San Francisco Bay

Cork

White

This is a tiny (only 40 cases bottled in 2025) but impressive project by Jake Neustadt, the viticulturist behind the iconic vineyards farmed by Bedrock Wine Co. Jake, a Sherry enthusiast, was drawn to the Palomino vines within Evangelho vineyard, so in 2017, he was offered the chance to make wine from these vines, just a few scattered among many other varieties. The grapes come from the same 1890s own-rooted vines that make Evangelho so remarkable. After fermentation, the wine is lightly fortified and left to develop flor — a naturally occurring veil of yeast that sits on top of the wine and protects it from oxidation, the same thing that makes Sherry from Jerez (a less Mediterranean and more Atlantic-influenced region) taste the way it does. From there, it goes into a four-level solera, where each year a little wine gets drawn down through the levels, topped up with the new vintage, and eventually bottled unfiltered. This is the fourth release. I love how much this wine reminds me of tart apples and almond butter, while also showing notes of citrus zest, sweet flowers, with a sharp and saline finish. If you love Sherry, this is not one to miss.

Palomino

Soleras del Pacifico, The Flor de Evangelho, San Francisco Bay, Contra Costa County, California, USA, 2025

This is a tiny (only 40 cases bottled in 2025) but impressive project by Jake Neustadt, the viticulturist behind the iconic vine

Soleras del Pacifico, The Flor de Evangelho, San Francisco

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