{"title":"Broc Cellars","description":"\u003cp\u003eBroc Cellars is an urban winery with no estate vineyard of its own. From a warehouse in Berkeley's Gilman District, Chris Brockway buys organically farmed fruit from up and down California and ferments it with nothing added, letting native yeasts and bacteria do the work. The result is some of the most influential natural wine made in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Brockway started Broc Cellars in 2002, with the first releases following a few years later. Raised in Omaha, Nebraska, he studied oenology at Fresno State and came up through California Zinfandel, but grew frustrated with the era's push toward high-alcohol, heavily extracted wines. In 2008 he moved Broc into its Berkeley space, a block from its current home. Bridget Leary, his partner, joined as general manager in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/broc-cellars-berkeleys-natural-wine-pioneer\"\u003eBroc Cellars producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chenin-blanc-pet-nat-broc-cellars-paso-robles-california-natural-wine","title":"Broc Cellars Chenin Blanc Pet Nat 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eBroc Cellars sources this 100% Chenin Blanc from Shell Creek Vineyard, located 20 miles east of the town of Paso Robles in the Highlands District. The vineyard was planted in 1972 by the Sinton family, who have farmed the 120-acre property without pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers since the late 1800s. The soils are sandy on top with a subsoil of calcareous fossilized marine limestone, a profile that runs through the creekbed the vineyard takes its name from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pet nat method means fermentation starts in tank and finishes in bottle, trapping carbon dioxide as natural bubbles. At Broc, the grapes are given brief skin contact before being pressed directly into stainless steel, where native yeast fermentation begins. The wine is transferred to pressurized tanks while still slightly sweet, then hand-bottled with no disgorging and no dosage. Light sulfur is added at bottling only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 11% ABV, this is a low-pressure, lightly sparkling white that drinks dry. Expect citrus and orchard fruit on the nose with a mineral thread that reflects the fossil-rich limestone underneath Shell Creek's sandy soils. The finish is clean and brisk, with the refreshing snap typical of Chenin Blanc grown at elevation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broc Cellars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13209827377207,"sku":"BROCCHEN18C","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/chenin-blanc-pet-nat-broc-cellars-paso-robles-california-natural-wine_58a01ae0-9241-4511-9876-f0b14208cca1.jpg?v=1780659638"},{"product_id":"wirth-zinfandel-broc-cellars-california-natural-wine","title":"Broc Cellars Wirth Zinfandel 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Wirth Zinfandel comes from Wirth Ranch, a single site on the western edge of Solano County Green Valley AVA, just southeast of Napa Valley. The vines were planted in 1948 and are dry-farmed on steep-sloped, iron-rich volcanic soils by second-generation farmer Steve Wirth. At roughly 75 years old at time of harvest, they yield a small, concentrated crop — approximately one ton per acre — that gives the wine more structure and depth than most California Zinfandel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Chris Brockway destemmed the fruit with a portion of whole clusters included, then fermented it in stainless steel open-top tanks with twice-daily pump-overs using only native yeasts. No commercial yeast, enzymes, nutrients, or other additives were used. The wine aged for 10 months in 60-gallon neutral French oak barriques before bottling with minimal SO2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a Zinfandel built on freshness and structure rather than extraction and heat. Fog regularly rolls up from San Francisco Bay across the Wirth Ranch slopes, keeping the climate cool and preserving the kind of natural acidity that lets this wine sit at 12% ABV without feeling thin. Notes of cherry, clove, and baking spice sit over fine, dusty tannins and a floral lift that reads closer to cool-climate Grenache than typical California Zin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroc has sourced Zinfandel from Wirth Ranch since 2002, making this one of the winery's most deeply rooted single-vineyard relationships. The 2017 is drinking well now and has the structure to continue developing for several more years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broc Cellars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13210277969975,"sku":"BROCWIRT17C","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/wirth-zinfandel-broc-cellars-california-natural-wine_0c0be0f0-97e2-4703-9c50-0f03cf580861.jpg?v=1780659703"},{"product_id":"eaglepoint-ranch-counoise-broc-cellars-mendocino-california-natural-wine","title":"Broc Cellars Eaglepoint Ranch Counoise 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eCounoise is almost exclusively a blending grape in the southern Rhone, where it contributes acidity and spice to Chateauneuf-du-Pape and other appellations. This 2016 bottling from Broc Cellars is a rare single-varietal expression, sourced from Eaglepoint Ranch in Mendocino County. Winemaker Chris Brockway originally planned to blend it but found the site's fruit compelling enough to bottle on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEaglepoint Ranch sits at 1,800 feet elevation on the Mayacamas Mountain Range east of Ukiah. The Counoise block, roughly 4 acres, was planted in 2007 from