August West

These micro-production wines are a joint venture between Ed Kurtzman (winemaker), Gary Franscioni (owner of Rosella’s vineyard) and Howard Graham (owner of Graham Family Vineyard). The wines are made at Freeman Winery, from fruit sourced from some of Sonoma Coast’s most highly regarded vineyards. August West Winemaker Ed Kurtzman has been making Pinot Noir since 1994 where he got his start in the cellar at Bernardus. From 1995 through 1998 Ed moved across Monterey County to Chalone Vineyard where he was enologist and then assistant winemaker under Michael Michaud. Ed had the good fortune of meeting future August West partners Gary Franscioni and Howard Graham while he was winemaker at Testarossa for the vintages 1999-2002. Ed uses a very light hand in the cellar when it comes to winemaking. Ed feels that his role is that of caretaker for Gary’s and Howard’s wonderful grapes.

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