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As Robert Sinskey says "Pinot Noir became my muse. She scared and thrilled me at the same time. I didn’t always understand her, but I intuitively knew that if we provided for her, she would reveal her subtle and elegant beauty." Pinot Noir is a challenging and maddening varietal, whether it be from Napa or anywhere else in the world. To Rob, the first step had to be strict attention to his soil and in 1991 they went organic and started applying Biodynamic preparations to the soil, vines and compost. They planted cover crops to protect the vines and employed sheep to graze the lush growth between the vines. As Rob says, his wines aren't necessarily showy instead, our Pinots would be elegant, intriguing wines that evolve, holding back just enough to pique your interest and retain your attention. Once the youngest upstarts making Pinot in Napa, their 2007 is the twenty-second vintage!
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Rob Sinskey believes the goals of making luxuriously elegant wines and farming with earth friendly methods are not mutually exclusive. Rather, he has found that caring for the land organically, combined with conscientious business practices (practices that include a solar powered winery, using biodiesel from used restaurant oil in tractors and trucks, having sheep and chickens mow the cover crops) have helped define the well-crafted wines of RSV. After 20 years, his philosophy that "Wine is not an athletic event" still holds true to this day. The goal has always been to make "pure wines of character that pair well with cuisine." RSV is spreading the gospel that fine wines made from organically grown grapes are the ultimate luxury. RSV's holdings have grown to over 200 acres of CCOF certified organic and Demeter certified Biodynamic vineyards in five Carneros locations (Three Amigos, Vandal, OSR and Capa in Napa Carneros and the Scintilla Vineyard in Sonoma Carneros) with a small estate vineyard behind the winery in the Stags Leap District.