Well, that’s how the save the date email read. I’m surprised there hasn’t been any chatter here as Hardy usually gets a lot of talk. I met up with Hardy a couple weeks ago at Sugarloaf to pick up my wines from the Summer/Fall release and he tasted me through a number of barrel samples of ‘18s and ‘19s. Hardy has always kinda been on the cutting edge taking the liberty to push the envelope a little further than most. Well he’s at it again with a handful of wines, some that may not release as standalone bottlings and some that will. Not sure exactly what he has decided but by the wording of this release email I have a pretty good idea so I don’t want to steal his thunder. Some of these are Sandlands sized lots, 1-2 barrels, so allocations will be quite slim.
One thing I can say is that the ‘18 Mourvedres are rocking tood. Especially the Evangelho.
Cheers.
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Dirty and Rowdy was never about wine.
Dirty and Rowdy wines are messengers for something more - they make places you’ve never been feel like home. And we have intentionally stepped out of the way to let that love shine through.
For ten years we’ve broken rules, cut our own path, and redefined California wine.
Set a reminder for Friday, 2/7. We are releasing four new wines to the mailing list. There are not many to go around, and I loved making them for you.
Have a great weekend,
Hardy
Winemaker, Dirty and Rowdy Family Winery
PS: Outer Limits is the name of one of the new wines. It answers the age-old question- “What if aliens abducted Dirty and Rowdy?”
i think part of the reason there hasnt been much chatter is because unless you HAVE visited the winery, the email didnt really have much info to speculate off of! haha
For a second there, I was jazzed that I thought you were quoting Lowell George / Little Feat. Then I realized he said “some contend that rock and roll is BAD for the body and BAD for the soul”.
While we are confessing, the D&R reusable bag we got in a shipment last year is one of my favorite things I’ve ever received from a winery. Any extras laying around.