Hobo
We began the namesake Hobo Wine Company in 2002. My dad didn’t think it was a very good name for a wine company and many people have shared his sentiment over the years, but it has always felt right to us so we have braved on with it.

Hobo is all Sonoma County. I was raised in Sonoma County and after a lot of searching around have chosen to raise my two daughters here as well.

As a grape growing region, there is so much to explore and experiment with and the many sub AVAs have characters and qualities that make a Sonoma County brand able to evolve and stay exciting. Primarily, we have focused on Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon, but more recently, we have added an Aglianico to experiment with what might the future.

These vines, the land, the landscapes, habitats, life, our lives, agriculture, a cycling through the seasons, and the years that pass are the groundwork for our business, the foundation that the rest is built on. The vineyards that we work with and the relationships formed around them are long-term commitments, refined over many years, sacred assets. Each site has been chosen, generally for many reasons including growing the right variety in the right place, but also the site’s ability to co-evolve with us and our winemaking goals. There are some sites that we have been continuously working with for fifteen years now and most for at least ten. Our site selections are based more on values and ethics than dollars and notoriety.

In total, we source grapes from about 200 acres spread across Sonoma County, Mendocino, Clarksburg, Suisun Valley, Arroyo Seco, and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Of this, we lease and farm either directly (hands on) or indirectly (with contract labor and vineyard management companies under our guidance) about 70 acres. We play more of an advisory role in the other 130 acres monitoring vineyards and partnering with growers to reach our mutual goal of making high quality wines via ecological farming practices that over deliver on value.

88% of the vineyards that we work with are farmed organically. 100% of the vineyards that we farm are farmed organically.

HOBO Zinfandel: Easy to drink with notes of red fruit and sweet vanilla. Not your normal jammy California Zin. Berries on the nose, much drier flavor and finish. Still has that Zin tart finish, but not too acidic.