La Clarine Farm

Hank Beckmeyer left his band Half Japanese in Europe in the 1980s to stay with Caroline Hoel, and the two spent the next decade drinking Bandol, dreaming of what they would do with land. In 2001 they found their answer: ten acres at 2,600 feet in Somerset, El Dorado County.

Hank and Caroline planted their first vines in 2001 and produced their inaugural vintage in 2007 -- 75 cases from three barrels. They were early proponents of natural farming in California's Sierra Foothills at a time when the region was barely a footnote in the state's wine conversation. Production grew to around 2,500 cases as they added fruit from other organically farmed foothill sites.

More on how they farm and work in the cellar in our La Clarine Farm producer profile.

5 products

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La Clarine Farm Mo-Ma 2017
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Price: $24.00
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La Clarine Farm Petit Manseng 2018
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Price: $33.00
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La Clarine Farm Al Basc Orange 2019, an orange wine made from Albariño grapes in California's Sierra Foothills
La Clarine Farm Al Basc Orange 2019
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Price: $33.00
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La Clarine Farm Sumu Kaw Syrah 2016, a red wine from Sierra Foothills, California, made from Syrah grapes
La Clarine Farm Sumu Kaw Syrah 2016
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Sale price: $34.00 Regular price:$35.95
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Frequently asked questions

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

See here our shipping policy.

Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

See here our shipping policy.

What are you drinking tonight?

Explore the cellar, or let us choose for you with a curated natural wine club shipment.