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{ SOMMjournal.com } 113 { SOMMjournal.com } 113 SONOMA COAST J Vineyards 2014 Annapolis Ridge Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast "This is a pretty awesome panel to be on," Scott Anderson, Associate Winemaker at J Vineyards, says with a laugh as he takes the podiu. "I wored for elissa for fie years Ie wored with cotts brother and icole and I went to school toether at Cal Poly SLO." ee now isited wines fro unusual coastal reions, but none see to be as reote and hard to physically set foot on than the nnapolis ide ineyard deep within onoas weathered coast. "The nnapolis ide ineyard is etraordinarily rural, rued and ery difficult to et to. It taes an hour and a half to et out to the ineyard on a windin redwood loin road," notes nderson. "But, for wines of distinction, nnapolis is an aazin location." s a "super subset" of the ussian ier alley and of the onoa Coast, the nnapolis ide ineyard is a ere four iles fro the ocean and ets alost 0 inches of rain per year. espite the rainfall and the low teperatures, its eleation 00,200 feet aboe sea leel is a oderatin factor in ripenin and eans the ineyard is soeties aboe the fo bans that roll into the region. "e harest 7 indiidual blocs fro the nnapolis ide ineyard that create a beautiful artists palette with which to cre - ate this wine," notes nderson. "ain wine is fun, but it sure isnt easy. The reatest reward coes fro tastin the eticulous wor we put into the ineyards, inification and bottlin of our wines after each intaeand that aes all of it worthwhile." The Annapolis Ridge Vineyard is located deep within Sonoma's weathered coast. Scott Anderson, Associate Winemaker at J Vineyards. PHOTO COURTESY OF J VINEYARDS