Welcome Stranger

Welcome Stranger is a California natural wine project that asks very little of itself in the way of introduction. The wines speak through their unusual blending logic and zero-sulfur approach, drawing on certified organic fruit from a single Mendocino ranch to produce something that resists easy categorization.

The project sources all of its fruit from Open Hand Ranch, a 10-acre family-run vineyard in Mendocino planted in the 1980s with a field blend of Merlot, Chardonnay, and other varieties. The ranch is farmed organically and has become a destination for California natural winemakers seeking quality raw material from a reliably interesting site. Welcome Stranger's identity is shaped almost entirely by this relationship with one farm and one small piece of Mendocino County.

More on how they farm and work in the cellar in our Welcome Stranger producer profile.

1 product

Optical Illusion 2019, natural wine bottle at Primal Wine
Alex Pomerantz, co-founder of Welcome Stranger, natural wine producer in California, pulling a barrel sample in his cellar
Welcome Stranger Optical Illusion 2019
Welcome Stranger
Price: $25.00
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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.

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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.

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What are you drinking tonight?

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