Pax Wines

Pax Wines is the Sebastopol tasting room and label of winemaker Pax Mahle, who founded his eponymous winery in 2000 to chase the untapped potential of cool-climate Syrah from Sonoma and Mendocino. After losing the winery and the rights to his own name in a 2008 partnership split, Mahle ran the Wind Gap label, regained the Pax name in a legal settlement, and relaunched in the mid-2010s from The Barlow market district in downtown Sebastopol. Critic Antonio Galloni's 100-point score for the 2016 Sonoma Hillsides Syrah confirmed the comeback.

All Pax wines are foot-crushed and fermented on native yeasts, from organically, sustainably or biodynamically farmed partner vineyards like Alder Springs and Griffin's Lair; the winery owns no vineyards of its own. Alongside the flagship Syrahs, the lineup explores Trousseau Gris, Gamay, Chenin Blanc, Vermentino and other rarities. The roll-up-door tasting room pours daily at The Barlow. Note: this producer also appears in our catalog as Pax Wine Cellars; both entries describe the same Sebastopol winery.

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