Nine North Wine Co
Bay Area natives and husband and wife vintner team, Elijah & Leslie Pfister helped found a little wine import company back in 2008.
Given their proximity to Napa and Sonoma and their burgeoning reputation in fine wine, the two were urged by friends and colleagues to start making wines of their own from grapes farmed locally in California.
Having established close friendships with several farmers throughout the state (and eventually beyond!), it was simple enough to head into their "backyard" so to speak, and work with some of the best growers from some of the best vineyards around the world. Today, Nine North Wine Company represents a varied portfolio of limited production, handcrafted wines from California, Oregon, Washington and New Zealand. The portfolio expresses exceptional quality and value across several different brands, at price points that won't dent your pocketbook. Their longtime friend and Director of Winemaking, Molly Lippitt who is best known for brands like Volker Eisele and Proxy Wines, has been leading the charge and continuously finds new great sources for the program.
Leslie & Elijah live with their two kids, Henry and Nora in Oakland, CA and commute to regions like Napa, Sonoma, New Zealand and beyond to visit vineyard sites and farming friends the world over.
Philosophy
We’re not regional specialists, rather we carefully select the best partners from each great wine producing region resulting in a well-rounded and focused international wine portfolio. Most of our producers are sustainably certified and adhere to the thinking, ‘less is more.’ This approach allows them to let grapes develop in the vineyard with minimal intervention. As a result, most of our producers farm hillside vineyards and therefore require few to no additions in the winery: they use little oak and their wines have lower alcohol. We hope you enjoy their stories and their wines as much as we do at the dinner table with friends and family.
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