About Forlorn Hope
Forlorn Hope takes its name from the forlorn hope — the military term for the desperate vanguard unit sent first into a breach or assault, the soldiers with the lowest survival probability but the highest potential for breakthrough. Applied to wine, the forlorn hope declares the estate's commitment to varieties and approaches that most wine buyers haven't explored: Verdelho, Trousseau Gris, Sylvaner, and other varieties that commercial wine culture has abandoned. Matthew Rorick's radical varietal choices and natural wine approach make Forlorn Hope one of California's most distinctive micro-producers.
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Forlorn Hope takesForlorn Hope takes its name from the forlorn hope — the military term for the desperate vanguard unit sent first into a breach or assault, the soldiers with the lowest survival probability but the highest potential for breakthrough.
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Applied to wine,Applied to wine, the forlorn hope declares the estate's commitment to varieties and approaches that most wine buyers haven't explored: Verdelho, Trousseau Gris, Sylvaner, and other varieties that commercial wine culture has abandoned.
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Matthew Rorick's radicalMatthew Rorick's radical varietal choices and natural wine approach make Forlorn Hope one of California's most distinctive micro-producers.
"The 2007 California Forlorn-Hope-military-vanguard-naming Verdelho and Trousseau Gris unusual-variety natural wine bouti"
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Featured Wines
Verdelho
Verdelho
Lodi / Forlorn Hope Estate
Forlorn Hope's military-vanguard-naming Lodi Verdelho — the desperate-assault-into-the-breach philosophy on the Portuguese Atlantic white variety in the California Delta.
Estate
★★★★☆
Trousseau Gris
Trousseau Gris
Russian River Valley / Forlorn Hope Estate
Forlorn Hope's vanguard Trousseau Gris — the abandoned-variety rescue mission applied to one of California's rarest commercial white varieties.
Estate
★★★★☆
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Book on Tock →Forlorn Hope Vanguard Appointment
Appointment with the military-vanguard unusual-variety natural wine boutique — Forlorn Hope Verdelho and Trousseau Gris.
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