COUNTRY :
United States
REGION :
California
PRODUCTION :
Evan Lewandowski
After working at Binner in Alsace for several years, Evan Lewandowski moved back to Utah to start making his own wine. Using fruit grown at Fox Hill Vineyards and Testa Vineyards in Mendocino county, Evan begins fermentation in California then transports his fermenting juice in a refrigerated U-Haul to his home in Salt Lake City where he completes the fermentation, aging, and bottling process.
When asked to express his viewpoint on organic winemaking, Evan responds: “A winegrower working incessantly in his/her vines, with a mind focused both on the sky above and the soil below, not just the fruit zone, will naturally come to deeply know their vines and their specific place and inevitably seek to eradicate those things that destroy in favor of choosing to support and encourage life. It must start with these connections in the vineyard. Wine made by these people, the ones earnestly and honestly seeking to know their farms, in the end will be organic wine to me.”
Obed 2022
Region: California
Grape: Riesling, Kerner, Schiava
Vineyard:Lost Hills Ranch, Mendocino, 1500ft elevation
Soil: deep pebbly, rocky well-drained, chloritic schist and sandstone
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Riesling is 50% skin fermented, 50% direct press. Kerner and Schiava direct press
Aging: 5 months on lees
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Stock Pot 2022
Region: California
Grape: Gruner Veltliner
Vineyard: Rancho Coda Vineyard, Sonoma, 450ft elevation
Soil: rocky, gravelly loam
Average Age of Vines: 15 years
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, maceration for around 7-10 days
Aging: 5 months on lees
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Rosé 2021
Region: California
Grape: Tinta Roriz, Souzão, Touriga Nacional
Vineyard: Mostly Fox Hill Vineyard, 650ft elevation
Soil: sandy, rocky clay loam, alluvial soils
Average Age of Vines: 40 years
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Tinta Roriz whole cluster direct press. Touriga Nacional and Souzao foot trod together, macerated for around 2 hours, pressed.
Aging: 5 months on lees
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Chilion” 2019
Region: Mendocino
Grape: Cortese
Vineyard Size: 1.60 hectares
Soil: sandstone
Average Age of Vines: 36 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: destemmed, 6 month maceration, spontaneous fermentation in polyethylene with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermenation
Aging: 5 in polyethylene
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“L. Stone” 2019
Region: Mendocino
Grape: Sangiovese
Vineyard Size: 24 hectares
Soil: sandy loam, aluvium, sandstone
Average Age of Vines: 37 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel and polyethylene with indigenous yeasts, 15% 5 month extended maceration
Aging: 10 months in polyethylene, 12 months in neutral oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Elimelech” 2020
Region: Mendocino
Grape: Riesling
Vineyard Size: 7.28 hectares
Soil: clay, loam, alluvium, limestone, shale
Average Age of Vines: 47 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, direct press, spontaneous fermentation in polyethylene with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation
Aging: 10 months in polyethylene, sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Naomi” 2020
Region: Mendocino
Grape: Grenache Gris
Vineyard Size:
Soil: gravel, sandy loam, alluvium
Average Age of Vines: 105 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster press, spontaneous fermentation in polyethylene with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation
Aging: 5 in polyethylene, sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 20 mg/L
“Cuvée Sara Beth”
Region: Sonoma
Grape: Pinot Noir
Vineyard Size:
Soil: clay, rock, sandstone
Average Age of Vines: 25 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, spontaneous fermentation in polyethylene with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation
Aging: 10 months in polyethylene, sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Tatto” 2020
Region: Sonoma
Grape: Friulano, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Moscato Bianco
Vineyard Size:
Soil: loam, limestone, sandstone, schist
Average Age of Vines: 28 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: separate, 7-10 day maceration, spontaneous fermentation in polyethylene with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation
Aging: 5 months in polyethylene, sur lie, 7 months in bottle
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Tasteful in Nature”
Region: Sonoma
Grape: Friulano, Riesling, Moscato Bianco
Vineyard Size:
Soil: rocky, sandy loam, schist
Average Age of Vines: 19 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: 10 day maceration, spontaneous fermentation in neutral barrels with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation
Aging: 12 months in neutral barrels, sur lie, liquer de tirage of following year’s harvest, 10 months in bottle
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Tatto”
Region: Sonoma
Grape: Friulano, Riesling, Moscato Bianco
Vineyard Size:
Soil: loam, limestone, sandstone, schist
Average Age of Vines: 32 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: separate, 7-10 day maceration, spontaneous fermentation in polyethylene with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation
