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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