More About 2021 Suara Wine Company Seapig Sonoma Coast Chardonnay Many wine companies would love to craft a top-quality wine and price it way below market value, but few could actually pull it off. Suara Wine Company's Sonoma Coast Chardonnay "Seapig" from the Dehlinger Family's Sailing Ranch Vineyard not only attempted this, but their results exceeded our highest expectations. Our tasting panel estimated the retail value to be over $60 when tasting it blind. The philosophy is straightforward, aiming to bring serious quality to the table while leaving the high price tag behind, achieving accessibility and approachability with utmost sophistication. The vineyard is dry-farmed and planted to 35-year-old vines on coveted Goldridge soils, producing pure, focused, and intensely flavored grapes. Suara's team harvests early in the season to preserve the fruit's bright, refreshing character, which the soils there are known to enhance. The 2021 release shows brilliance and precision, mirroring qualities that I look for in Chardonnay's double the price. About the name: The name for this wine comes from early Nordic explorers who described animals they had never seen before on their long sea journeys, and the “Seapig” is known as a walrus today.