James grew up in the Santa Cruz area and studied winemaking at UC Davis
volcanic soil
He farms organically
The winery itself was founded as recently as 2002 enabling the family to vinify their own wines from their own fruit for the very first time
as well as citrus and pink grapefruit flavors
Iruai "Bloom Phase" Red Wine 2025 Unfiltered James grew up in thePale ruby in color, with a tropical and peppery nose, aromas of fresh cherry, strawberry, raspberry, bruised red apple, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, bubblegum and leather. Youthful, fresh and zesty on the palate, with crunchy red and blue fruits and that smooth finish you've been looking for your whole life. High acidity, low tannins, medium body, balanced and quite complex. Berries and barnyard. Drink chilled. Iruai's "Bloom Phase" is a California