clonal material sourced from Tablas Creek. Soils are thin mountain decomposed sandstone, iron-rich, rocky, and low in nutrients, with veins of red loam that keep yields naturally in check. Temperatures run 5 to 10 degrees cooler than Mendocino's valley floor, extending hang time and preserving acidity. The vineyard is CCOF-certified organic and farmed without pesticides or herbicides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, Broc's approach is consistent across all wines: grapes are whole-cluster fermented spontaneously with native yeasts, basket pressed, and bottled with little to no added sulfur. No commercial yeasts, nutrients, enzymes, or tannins are added at any stage. Alcohol comes in at 13.3%, on the moderate end for a California red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a medium-bodied red that sits outside easy category comparisons. It shows raspberry, red cherry, and plum with white pepper on the finish, wet-clay tannins, and the kind of vibrant acidity that makes it a genuinely good food wine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broc Cellars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13210612039735,"sku":"BROCEAGL16C","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/eaglepoint-ranch-counoise-broc-cellars-mendocino-california-natural-wine_7b63a98a-d822-47be-841f-37372eebe7fe.jpg?v=1780659763"},{"product_id":"love-red-broc-cellars-carignan-valdiguie-syrah-solano-california-natural-wine","title":"Broc Cellars Love Red 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eBroc Cellars Love Red 2017 is a field-blend-style red sourced from two vineyards in Solano County's Green Valley: Parenti Vineyard, which supplies the Carignan, and Wirth Ranch, which provides the Valdiguie, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon. The vines are approximately 70 years old, dry-farmed, head-pruned, and grown in clay loam soils. The fruit was harvested in the second week of September to lock in natural acidity at 12.5% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Carignan and Syrah were whole-cluster fermented and then destemmed in concrete and stainless tanks. The Valdiguie went through carbonic fermentation in stainless steel, a technique that extracts bright fruit and preserves freshness. The finished wine aged for 8 months in a combination of concrete tanks and neutral French oak barrels. No commercial yeasts, enzymes, or additives were used at any stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blend breaks down as 50% Carignan, 36% Valdiguie, 8% Syrah, and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Carignan anchors the blend with blue and dark fruit; Valdiguie lifts the acidity and adds brightness; Syrah adds structure and depth. 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Grapes are harvested at lower brix than neighboring Napa Valley to maintain fresh acidity. Most Cabernet Sauvignon is destemmed while some whole clusters line fermentation tanks. Broc Cellars The Perfect Red 2023 ferments with indigenous yeasts without added sulfur and is pressed early to minimize tannin extraction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broc Cellars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30346636329015,"sku":"BROCCELLARS-PERFECTRED","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/the-perfect-red-cabernet-sauvignon-broc-cellars-deslop.png?v=1784582724"},{"product_id":"love-white-broc-cellars-marsanne-roussanne-california-natural-wine","title":"Broc Cellars Love White 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2018 Love White is a Rhône-inspired white blend from Broc Cellars, an urban winery operating out of Berkeley, California. The 2018 vintage is composed of 43% Marsanne, 28% Roussanne, 17% Grenache Blanc, and 12% Picpoul — the first year Picpoul entered the blend, sourced from vines grafted onto Roussanne rootstock at Love Ranch using cuttings from Rorick Vineyard. At 11.5% ABV, it sits on the lighter end of the spectrum for the variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll four grape varieties were fermented separately using only native yeasts. The wine was then aged in neutral French oak barrels with no SO2 added during fermentation or aging. Malolactic fermentation occurred naturally. The wine is bottled unfiltered and unfined, and may contain light sediment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes were harvested in August to preserve natural acidity — an intentional choice by winemaker Chris Brockway to keep the wine fresh and low in alcohol. 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This Zinfandel-dominant blend pulls from organically farmed vineyards across Northern California, including sites in Sonoma Valley, Redwood Valley, and Lime Kiln Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are destemmed and fermented with native yeasts in open-top stainless steel fermenters. After pressing, the wine ages for 8 months in neutral French oak barrels. No commercial yeasts, enzymes, or fining agents are used. Minimal SO2 is added only at bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is dry, medium-bodied, and decidedly food-friendly. Flavors run toward fresh raspberry, red currant, and cranberry, with black pepper spice and bright, food-cutting acidity. This is Zinfandel picked early, before it tips into jammy, high-alcohol territory — a style Brockway has championed since his first vintage in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broc Cellars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31017133310045,"sku":"1136","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/la-boutanche-red-blend-broc-cellars-california-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780690560"},{"product_id":"love-red-broc-cellars-california-natural-wine-primal-wine","title":"Broc