Martha Stoumen Post Flirtation Red, California, 2023
Martha Stoumen's cult red blend: Zinfandel and Carignan from certified organic California vineyards, made light and fresh. Serve it below room temperature and poof, it's gone.
Tasting Notes
"Refreshing acidity, with hibiscus, rhubarb, pomegranate and baking spice, plus hints of rose petal." — Harvest Wine Shop
Details
Variety: 62% Zinfandel, 38% Carignan
Region: California
Farming Practice: Certified organic
Winemaking: Low sulfur (free SO2 7 mg/L, total SO2 20 mg/L)
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 12.5%
Serving Suggestion: Serve with a chill alongside tacos, grilled sausages or pizza
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About Martha Stoumen
A First-Generation Winemaker
Martha Stoumen grew up in Sebastopol in Sonoma County and studied at UCLA before working harvests around the world. She earned a master's degree in viticulture and enology at UC Davis and founded Martha Stoumen Wines in 2014, with the goal of recapturing a farming and winemaking culture of patience.
Lessons from Sicily
A formative stop was COS in Sicily's Vittoria, where Giusto Occhipinti showed her how clean, organically farmed fruit could become fresh, vibrant wine with almost no manipulation. She later worked at Domaine Léon Barral in France and as an assistant winemaker at Broc Cellars before focusing on her own label.
Organic, Multigenerational Vineyards
Martha sources most of her fruit from organic, often dry-farmed vineyards in Mendocino County and other sites within a couple of hours of the Bay Area, and she loves working with multigenerational farming families. Her wines are fermented and aged without additives.
Style and Reputation
She is known for fresh, youthful, food-friendly wines, many from Italian grapes such as Nero d'Avola, a rarity in California, alongside California classics. She has become one of the most respected names in California natural wine, proof that natural wines can be both approachable and sophisticated.
Vineyards
Zinfandel from Del Barba Vineyard, Oakley, Contra Costa County; dry-farmed (non-irrigated) vineyard; pure sandy soils (like walking on a beach).
Carignan and Zinfandel from Ricetti Vineyard, Redwood Valley, Mendocino County; planted in 1948; dry-farmed (non-irrigated), certified organic vineyard; gravelly loam soils.
Pinot Noir from Hawkeye Ranch, Redwood Valley, Mendocino County; dry-farmed (non-irrigated), certified organic vineyard; gravelly loam soils.
Petite Sirah from Bricarelli Ranch, Ukiah, Mendocino County; 15-year-old head-trained, dry-farmed (non-irrigated) vineyard, farmed by us according to organic principles (no pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers); gravelly loam soils.
Shipping information
All orders are shipped/delivered, no pickup options. Please track your package using UPS tracking link — someone 21 or older must accept the package. UPS will attempt twice, then will return to us.
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