Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster, 7 day carbonic maceration
Aging: 9 months in neutral oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: 20 mg/L

Methode Sauvage was started in 2013 by Chad Hinds.

He began by striving to find a voice for California Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc from all over the state.

In the Spring of 2018 Chad started planting a vineyard in the California Alps of Siskiyou County, using the permaculture methods laid out by Masanobu Fukuoka. In the spirit of this new project, he has begun experimenting with wine styles and varietals from the Alps of Europe.

Chad seeks to make wine with a sense of place by employing no additives, and removing no character.

He explores a diverse array of exceptional vineyard sites, with the goal of channeling terroir, and showcasing California’s diversity.