Scott basically retired from big time winemaking to raise his kids, which I admire and envy greatly. When they are in school, he makes a little wine, doing all the work pretty much by himself. Great guy, great winemaker. Get on his mailing list and get invites to fun events.
Thanks for the tip! Yes, that's a common story around urban producers. One of the producers, I don't remember if it was Dashe Cellars, used to work at Laffitte Rotschild. And boy, did it show, She produces a red Zin that was divine. I tend to stay away from red Zin unless I try at the winery, because I find them typically too jammy, too out of whack, most of the time. This had so much restraint, minerality, the right acidity. Crazy good.