Winemaker Notes
Enjoy on its own or pairs easily with an array of appetizers, seasonal salads, poached salmon or other light entrees.
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Gaslighter Wine Co. is a collaborative premium wine project led by the biggest-selling U.S. female band of all time, The Chicks, in partnership with Sonoma’s 6th generation Bundschu Wine Company. Together, they created a collection of premium wines with unapologetic expression and individuality from California’s Sonoma County and Napa Valley.
Gaslighter wines are sourced from the Bundschu family’s estate vineyards and selected grower partners, and the wines are produced and bottled at Bundschu’s winery in Sonoma Valley under the care of winemaker, Joe Uhr. The Chicks are involved in every aspect of the project, from the naming, messaging, and eye-catching label design to the ongoing winemaking decisions and final blends.
A vast appellation covering Sonoma County’s Pacific coastline, the Sonoma Coast AVA runs all the way from the Mendocino County border, south to the San Pablo Bay. The region can actually be divided into two sections—the actual coastal vineyards, marked by marine soils, cool temperatures and saline ocean breezes—and the warmer, drier vineyards further inland, which are still heavily influenced by the Pacific but not quite with same intensity.
Contained within the appellation are the much smaller Fort Ross-Seaview and Petaluma Gap AVAs.
The Sonoma Coast is highly regarded for elegant Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and, increasingly, cool-climate Syrah. The wines have high acidity, moderate alcohol, firm tannin, and balanced ripeness.
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.