Shibumi Knoll Vineyards — Sonoma Coast Winery & Tasting Room

Shibumi Knoll Vineyards combines two naming elements: the Japanese aesthetic concept of shibumi (柴美) — the quality of understated elegance, quiet beauty that doesn't announce itself, the kind of excellence that reveals itself gradually rather than immediately — and the topographic knoll of the Sonoma Coast estate's hilltop position.

The dual naming declares wine of the shibumi quality from a specific hilltop: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that don't perform loudly, that reward attention rather than shouting for it, that improve with contemplation rather than impression. The Sonoma Coast sourcing — the extreme maritime sites where the Pacific's daily influence creates wines of natural restraint — supports the shibumi philosophy naturally.