The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Apricots, Red 2010 Umbria Now Drake is vinifying with

Now Drake is vinifying with the same old school techniques his dad used (hand-harvesting

crushed rocks and spice

it bursts in the mouth with loads of citrus and mineral layers and a crisp

but these wines feel as if they emerge more from a mystical apothecary more than a winery

After two decades of steadily rising scores

The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Apricots, Red 2010 Umbria Now Drake is vinifying withYou know what apricots are, those small orange fruits that taste amazing, particularly if youve just picked them off a 100 year old dry farmed tree. This wine isnt made from apricots, but the concept for this style of wine originated next to a 100 year old apricot orchard in upper Ojai, the cute little valley thats between here and the city of Santa Paula. Originally, back in the mid 90s, Adam crafted two bottlings of a blend called Apricots. Those