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It seemed like a natural progression, with all of my connections, knowledge, and passion, to take a leap and go out on my own. I am not sure where this path will lead, but I know I am getting one step closer to what I'm searching for. Today is the official launch of FOSCO UNLIMITED. My mission is to act as a broker for small-batch, family-owned wineries that work with farmers practicing sustainable, organic, and biodynamic viticulture. I will be hitting the road and bringing wonderful stories and great wines to the restaurants and wine shops in California. In addition to the local love, I'll be getting these amazing wines into new US markets. A big shoutout to Bee Hunter Wine who gave me a chance to strut my stuff when I moved out here to Anderson Valley. I owe much to Alisa and Andre, but the relationship continues as they are now part of Fosco Unlimited! Pinots from AV, Mendocino Ridge Zin and Chard, Eagle Point Grenache, Semillon from Yorkville Highlands, and more. 🙂A big shoutout to Courtney Lynne for making #bostontoboonville legit. 🙂 Weatherborne Wine Corp. joins the ranks of the Anderson Valley portfolio with delicious Mendocino Grenache and Anderson Valley Pinot Noirs. Chenin Blanc from Clarksburg on the way! Topel & Orsa Wines are from Hopland, just south of Ukiah. Located in the Duncan's Peak area of Mendocino. Organically certified Estate Cabernet Sauvignons and Russian River Pinot Noirs. Lucy Potter gets a shoutout for making this connection. 🙂 Richard Davis' Calstar Wines is based out of Healdsburg and crafts old-school expressions of Pinot Noir from Sonoma, Chardonnay from Mendocino, Sauvignon Blanc from Bennett Valley, Zin from El Dorado, and Pinot Meunier from Russian River. Sei Querce Wines in the Alexander Valley is 100% organic, sustainable, fish and bee-friendly, and the first to be certified in the upcoming Climate Adaptation Certification. Cabernet Sauvignons from vineyards dating back to the 1880s. I am also proud to announce that I am the NoCal representative for JP Bourgeois selections. This is truly a trip, as I fondly recall selling JP's wines The Spirited Gourmet over ten years ago. Insane value French - and now Spain and Slovenia - wines from sustainable, organic, and bio-practicing properties. I'm already hitting the Boston market in early September to rep Bee Hunter Wine with Gilbert Distributors. Psyched to see wine friends and work with Annie Leigh and Heather ChristensenA special shoutout to Christine Zecker for whom without, I'd not have a career in wine. Big shoutouts to Jacqui Cosgrove Aleen Saraceno Michael Kowalski Peter Tryba (get a FB account!) Irina Sargisova and countless others in the industry, for inspiration and having faith in me. Love you all! See you soon! ... See MoreSee Less

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Topel & Orsa Wines Topel & Orsa Wines is at Region. Sonoma.

4 weeks ago

It’s here! Our featured week @drinkyourregion! Join me this whole week from Mon-Sun to taste our new Alta Orsa spring release (and unreleased Cab and Hillside Cuvée) and Orsa wines. Taste out of magnums at our Winemaker happy hour on Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm will include pizza from @acrepizza. Don’t miss it! Magnums of Rosé and flowers from our friends @let_er_bloom_flower_farm available all week for #memorialday and #summerfun...... #memorialdayweekend #meetthemaker #visitcalifornia #visitsonoma #visitmendocino #winetasting #tastingroom #sebastopol #knowyourwinemaker #flowerstand #mendocino #sonomacounty #sonomacoast #russianrivervalley ... See MoreSee Less

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Topel & Orsa Wines Topel & Orsa Wines is in Tain-l'Hermitage.

2 months ago

TBT: nearly 10 years ago we started planning an incredibly memorable experience - harvest “stage” @m_chapoutier in the #rhonevalley. It was the first time I made wines from #biodynamic grapes, fell in love with #Syrah, and truly learned the meaning of terroir. We were fortunate live with the winemaker who shared many vintages of Chapoutier’s mind blowing parcellaire wines. To this day this experience inspires my winemaking approach... especially when making our Estate Syrah! Another fond memory during this trip was of harvesting olives in Tuscany with @kay.bouchard & family to make olive oil. A tradition that we brought home and practice on a small scale to this day. ......#mendocinowine #winerylife #hopland #winery #visitmendocino #estatewine #specialplaces #grapeharvest #oliveharvest ... See MoreSee Less

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Topel & Orsa Wines Topel & Orsa Wines is at Topel & Orsa Wines.

2 months ago

On this beautiful Earth Day we are thrilled to introduce Orsa – a line of appellation wines that tell the story and speak to the character of California’s diverse North Coast AVAs. Orsa is an introduction to the breadth of our winemaking philosophy of farming first and low intervention. Check out our website and order some wines! Link in Bio. 1.5L Rosé coming... stay tuned. 😎 ... See MoreSee Less

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