REGION: California

Evan Frazier of Ferdinand Wines is a true up-and-comer in the California winemaking community. He makes his wines in the cellar at Kongsgaard, where he is the General Manager and Assistant Winemaker for Kongsgaard Wines, where he has worked since 2008.

The Fog Monster is a passion project of Andrea Mullineux, a fantastic winemaker known for wines from the Swartland region of South Africa. Andrea, originally from California, and her husband Chris have been sourcing fruit from unique vineyards in various California winegrowing areas to explore the possibililties of the land and different winemaking styles. This is a super small production label and the wines are esoteric in nature, beautifully balanced, and a true reflection of the climatic influence in this region. Each vintage, they produce two wines; two barrels of Bedrock Red, a Zinfandel and Carignan-driven field blend from the 120-year-old Bedrock Vineyard in Sonoma Valley along with a few barrels of one other experimental wine of their choice.