REGION: California

Founded in 2024 by Jennifer Kimpe and Jeanne-Marie Hebert, Rue de Rêve produces apéritifs using wines, spirits, and botanicals local to Sonoma, California. Born out of a love and appreciation for European apéritif culture, Rue de Rêve approaches European tradition with a California state of mind.

Sandhi is a small production California winery focusing on select vineyards from the Sta. Rita Hills in Santa Barbara County and was founded in 2010 by Rajat Parr, the wine director for Michael Mina Restaurants, and esteemed winemaker, Sashi Moorman.

Tegan Passalacqua’s day job is director of winemaking at Turley. His passion is exploring California’s oldest own-rooted vines, and when the opportunity to access some Chenin Blanc and other varieties presented itself, he started his solo project, Sandlands.