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Hey Artisans!
We moved at warp speed to exclusively offer you this absolute GOLD MINE for Cult-Caliber-yet-bargain-priced Sonoma gems.
This is the second-ever release of cult winemaker Dan Kosta's new project, Convene, and both the quality and price blew us all away, right out of the gate.
The catch? It's already the last call for these micro-production wines!
Just last fall, Kosta launched a new wine company, the DK Wine Group (DK for Dan Kosta), with the release of three wines, a pair of Pinots Noirs and a Chardonnay, from superior vineyards in the Russian River and Sonoma Coast appellations. The project marks a rebirth of sorts for the winemaker, whose name still leads the famed Kosta Browne Pinot Noir-centric brand he founded back in 1997 with partner Dan Browne. As the legend goes, the pair bought a half ton of Pinot Noir grapes along with a hand crank crusher and a used barrel. In 2001, under their eponymous moniker, Kosta and Browne produced 150 cases of Russian River Valley Pinot Noir from the 2000 vintage. A decade later, in 2011, their 2009 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir received recognition by Wine Spectator as the No. 1 wine of the year. Kosta followed this up with another partnered project, this one with New Orleans chef and entrepreneur Emeril Lagasse with whom he co-founded AldenAlli, named this time for the women they were married to at the time of the launch. AldenAlli crafted limited production wines.
With Convene, Kosta, along with his longtime winemaker Shane Finley, will be sourcing fruit from a number of vineyards in the Russian River and Sonoma Coast appellations and then blending them together to create new and interesting wines that are one of a kind. “Blends have more fun,” Kosta said, according to an article in The Aspen Times. “With a blend, a winemaker can be a bit more purposeful and have more of an impact than when making a wine from a single vineyard. The wines are a little more difficult to make, but you have the opportunity as a winemaker to make decisions that really affect what the wine will be. You can make selections from the different vineyards and blend the wines that complement each other best. It is a process, but it can be really rewarding.”
And the name Convene? “Sure, the name refers to the idea of ‘convening’ grapes from different places,” he said, “but this is also all about gathering all of those things together that make wine fun for me. After doing this twice before with partners, this is a chance to spread my wings and to use everything I have learned.”
The third time is truly the charm with these absolutely fun wines. We won't be allocated any additional due to the micro-production levels. MOVE FAST!
Cheers,
—James Tran
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