Both in his paintings that line the walls of his winery, and the wines from a particular vintage that he (and co-winemaker Greg McClellan) blends together into a finished style, his wines are perceived within a rich palette of colors.
"When I'm approaching a painting, I don't want to paint just in blue. In fact, if I'm using blue, I don't want just one shade of blue, I want eight different shades of blue, I want to paint with reds and yellows, greens and oranges.
The same thing happens when we put together a bottle of wine. We don't want a single note, a single color let's say, and so the palette that we use as an artist effects the palette that I taste my wine with. And so, I'm looking for lots of different variety in the barrels of wine that I have, so that when I put together a blend, it's not just one note."
Watch the video to learn more about the art of the blending process:
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