Cellars Love Red 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2021 Love Red is a seven-variety blend led by 51% Carignan, with 25% Syrah, 12% Valdiguié, 5% Mourvèdre, 3% Zinfandel, 2% Petite Sirah, and 2% Grenache Noir. Grapes come from dry-farmed, head-pruned old vines in Solano County's Green Valley (Wirth Vineyard) and Mendocino County, with most sites farming organically. The wine is labeled under the North Coast AVA, reflecting its multi-county sourcing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are harvested early to hold onto acidity and keep alcohol modest at 12.5%. The Carignan and Grenache Noir were fermented carbonic. The Syrah, Valdiguié, Mourvèdre, Petite Sirah, and Zinfandel were destemmed and fermented in open-top stainless steel tanks with native yeasts only. No nutrients, enzymes, or commercial yeast were added at any stage. The wine was aged in a combination of neutral French oak barrels and concrete tanks, then bottled with little to no added SO2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the nose, expect ripe wild berries, dried cranberry, and a floral lift. The palate is juicy with crunchy red and blue fruit, rhubarb, a cut-herb edge, and a lightly spiced finish. Soft tannins and medium-plus acidity make it easy to drink now, and it works well with a slight chill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroc Cellars is an urban winery in Berkeley, California founded by Chris Brockway. 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Broc has sourced from Love Ranch since 2013, and it remains the anchor of this bottling. The blend is 38% Marsanne, 24% Picpoul, 22% Roussanne, and 16% Grenache Blanc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Picpoul vines at Love Ranch were grafted from cuttings sourced at Rorick Vineyard. In 2018 Picpoul was added to the Love White blend for brightness; the 2019 vintage increases that proportion further. Grapes were harvested in August to preserve natural acidity, a deliberate call given the warm Central Valley climate. A large canopy is maintained on the vines throughout the season to shade fruit from the heat and prevent sugar spikes, keeping alcohol naturally lower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll four varieties were fermented separately using only native yeasts, with no added nutrients, enzymes, or other fermentation agents. The wines were then aged in neutral French oak barrels for 8 months with no added SO2 during fermentation or aging. 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The vineyard sits on serpentine soils composed of loam and clay loam with varying amounts of chert, which are low in nutrients and high in minerals. Warm days and significant diurnal temperature swings at night preserve natural acidity and keep the grapes fresh. The vineyard is farmed organically, though not certified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroc Cellars first made this wine in 2010, using whole-cluster fermentation to draw out the brighter, fresher side of Cabernet Franc rather than its heavier, extracted character. For the 2021, grapes were placed whole-cluster into concrete tanks, foot stomped in the morning, and pumped over in the evening. After pressing, the wine returned to concrete and aged for 10 months. No yeasts, nutrients, enzymes, or tannins were added. Sulfur was not used during fermentation or aging; only a minimal amount, if any, was added at bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a light-bodied, low-tannin red built for a slight chill. 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No yeasts, bacteria, enzymes, or tannins are added at any stage; sulfur is kept to little or none at bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly 440 cases were produced in the 2017 vintage. The Alexander Valley AVA sits in northeastern Sonoma County along the Russian River corridor, with warm days, deep alluvial and sandy soils, and significant diurnal temperature swings that preserve acidity even at full ripeness. 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At 12% ABV, it pours a light, transparent ruby and is designed to be served with a slight chill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll fruit is fermented using only native yeasts and bacteria — no commercial yeast, nutrients, enzymes, or tannins are added at any point. Sulfur is never added during fermentation or aging, and little to no SO2 is added at bottling. The multi-vintage blend is assembled from barrels that stood out individually in the cellar, then bottled as a single California table wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the palate, the wine is light-bodied and juicy, with notes of fresh cherries, crushed raspberry, and pomegranate, plus a whisper of fresh herbs and barely-there tannin. 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Arrowhead Mountain sits on 55-degree slopes above the town of Sonoma, its vines growing in iron-rich volcanic soil and red volcanic rock, planted in 1997 and farmed organically by owners Bob and Ruth Elster. The Ricetti Vineyard is a certified organic, dry-farmed site in Redwood Valley planted in 1948, with head-trained vines on gravelly loam soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, the Arrowhead Mountain fruit was foot stomped whole cluster and macerated on skins for 4 hours, then pressed into stainless steel where it fermented for 10 days before transferring to a 4,400-liter stainless tank for 8 months of aging. The 5% Ricetti component was vinified separately as a light red, whole cluster, and blended in at the end to add structure. 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