“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.”

Don Corleone in The Godfather

We’re often asked how we find the growers and vineyards we work with. There’s word of mouth from other winemakers about good fruit available. Sometimes, we pursue grower advertisements. Many times, however, we fall in love with a particular group of wines and find that they have a grower in common. That was the case with Sierra foothills Barbera.  If there’s a “Godfather” of Barbera, it’s Dick Cooper. The Cooper ranches grow some of the best around, and it makes deep, dark, mouth-watering wine.