The winery has been in operation since 2006, and as an urban winery in the Barlow since 2013. Tasting room is right off Mackenzie Street. It has a wonderful ambiance. Classy, country, relaxed, down to earth, Sebastopol, reclaimed barn wood, nice leather couch, and some contemporary design with a great view of the Barlow traffic.
Richie was our pourer. He took us through all the wines they had available. I was very excited because I knew this winery specialized in Rhones and Burgundy and a few extras. Even though the winery is in Sebastopol (RRV AVA), most of the grapes are sourced from the windy gaps of Petaluma (Sonoma Coast AVA) (hence the name Wind Gap.) The Petaluma wind gap is probably going to be one of the next AVAs named in Sonoma county, as it draws the nice coastal breezed through a funnel (from Bodega Bay to San Pablo Bay) to cool the grapes on hot days.
Richie did a great job explaining to us about the terroir of the wind gap and took us through the wines. They were all great food wines. Nice acidity.
Reclaimed barn wood and rustic fixtures gives the tasting room a unique charm.
What is unique about the wines is that some of the wines are fermented in egg-shaped cement fermenters. This gives the wines a unique minerality. The wines I loved the most were all Rhones - 2012 Granache, 2012 Syrah and a smoky 2008 Syrah.
Check it out. Cheers!
http://www.windgapwines.com/
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