Project Description
Rachel Martin of Oceano Vineyards will be joining John Sporing, founder of A Life Well Drunk, for a WineUncensored virtual tasting on March 18, 2021 at 6 PM ET. Join us all of March as we will be celebrating Women’s History Month by featuring female winemakers and vintners.
In our conversation with Rachel, we will be guided through three of her wines (including two pre-release wines):
Chardonnay 2017 – Domestic Wine of the Year, 92 points Vinous Media
Chardonnay 2019 – Pre-release
Pinot Noir 2019 – Pre-release
Order HERE (scroll down for the tasting package and free shipping).
Note, A Life Well Drunk does not receive payment for these virtual tastings, but we do receive sample wines. We continue to do these tastings to help our winery partners during these challenging times.
REGISTER FOR THE FREE EPISODE:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r2lR_t3_RfKWkzkiT3EwSw
We look forward to seeing everyone again soon in person, until then we hope to see you at the tastings, even if you do not have the wines!
Meet the Maker
We are excited to welcome back Rachel Martin to WineUncensored! Rachel, along with her husband Kurt Deutsch (a multi–Grammy Award winning music, theater, and film producer), Marbue Marke, their wine maker (who left Sierra Leone to come to the US to become a doctor, but became the first person from Sierra Leone to graduate from UC Davis with a degree in enology), and George Donati (the general manager of the vineyard–Spanish Springs Vineyard) have worked together to bring Oceano Wines to life.
Spanish Springs Vineyard is the sole source of fruit for the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir made by Oceano Wines. Located nearly at the southern end of the sprawling Central Coast AVA (American Viticultural Area), Spanish Springs is perfectly situated to grow chardonnay and pinot noir–the vineyard also produces a few other grapes, both white and red–that epitomize balance and elegance. While the Central Coast-designation is among the largest AVAs in all North America, stretching practically from San Francisco to Santa Barbara, and from the coast to nearly 50 miles inland, Spanish Springs is a rarity within it because it is closer to the Pacific Ocean than any other vineyard in this “coastal” appellation, not to mention the Golden State itself. That is why they are now able to put the San Luis Obispo County designation on labels.
Oceano Wines is a boutique winery, producing about 1,000 cases of premium Chardonnay and Pinot Noir each year. “Not all winemakers are created equal, every vineyard is different, and no two grapes or harvests are the same,” explains Rachel. “I don’t believe in formula winemaking. By staying small, we have the ability to adjust our plans to capture delicate aroma and flavor compounds. It takes instinct, technical prowess, and experience.”
