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Terroir-driven w**es transparently made by adventurous souls on California's central coast.

09/18/2026

Grapes for 2026 are officially all in, and our new fall release w**es are here❣️

This set of w**es is full of depth, flavor, tension, and energy to carry you through the many meals and celebrations of the fall and winter season ahead.

New w**es now available for pre-order (ship 9/28) on our website include:

2025 Shell Creek Chenin Blanc
Old Chenin vines planted in 1972! Generously aromatic and textural, with loads of minerality for freshness. Quince, pear, ginger, white flowers, honey, wet stone. 🍐🫚🍯🪨

2024 Calleri Skin-Contact Falanghina
Every now and then we dabble with skin-contact … These Falanghina grapes spent 10 days on the skins and were aged 18 months with no SO2 added at any point. The result is a truly singular w**e … orange blossom, jasmine, honeysuckle, chai spice, dried apricot, structured tannins. 🌼🍊🍵🍑

2025 Bassi Pinot Noir
Located 1.2 miles from the cold Pacific, and farmed by some of our very best friends Gi Asturi ladyofthesunshine! This Pinot delivers a delightful balance of fruit and earth. Black cherry, fresh fig, berry compote, all spice. Thanksgiving w**e! 🍒🍓🦃

2025 Five Oaks Sangiovese
The second release of our estate-grown Sangiovese, which we began farming in 2024. Loads of depth and seriousness to this vintage with all the same classic varietal aromatics: dried roses, red cherry, tomato leaf, leather, oregano. Present yet integrated tannins. A w**e made for red sauce in all the forms! 🌹🍒🍅🌿

2025 Old Oak Vaccarèse
We’re lucky to continue working with this super rare grape from one of only a small handful of vineyards in North America that grow it! Undeniably Rhône in character with a little extra intrigue reminiscent of Mondeuse. Fresh flowers, orange peel, clove, blueberries, red licorice. Only 2 barrels produced! 🍊🌸🫐🍬

2025 Santa Ynez Valley Syrah
Syrah (and 5% Viognier) grown by us in the heart of Santa Ynez! 100% whole-cluster. Côte-Rôtie-inspired. Violets, black pepper, kalamata olive, black raspberry, currant, charcuterie. Soft, luscious tannins. Don’t sleep on this Syrah! 🫒🫐🥓

We sincerely appreciate your support and look forward to sharing these w**es with you!!

Natalie, Ryan & Pierre 🐶❤️

08/31/2026

What a doozy! Harvest 2026 started in July for us and so far has been unlike any we’ve experienced … Hard to believe our little team of two (+ Pierre 🐶) have processed 40 tons of grapes all before September 🤯!

The last couple weeks have been pretty full on, but it has felt so good to be in our element! Lots of early mornings and late nights harvesting, so much cleaning and generally unglamorous labor, constant logistical planning, hours of trucking and strapping bins, being soaking wet from cleaning the press, so many bagels, and an endless game of Tetris in our small cellar to make everything fit! Not to mention finding time to care for our baby vines and new graftings amidst it all 😅.

Despite being a crazy early vintage with lighter yields in some sites, quality across the board has been high. We’re seeing great phenolic ripeness with grapes holding onto plenty of acidity. Lots of flavor and freshness will be found in these w**es!

Aside from being early, also interesting is that the timing of ripening for grapes/sites has been way out of the typical order, which has us triple checking all of our sampling this year! Kind of a mind bender to be picking Syrah in August …

In any case, we can’t wait to see how the rest of this harvest develops. Still so much to do!

08/11/2026

Our Coquina Sauv Blanc from the SLO Coast got a nice shout from the The New York Times today! This vineyard gracefully bridges the gap between warm and cold climate expression, and we agree it’s quite refreshing on a warm summers day 🌞

Big thanks to Eric Asimov for featuring this w**e! We have a few more bottles on the website if you’d like to experience the quench for yourself 💦

07/13/2026

A short but sweet summer break in the High Sierra 🏔️🌞! Getting it in while we can!

First stop was revisiting the Tuolumne Triple after 10 years (!), a classic linkup of Tenaya Peak, Matthes Crest, and Cathedral Peak. Hard to ask for a better day of climbing amazing granite and romping through the high country. Just the best!

After a rest day, we hiked out to Merriam Peak to climb the North Buttress, a remote route we’ve had on our list for many years. We were delighted to arrive with the entire mountain and 3 alpine lakes all to ourselves! The adventure felt pretty full value with a lengthy/steep approach, memorable climbing at 13k ft, a tricky ridge descent, and a fortunately soft snowfield to make our way back down to our camp. We even had plenty of daylight for a frosty dip in the lake before dinner. Hard to beat!

We packed in a lot in a few days and are definitely tired but also rejuvenated and psyched for the quickly approaching 2026 harvest ✨

06/12/2026

About 5 years ago, our friend liljabee introduced us to Farm To Crag —a climber-driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit that inspires action on climate change by connecting the outdoor community with local, sustainable, and regenerative food systems.