Aging: 6 months in polyethylene, sur lie, 7 months in bottle
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Dinos to Diamonds”
Region: California, Utah
Grape: Merlot, Sangiovese
Vineyard Size: 1.30 hectares
Soil: limestone
Average Age of Vines: 18 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous co-fermentation in polyethylene with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in polyethylene, sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02:
“Elimelech”
Region: California, Utah
Grape: Riesling
Vineyard Size: 7.28 hectares
Soil: alluvium, limestone, shale
Average Age of Vines: 45 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, direct press, spontaneous fermentation in polyethylene with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation
Aging: 7 months in polyethylene, sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Abandoned Meander”
Region: California, Utah
Grape: Merlot
Vineyard Size: 0.40 hectares
Soil: rocky, sandy clay loam
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: in conversion to organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: destemmed, spontaneous fermentation in polyethylene with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation
Aging: 10 months in barriques sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“L. Stone” 2018
Region: California
Grape: Sangiovese
Vineyard Size: 24 hectares
Soil: loess, calcium
Average Age of Vines: 35 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel and polyethylene with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 10 months in polyethylene
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Rosé 2018
Region: California, Utah
Grape: Tinta Roriz, Souzão, Touriga Nacional
Vineyard Size: 1.60 hectares
Soil: sandstone
Average Age of Vines: 17 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: direct press, malolactic fermentation in polyethylene
Aging: in polyethylene
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Dinos to Diamonds”
Region: California, Utah
Grape: Riesling
Vineyard Size: 1.30 hectares
Soil: sand, limestone
Average Age of Vines: 20 years
Farming: in conversion to organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in polyethylene with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in polyethylene sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Feints 2022
Region: California
Grape: Arneis, Dolcetto, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Montepulciano, Vermentino, Trebbiano, Grignolino
Vineyard: Fox Hill Vineyard, 650ft elevation
Soil: sandy, rocky clay loam, sandstone
Average Age of Vines: 40 years
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: Arneis, Dolcetto, Barbera, Nebbiolo vinified together, remaining varieties vinified separately. full carbonic maceration for around 10 days, then all tanks foot trod. two day maceration post carbonic, bladder pressed
Aging: 5 months on lees in stainless, flextank, and neutral barrel
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 20ppm after malolactic fermentation, no sulfur at bottling
“Dinos to Diamonds”
Region: California, Utah
Grape: Picpoul
Vineyard Size: 0.75 hectares
Soil: limestone
Average Age of Vines: 18 years
Farming: in conversion to organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: 5 day carbonic maceration, spontaneous fermentation in polyethylene with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 7 months in polyethylene and neutral barrels sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Rosé 2017
Region: California, Utah
Grape: Arneis, Cortese
Vineyard Size: 1.60 hectares
Soil: sandstone
Average Age of Vines: 17 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: direct press, malolactic fermentation in polyethylene
Aging: in polyethylene
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 20 mg/L
“Naomi”
Region: California, Utah
Grape: Grenache Gris
Vineyard Size:
Soil:
Average Age of Vines: 100 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster press, 3 week spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in polyethylene
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 20 mg/L
Mahlon 2021
Region: California
Grape: Arneis
Vineyard: Fox Hill Vineyard, 1.60 hectares, 650ft elevation
Soil: sandy, rocky clay loam, alluvial soils
Average Age of Vines: 30 years
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: foot trod in picking bins, 2 hours of maceration, bladder pressed.
Aging: 5 months on lees
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Chilion”
Region: California, Utah
Grape: Cortese
Vineyard Size: 1.60 hectares
Soil: sandstone
Average Age of Vines: 17 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: 8 week maceration, spontaneous fermentation in polyethylene and neutral barrels with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in polyethylene
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Boaz 2021
Region: California
Grape: Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache
Vineyard: Testa Vineyard, Mendocino County, 700ft elevation
Soil: sandy, fine, pebbly loam, alluvial soils.
Age of Vines: 25-110 years (25 year old Cabernet, 75 year old Carignan, 110 year old Grenache)
Farming: certified organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: all three grapes whole cluster co-fermented in stainless open top fermentor for around 10 days
Aging: 10 months on the lees in flextanks and neutral barrels
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none