Our “straight” vodka is a blend of grain (wheat) neutral spirit and a vodka we’ve crafted from viognier wine. We use the viognier vodka to diminish the alcoholic overtone found in most other vodkas.

Viognier is an old varietal wine grape that makes a delicious white wine, but it’s relatively new to California. Viognier grapes are hard to grow, and they don’t produce a whole lot of fruit. To get the full flavor, you have to pick them when they’re perfectly ripe. “But despite, or perhaps because of, this precariousness [the viognier grape] has the most amazing clear, golden colour and the aroma of flowers and fruits at their freshest.” For more info, check out the Enjoying Viognier website.

Someday we’d like to release a pure viognier vodka.