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Graham Tatomer began working in the wine business at the age of 16 for Santa Barbara Winery. Through the journey he worked with Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Syrah, as well as numerous other varieties from some of the best vineyards throughout California's Central Coast. The sites that excite him most have been the coldest ones, lending to wines of lighter weight, nuanced flavors, and bracing acidity. Riesling is the ultimate grape to pursue these characteristics. No other grape conveys its region's character and varietal flavor with the power, focus, and beauty the way Riesling does. Tatomer has been blessed to work with one of the oldest cold-climate Riesling sites still left in California, Lafond Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills.

Having worked for Weingut Knoll who taught him the fundamentals of Riesling, while turning him onto the Grüner Veltliner grape, was one of Tatomer’s biggest stepping stone. What initially was planned to be a ten-week trip; turned into a year and two additional harvests.

In 2008, he founded Tatomer with two Riesling vineyards. With intentions to use his extensive knowledge to make bone-dry Riesling in California unlike many of the off-dry examples in the marketplace today.  He made a mere 400 cases in a small corner of a good friend's boutique winery. Since then, he has added one more Riesling vineyard, as well as two Grüner Veltliner vineyards for a total production of 1,100 cases. With plans to explore further into the site specificity of his current sites; while also pursuing the new Central Coast terroirs.

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New Release (Nov 2019)

2017 Riesling KICK-on ranch california

2018 grüner veltliner meeresboden santa barbara county

2017 pinot noir santa barbara county

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2016 Riesling KICK-on ranch california

2017 grüner veltliner Paragon edna valley

2016 pinot noir duvarita santa barbara county

2017 Riesling steinhügel california

2017 grüner veltliner meeresboden santa barbara county

2016 pinot noir santa barbara county

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