Claypool Cellars

Les Claypool, the virtuoso bassist and frontman of Primus, has lived in Sonoma County since 1994, and in 2007 began making wine simply to fill his personal cellar; the hobby grew into a genuine boutique winery based in Sebastopol. The first release, Purple Pachyderm Pinot Noir, took its name from the iconic Primus song "Southbound Pachyderm," with Claypool himself drawing the label's purple elephant balancing on a ball with a wine glass.

The winery landed serious talent in acclaimed Pinot Noir winemakers Ross Cobb and Katy Wilson, whom Claypool jokes he recruited partly because Cobb is a "monster dub bass player." The focus is Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir alongside rosé, Riesling, and sparkling wine, poured in a delightfully eccentric tasting room where the vibe stays defiantly unpretentious.

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