Orin Swift Abstract 2021

Orin Swift Abstract 

Region: California, USA

Vintage: 2021

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Grenache, Petite Sirah, Syrah

ABV: 15%

Juicy, bold red blend from California, packed with sun-ripened raspberries and dark plums, the nose sweet with vanilla.

Owner Dave Phinney sources grapes from over 100 sites in Napa Valley, Sonoma and Mendocino mainly from hillside locations. Phinney’s philosophy is simple: to find the best grapes he can get his hands on, let them hang long enough to become perfectly ripe, then express their character in the boldest way possible.

The history of Orin Swift Cellars dates back to 1995 when on a lark, David Swift Phinney took a friend up on an offer and went to Florence, Italy to spend a semester “studying”. During that time, he was introduced to wine, how it was made, and got hooked. A few more years of university led to graduation and eventually a job at Robert Mondavi Winery in 1997 as a temporary harvest worker. Deciding that if he was going to work this hard, it would eventually have to be for himself, he founded Orin Swift Cellars in 1998; Orin is his father’s middle name and Swift is his mother’s maiden name. With two tons of zinfandel and not much else, he spent the next decade making wine for others as well as himself and grew the brand to what it is today.

https://www.orinswift.com