April 17, 2026
Frost candles staged at the bottom of the slope, just in case. Bud break on the Cabernet Sauvignon is right on time. Mountain microclimates above the fog, ocean-cooled on the seaward side.
2026 Vintage
Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
Santa Cruz Mountains, USA
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Cabernet Franc
Winemaker
Revealed on enrollment
Enrollment
Full — wait list open
About this Crew
Revealed on enrollment
Winemaker
The grower here farms Cabernet Sauvignon on franciscan shale, sandstone, and decomposed granite in Santa Cruz Mountains. Their name is withheld on the public listing and shared with the Crew on enrollment — what you can judge now is the place, the live data feed, and the samples across the season.
The history.
We kept the planting records. Block by block you can read which year went in and why — the early rows on franciscan shale, sandstone, and decomposed granite, the later infill, the one parcel nobody can explain.
What this vintage is showing so far.
“No big gaps between the early and late rows. Flowering went past without drama. The vines look after themselves on franciscan shale, sandstone, and decomposed granite.”
— the winemaker, updated this month
Philosophy.
I farm the same blocks my predecessors did and haven't found a reason to change much. Mountain microclimates above the fog, ocean-cooled on the seaward side. Pick on taste, ferment clean, age in wood that's already seasoned.
The year ahead
Every shipment, every sample, every pick.
Real dates as they're known. Updated as the vintage progresses.
May 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
September 2026
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
December 2026
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
March 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
May 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
August 2027
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
October 2027
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
May 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
September 2026
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
December 2026
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
March 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
May 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
August 2027
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
October 2027
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Meet the current Crew
15
members
22
cities
7
countries represented
10 yrs
average tenure in wine
No individual profiles — privacy matters inside the Crew. You'll meet each other once you're in.
How it's priced
By the vine.
The winemaker sets the price per vine. Buy as few as 5 — choose how many in the next step. Your bottles are allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
Priced by the vine · 5-vine minimum
$130 / vine
From $650 · 5 vines · USD
- A share of the lot, by the vine (5-vine minimum)
- Samples across the season: verijuice, post-ferment, barrel, finished wine
- A vote at every fork — pick date, oak, where the blend lands
- Your bottles at release, allocated pro-rata to your vines
- Livestream access to every moment
Lot full
Pickup or ship
How your wine reaches you.
Swing by the tasting room when the next shipment is ready. Free. For everyone else, ship is the default and equally smooth.
Ship to my address
Standard carrier, adult signature required. Flat fee per shipment. You can switch the destination per shipment at any time.
Ships to: US
Choose at signup. Switch per shipment anytime.
Recent updates
From the rows.
April 1, 2026
No joke: the first shoots are up. We walked the property and flagged the gaps to replant — franciscan shale, sandstone, and decomposed granite here doesn't forgive a lazy season.
March 20, 2026
Crew chat went live this week. Already a debate about pick date versus hang time — exactly the argument I want you in on.
Join this Crew.
One year of your life, inside one vineyard's year. You'll follow the winemaker from bud break to bottle.