Bigger Than Your Head

Bigger Than Your Head

Wine of the Day, No. 766

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Fredric Koeppel
Nov 12, 2022
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The "Runestone" designation indicates the "reserve" or "barrel selection" level of pinot noir for the Claiborne & Churchill Winery. It was founded in Edna Valley in 1983 -- almost 40 years ago -- by Claiborne Thompson and Fredericka Churchill Thompson, whose initial goal was to produce the sort of dry riesling and gewurztraminer wines they loved in Alsa…

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