Scherrer Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 AFKAT_2025 and bottling without fining or

and bottling without fining or filtration—every decision serves to preserve natural character

faintly smoky

Attractive in its viscosity and warmth of the palate

using primarily foraged fruit

single pot still Irish whiskey

Scherrer Winery Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 AFKAT_2025 and bottling without fining orFred Scherrer's winery is an unmarked metal building outside Sebastopol, and he still does the cellar work himself. Ten years as winemaker at Dehlinger taught him patience: let the fruit speak, touch lightly, don't rush the bottle out the door. This Russian River Pinot grows in sandy Goldridge soils, ages a long time before release, and goes into bottle unfined and unfiltered. The 2016 is nine years on now, which is the entire point it's the rare