New Team Members at Rack & Riddle

New Team Members at Rack & Riddle Introducing Our Latest Winemaking Team members Joining our Winemaking Team in the recent months, we would like to introduce you to the newest additions of our Rack & Riddle family: MEET Josh McCarthyAssistant Winemaker How...

Double Gold at 2021 IWWC

Double Gold at 2021 IWWC We’re excited to announce that we’ve earned several medals at the 2021 International Women’s Wine Competition (IWWC): DOUBLE GOLD — 96 pts: NV Sonoma County Blanc De Noirs GOLD — 92 pts: NV North Coast Brut SILVER: NV North...

Q&A With Director of Winemaking Manveer Sandhu

Q&A With Director of Winemaking Manveer Sandhu Get to know Manveer Sandhu, our Director of Winemaking! We sat down with Manveer back in 2020 to ask him some questions, and we’re sharing that interview with you now: You have a degree in neurobiology. Why...

Beards and Bubbles Bountiful at Harvest Time

Beards and Bubbles Bountiful at Harvest Time “Fear the Beard” Contest 2020 Grapes weren’t the only thing growing to maturity for 202o’s harvest. Rack & Riddle’s now annual “Fear the Beard” contest among staff provided some...

Team Member Spotlight: Interview with Penny Gadd-Coster

Penny is our Executive Director of Winemaking and has been with Rack & Riddle since its inception in 2007. We recently interviewed Penny to chat about her history with the company, what it means to be a revered winemaker in the industry, and what it’s like to work...

Client Spotlight: Amista Vineyards

Nearly a decade ago, Amista Vineyards gave Rosé of Syrah to a college winemaking class that wanted to try making bubbly. After tasting a bottle from that project, owners Vicky and Michael Farrow were inspired. When Michael handed over day-to-day winemaking to...