Failla’s owner and winemaker Ehren Jordan channels his chame-leonic

winemaking talent into nurturing hushed, nuanced expres-sions

of Pinot Noir, Syrah and Chardonnay, predominantly from

the Sonoma Coast. But don’t expect to see even a faint contour of

the Pacific on the horizon. The winery and tasting room, housed in

a 1930s-era farmhouse, are actually in the northern reaches of St.

Helena, Napa Cabernet territory.

It appears paradoxical that Failla’s wines can so effectively

communicate a sense of place but that a visit to the actual place

adds so little to that understanding.


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