Named for the Russian explorers who first settled on the Sonoma Coast in 1812, the Russian River Valley benefits from cooling fog that rolls in from the Pacific Ocean just a few miles to the west. During the evening, fog flows up the channel cut by the river, then retreats again in the morning. This ebb and flow causes a long and mild growing season ideal for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir since the fruit develops slowly while maintaining its acidity. Roughly three-quarters of this appellation’s vineyards are planted to these two grape varieties.

A lover of Champagne, Joe Wagner has long wanted to create a classic sparkling wine using pinot noir and chardonnay fruit. Steorra, his first ever sparkling wine, takes its name from the old English word for òstar’. Steorra is a non-vintage, brut-style sparkling wine sourced from Sonoma county’s cool-climate Russian River Valley

Proof/ABV: 12.2