Occidental

Steve Kistler is a man who needs little introduction. He founded, and – for almost 40 years – made the wines at, Kistler. Since leaving his eponymous estate in 2017, Kistler has been focused exclusively on Occidental, his new, family winery on the outer edges of the Sonoma Coast.

About Occidental

While Chardonnay is what made Kistler’s name, Occidental is currently exclusively making Pinot Noir. Kistler first became intrigued by Pinot Noir from the Sonoma Coast in the 1970s, while working at Ridge Vineyards, at the very start of his career. Although he established Kistler in 1978, he tasted more wines from the coastal area in the 1990s and fell for the cool-climate, Burgundian style of Pinot Noir that could be made in this extreme, maritime climate. He planted his first vines here in 1995 – a four-acre site that he named Occidental Vineyard.

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