Region: Happy Canyon, Santa Barbara, California

Varietal: 100% Mourvèdre

Tasting notes: Apricot, peach skin, salty sea air, river rock chalk. Tea leaves, and mandarin orange oil. Crisp acidity helps to accentuate the ever-so-slight funk inherent with this varietal.

Producer: Liquid Farm was founded in 2009 by old world wine enthusiasts Jeff Nelson and Nikki Pallesen, who preferred the lower alcohol, cooler climate and more terroir-driven characteristics of European wines to the riper, fruit-focused, higher alcohol levels found in many new world wines.he name Liquid Farm comes from the goal of creating awareness about what happens above ground and below ground and tells the story of how both are inextricably linked to wine. On the label, the vintage is placed above the line, paying homage to that particular year's influence on the wine, while the AVA lies below, honoring the soil's unmistakable impact, which also ends up in the glass. 

Vineyard and Winemaking: Based on the Mourvédre grape, sourced from the famed Vogelzang Vineyard within the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA. After barrel fermenting (all neutral oak), they move the wine over to tank for a few short months before bottling. Farmed, harvested, and processed to be Rosé. This wine goes straight to press, has minimal skin contact, and develops weight and roundness during barrel fermentation.