Lo-Fi Wines 'Honeybear Orchard' Chenin Blanc, Los Olivos District, Santa Barbara County, California 2025Lo Fi Wines was founded in 2014 by lifelong friends Mike Roth and Craig Winchester. Roth a New Jersey native who came up through Grgich Hills and Saddleback before finding his direction at biodynamic properties Demetria and Martian Ranch in Los Olivos launched the label on leftover fruit from a single Martian harvest. The name captures the winemaking ethos perfectly: indigenous yeast, neutral vessels, little to no sulfur, no additions or manipulation

Brooks sold the label to Todd and Shanna Tipton in 2022 and remained on as consulting winemaker

TASTING NOTES: The 2022 'Cuvée Sinso' presents aromas of red berries

the 2024 is the second vintage from this pioneering planting

classically austere wine built for the cellar

velvet-like tannins that coat the mouth gently

are sited on the east- and south-facing plateaus of the Penedès

and full of fire—this tin captures the essence of Portuguese bar food

” But here’s the thing: modern Riesling

The palate is round and supple

Sandy loam soils along the river floor are well-draining and low-fertility

Lifted acidity from limestone soils carries through the long

Savannah Verdelho is simply incredible