I have always loved making Sauvignon Blanc and have waited too long to make one that was my own.

The focus of my winemaking and Cormorant Cellars is to create the purest wine with a bit of sur lie aging. There is a bit of sediment in each bottle because we did not filter, and if the wine is frozen, it will have some crystals at the bottom of the bottle. Many wineries freeze their wine so the crystals do not form in the bottle. Freezing wine can lower the quality in some conditions, so I did not do it. Every step I took, I looked to create the best wine I have made.

Cormorant wines are made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. Simple winemaking allows for the pure expression of the varietal, so once the juice was in the barrels and drums, we did not pump it, freeze it, or use any other machinery to manipulate this wine.

— Charlie Gilmore