimal added So2; 13% ABV; 70 casesWinemaker: Dan Schaaf & Aaron OlsonDan Schaaf, former skateboarder now water-resources engineer, and hispartner Aaron Olson, former punk band drummer turned softwareengineer, have no intention of ever trading the security of theirstraight gigs for full-time winemaking. Because they don't want to bedependent on the income from wine to put food on the table - lest itchange their motivation for natty winemaking and affordability. Theymet in 2005 and bonded over this shared punk attitude. Their motto:“Deux Punx are the antidote the wine industry needs. Utter crassness!No training, no affiliations and plans to keep it that way. Punk rockethos insist wines are made frugally and sold for honest prices.”The pa