Cobb - (Archived)

Cobb Wines was established in 2001 by David and Diane Cobb.  Their goal was to produce great Pinot Noir wines that would reflect the unique climate and soils of their coastal Sonoma County vineyards. This is a family business with David overseeing the vineyards and son Ross making the wines.  Ross received his degree in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture from the University of California at Santa Cruz and has been making wine for 14 years. He began his career as a wine chemist at Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery in Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, where he also established a soil laboratory and winery research team. After working with Randall Grahm at Bonny Doon Winery, he accepted a job at Williams-Selyem Winery in the Russian River Valley of California as the enologist and viticulturist with Burt Williams, and later with their new winemaker, Bob Cabral. In 2000 Ross was hired at Flowers Winery as winemaker where he worked for several years before finally become full time winemaker at Cobb.  Cobb Pinot Noirs are notable for their moderate alcohol levels and ability to age.  These are classic wines that play against the prevailing over ripe, candied, high alcohol style so popular today in California.

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