We are so at home in our little winery on the edge of Los Angeles. Our vineyards are flourishing, North and South. I hope that you can visit us soon and see us in action.
There is so much to tell you. Let me try to be brief: in 2020, during the pandemic, I allowed Scholium to wither so that the Los River Wine Company could thrive.
We are now strong enough to support the work of both. We will make 6 Scholium wines in 2024 and are offering futures on them now.
2024 The Land of Skree
from the Oleta Vineyard
2024 In Cima
Ascona Vineyard
2024 LSB+
A cofermentation
I am so happy to announce this very important step in the Rebirth of Scholium.
Several years ago, my dear friend and colleague, Julia van der Vink, started a campaign of serving blind to us Napa Cabernets from vineyards on Mt. Veeder. Gradually, I came to share her fascination with this really distinct section of Napa.
About 6 years ago, she put together a deal to purchase and plant 20 acres on the top of Mt. Veeder. It is not strong enough to call what she and her partner, Rob Black, are doing up there, breath-taking. You can join their mailing list here.
Their intimate introduction of the mountain to me opened my eyes. I did not want a vineyard of my own, but I wanted fruit-- I wanted to make wine. I was not sure how this fit with my work in the South, but I forged ahead. These wines are the result of that forging-- and they represent one of the foundations of the Rebirth of Scholium: a devotion both new and old to the classical excellence that is possible in Napa.
You may read my missives, laying out my relation to the magic of Mt. Veeder, here-- beginning with the first movement in a four-part fantasia.
12 Seats: our dedication to hospitality and discssusion at once. A series of sessions led by guests from winemaking, grape growing, geology, music… We have hosted Chiara Pepe, Pascaline Lepeltier, Nate Ready, Raj Parr, Deirdre Heekin, and Walter Sterling-- a college President who joined me in a discussion about Machiavelli. We have 10 sessions the works for the Spring and Summer of 2025. I will alert you by email as we schedule them and flesh them out.
12 Seats On the Road: Scholium/Napa/El Quijote
A tutored tasting at the Chelsea Hotel: Thursday June 19 at 7:30 PM
Will be rescheduled!
12 Seats hosts Brenna Quigley: The Primary Stratum
Date and time TBD
Will be available soon, as soon as we set the date.
12 Seats On the Road: Palomino Study
At the Chelsea Hotel: Thursday May 1 at 7:00 PM
We have commissioned a small run of Carrhart hoodies and snapback hats to celebrate our wines and work.
Carhartt K121 Logo Hoodie
New Era Logo Cap