After every gathering we’ve participated in Raw Roots Farm or elsewhere we leave incredibly inspired, informed, motivated, and grateful for the enduring friendships we’ve kept to this day. This organization truly brings together everything we love!

Many members of the Farm To Crag community have joined us in the vineyard and cellar over the years, so it was a full circle moment and true honor to create a collaboration w**e together this year.

We are very excited to share that we are now offering this special Farm To Crag bottling through our website, and that 100% of net proceeds will go to Farm To Crag in support of its mission.

This w**e is made entirely from grapes we farm in Santa Ynez Valley and the SLO Coast. We blended select Syrah, Pinot, and rosé barrels into a vibrant and juicy, chillable red w**e we coined the ‘Field Blend Red.’ Big thanks to renowned artist and climber Jeremy Collins for the beautiful label art!

If you are passionate about regenerative farming, food, and wild places, we highly recommend you find a Farm To Crag event happening near you to experience the magic for yourself 💚🥕💫

📸: Dillon Behling

04/13/2026

Meet our newest spring w**es 🌸🌞🌊🌼!!

25 Oak Savanna Pinot Gris Pét-Nat
A labor of love! Pinot Gris from the highest elevation site in the Santa Ynez Valley. White peach, grapefruit, citrus flowers, salinity, fine bubbles 🍑🍾

‘25 Montaña de Oro White Blend
Intended to capture a taste of the salty sea and sunshine of the place we call home. 60% Chenin Blanc, 20% Sauv Blanc, and 20% Chardonnay. Quince, jasmine, ginger, dried apricot, nectarine, meyer lemon, wet stone 🫚🍋

‘25 Coquina Sauvignon Blanc
SLO Coast Sauv Blanc! A balance of freshness and generous aromas. Zesty citrus, fresh-cut herbs, passionfruit, salinity, white flowers 🍋‍🟩🌿

‘24 SLO Coast Chardonnay
Cold-climate chardonnay from Golden Bluff, a vineyard we farm 3 miles from the ocean as well as Rancho Arroyo Grande. Aged for 18 months for a touch of opulence while staying electric. Juicy tangerine, asian pear, chamomile, hay, sea salt 🍊🧂

‘25 Two Wolves Grenache Rosé
Intentionally made direct-to-press Grenache rosé. Crisp and mineral-driven with vibrant fruit. Strawberry lemonade, rose petals, hibiscus, raspberry 🍓🌺

‘25 Shell Creek Valdiguié (in Magnum, too!)
This beloved chillable red is back and dang, she’s really singing this year! 100% carbonic. Watermelon jolly rancher, fresh cherries, pomegranate, rhubarb, macerated strawberries 🍓🌺

‘25 El Sendero Luminoso ‘SMV’ Blend
Named after an iconic rock climb in El Potrero Chico, Mexico. 60% Syrah, 30% Mourvedre, and 10% of the rare Vaccarèse. Raspberries, blackberries, violets, herbs de Provence, a touch of bacon fat 🫐🥓

This is a vibrant, expressive, fresh, and balanced bunch that we are proud to share with you. There’s plenty of depth to ponder, but just as much pleasure in simply enjoying and not overthinking. These w**es will meet you wherever you are!

… also the only thing better than 750mLs of Valdiguie is 1500! Snag a magnum while they last 🤠!

Happy spring! We hope you enjoy!

03/30/2026

Those on our mailing list already got the news, but we’re here to let you know the 2025 Oak Savanna Pinot-Gris Pét-Nat is officially ready for you 🍾!

Méthode Ancestrale, all done by hand with lots of labor and love. Think white peach, grapefruit, citrus flowers, salinity, and fine bubbles.

Oak Savanna was originally planted in the ‘70s and is the highest elevation vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley. The site’s position high above the Valley provides ample sunshine and beautiful views of the Los Padres wilderness.

Only 66 cases produced this year. Available now in the online shop! Get it while it lasts 💫

03/05/2026

The SLO Coast making waves 🌊✨

Absolutely stoked and grateful to be included among such a talented group of growers, producers, and some of the very best people we know.

Thank you for highlighting this special region and the remarkable energy we all strive to capture in our w**es 🤍

02/18/2026

Year five of making Pét-Nat and still doing it the hard way! Spent the last two days hand disgorging and hand corking/caging each bottle, which in itself was a great improvement to our very stubborn and maybe a little psycho method of doing it all in a single day as we did for the four years prior … 😅

Disgorging is the second-to-last step before we hand label each bottle and release this joyful, bright, and bubbly w**e into the world. Our Pét-Nat is by far the most labor intensive, high touch w**e we produce, and despite questioning why we make it every year, the final result is a reminder that it’s well worth the effort.

Excited to share our ’24 Pinot Gris Pet-Nat with you all very soon 🍾✨!!

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965 Huber Street
Grover Beach, CA
93433

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http://outwardwines.com/

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