Region: California, USA (San Benito County / Central Coast)
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay
Body: Light to Medium
Notes: Nectarine, white peach, chalky wet stone, salted almond husk, with subtle savory spice, a faint leesy creaminess, and a grippy, silty-tannin finish
Pairing: Rich fish dishes (like grilled salmon or trout), wild mushroom risotto, light pastas, continuous charcuterie boards, or a sun-soaked picnic
Hollow Wines is an authoritative, highly dynamic natural wine project founded and operated by winemaker Quinn Hobbs in Gilroy, California, within the state's Central Coast macro-region. Hobbs operates the venture with a staunch dedication to low-intervention, hands-on viticulture, sourcing grapes exclusively from certified organic, sustainable, and dry-farmed vineyards. With an environmental ethos that entirely prohibits the use of glyphosate-based herbicides, Hollow Wines aims to bottle raw terroir in its truest form. In the cellar, Hobbs lets nature take the driver's seat: managing spontaneous fermentations with native wild yeasts, completely bypassing modern mechanical filtration and fining agents, and bottling with zero synthetic additives and only minimal sulfur additions.
The 2023 "Dogtown" Orange (frequently running parallel in style and vineyard sourcing to his sister bottling, "Sunset Orange") is a wonderfully expressive, texturally captivating skin-contact wine that turns classic California Chardonnay completely on its head. Sourced from organically farmed vines rooted in the mineral-rich, gravelly loam soils of San Benito County, the fruit benefits from hot daytime sun and cool, refreshing maritime evening breezes. In the cellar, Hobbs steps away from conventional barrel extraction: instead giving the destemmed Chardonnay grapes an intentional 7 days of continuous skin contact during a spontaneous native yeast fermentation. The wine is then gently pressed off and aged for roughly 4 months in completely neutral oak barrels to naturally clarify on its fine lees. Bottled entirely unfined and unfiltered with zero added SO2, this highly scannable vintage sheds the buttery weight of traditional Chardonnay; it masterfully pairs bright orchard stone fruits and an electric, saline mineral nerve with a beautifully dry, grippy, and pleasantly rustic finish.
Region: California, USA (San Benito County / Central Coast)
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay
Body: Light to Medium
Notes: Nectarine, white peach, chalky wet stone, salted almond husk, with subtle savory spice, a faint leesy creaminess, and a grippy, silty-tannin finish
Pairing: Rich fish dishes (like grilled salmon or trout), wild mushroom risotto, light pastas, continuous charcuterie boards, or a sun-soaked picnic
Hollow Wines is an authoritative, highly dynamic natural wine project founded and operated by winemaker Quinn Hobbs in Gilroy, California, within the state's Central Coast macro-region. Hobbs operates the venture with a staunch dedication to low-intervention, hands-on viticulture, sourcing grapes exclusively from certified organic, sustainable, and dry-farmed vineyards. With an environmental ethos that entirely prohibits the use of glyphosate-based herbicides, Hollow Wines aims to bottle raw terroir in its truest form. In the cellar, Hobbs lets nature take the driver's seat: managing spontaneous fermentations with native wild yeasts, completely bypassing modern mechanical filtration and fining agents, and bottling with zero synthetic additives and only minimal sulfur additions.
The 2023 "Dogtown" Orange (frequently running parallel in style and vineyard sourcing to his sister bottling, "Sunset Orange") is a wonderfully expressive, texturally captivating skin-contact wine that turns classic California Chardonnay completely on its head. Sourced from organically farmed vines rooted in the mineral-rich, gravelly loam soils of San Benito County, the fruit benefits from hot daytime sun and cool, refreshing maritime evening breezes. In the cellar, Hobbs steps away from conventional barrel extraction: instead giving the destemmed Chardonnay grapes an intentional 7 days of continuous skin contact during a spontaneous native yeast fermentation. The wine is then gently pressed off and aged for roughly 4 months in completely neutral oak barrels to naturally clarify on its fine lees. Bottled entirely unfined and unfiltered with zero added SO2, this highly scannable vintage sheds the buttery weight of traditional Chardonnay; it masterfully pairs bright orchard stone fruits and an electric, saline mineral nerve with a beautifully dry, grippy, and pleasantly rustic finish.
What is natural wine?
Natural wine is wine made with minimal intervention from the winemaker, using organically or biodynamically grown grapes and without the addition of chemicals or additives such as sulfites. The result is a wine that is unique, expressive, and often has a more complex and nuanced flavor profile than conventional wines. Natural wine is also often associated with sustainable and ethical farming practices, making it a popular choice for those interested in environmentally friendly and socially responsible products.