{"title":"J. Brix Wines","description":"\u003cp\u003eJody Brix Towe and Emily Towe got their start as volunteer harvest interns after a single bottle of Pinot Noir changed how they thought about wine. J. Brix is the small, family-made label that grew out of that obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe married couple began making wine in their garage in 2009 and moved into a warehouse facility around 2013, working for years out of Escondido in San Diego's North County before relocating. They deliberately keep the operation small, making tiny quantities of as many different wines as they can and trying to add a new grape or style with almost every harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/j-brix-wines\"\u003eJ. Brix Wines producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cobolorum-riesling-pet-nat-j-brix-santa-barbara-california-natural-wine","title":"J. Brix Wines Cobolorum Riesling Pet Nat 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eCobolorum is 100% Riesling grown at Kick On Ranch Vineyard, located a few miles west of Los Alamos in Santa Barbara County, close to Vandenberg Air Force Base. The vineyard was originally planted in 1991 and expanded to 108 acres in 2007. Its marine-based sandy loam soils rest above deep gravelly alluvial deposits, and the site is one of the coldest and windiest in the county, funneling Pacific fog and ocean air directly onto the vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a pétillant naturel made by méthode ancestrale: the wine is bottled before primary fermentation completes, capturing its own CO2 in the bottle. It is undisgorged, unfined, unfiltered, and made with no added sulfites. Expect a small amount of yeast sediment and a persistent, lively bead. Production was approximately 260 cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name Cobolorum comes from the Latin for goblin, J. Brix's affectionate nickname for the Kick On Ranch Riesling vines. The wine drinks at 12% ABV and sits in slightly off-dry territory, with bright grapefruit, green apple, and cidery yeast character. Refrigerate upright overnight before opening to let sediment settle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. Brix began sourcing Riesling from Kick On Ranch in 2010 after tasting a bottling by Adam Tolmach of The Ojai Vineyard. This pet nat has earned recognition including a top ranking in a New York Times tasting panel led by Eric Asimov in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. 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Brix fermented this wine using native yeasts in neutral vessels, as is standard across their entire range. The grapes were foot-trod prior to pressing. The wine was left unfined and unfiltered, with no cold stabilization. At 11.5% ABV, it sits on the lighter end of the California rosé spectrum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. Brix first worked with Hagata Vineyard fruit in 2016, relaunching the Uncontainable as a single-vineyard Cinsaut rosé. That debut vintage drew national attention despite a production of around 75 cases. The 2018 continues that same minimalist approach: no additions beyond sulfur dioxide as needed, and nothing stripped out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSan Diego County's northeastern hills deliver the warm, dry Mediterranean days and the significant Pacific-driven nighttime temperature drops that keep this wine's acidity intact despite the sunny growing season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. 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The Riesling is among the last fruit to ripen at the site, typically harvested in October.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. Brix has sourced Riesling from Kick On Ranch since 2010, introduced to the site through the work of winemaker Adam Tolmach of The Ojai Vineyard. The wine is fermented with native yeasts in neutral vessels, with no fining and no filtration. The name Augur references a Roman official who interpreted bird flight patterns as omens — a nod to the fact that when J. Brix first visited the vineyard, the ripening grapes were left without bird netting because the fruit still had so much acidity the birds would not eat it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 12.2% ABV, the 2017 Augur sits in off-dry to dry territory with firm acidity. Expect notes of honey, white florals, orange oil, and a petrol-like mineral lift typical of cool-climate Riesling. 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