{"title":"Stirm Wine Co.","description":"\u003cp\u003eRyan Stirm did not set out to become the world's leading producer of Cabernet Pfeffer. He set out to make honest wine from the right soil, and the rest followed naturally. Stirm Wine Co., launched in 2015 from a hillside in the Pajaro Valley near Watsonville, is now one of California's most compelling small producers: a winery that treats white wine with the seriousness it deserves and finds its inspiration in varieties that most of the industry has long since forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyan grew up in Contra Costa County and enrolled at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he paired a Wine and Viticulture degree with minors in soil science, sustainable agriculture, and plant protection. He came to winemaking through wrestling teammates who worked in the industry, and his education extended far beyond the classroom. He worked at Tyler Winery in Santa Barbara, staged in Australia and Austria, and spent time at Thomas Fogarty in the Santa Cruz Mountains before returning to the coast and founding his own operation from scratch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/stirm-wine-co\"\u003eStirm Wine Co. producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"old-vine-riesling-stirm-wine-california-natural-wine","title":"Stirm Wine Co. Old Vine Riesling 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eStirm Wine Co. Old Vine Riesling is a white natural wine made from 100% Riesling grapes grown at Wirz Vineyard, Cienega Valley, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stirm Wine Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34728180416664,"sku":"STYRWIRZ18C","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/stirm-wine-wirz-riesling-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630818067"},{"product_id":"pinot-noir-stirm-wine-natural-wine","title":"Stirm Wine Co. Pinot Noir 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2019 Glenwood Vineyard Pinot Noir comes from a single two-acre block at roughly 1,000 feet elevation in the Glenwood area of the Santa Cruz Mountains, east of Santa Cruz. The vineyard is southeastern facing, planted in 1997, and has been farmed by Ryan Stirm since 2016. It sits on a 30% slope in a canyon surrounded by second-growth redwoods, bay trees, and coast live oaks, with clay loam soils weathered from Purisima Mudstone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2019 growing season brought above-average winter rainfall — 63 inches at Glenwood — followed by a long, warm spring and good June flowering conditions. After early-summer heat waves, the season shifted to classic mild Santa Cruz Mountains fall weather: cold nights, warm sunny days, and slack winds. Harvest took place on September 21st, yielding 4 tons from the two-acre block.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes were hand-picked and field sorted, then destemmed into a redwood fermenter for spontaneous fermentation. The wine was aged in old oak, bottled unfined and unfiltered at 12.6% ABV with 26 mg\/L total SO2. The vineyard is dry-farmed, no-till, and organically managed without certification.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stirm Wine Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39303478902983,"sku":"STIRPINO19C","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/stirm-pinot-noir-california-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186384"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/stirm-wine-co.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}