2024 · The Sun Also Rises
Summer Dreams Wines
White · Sonoma Coast, United States
Rich textured
Dry · Crisp mineral · Aromatic · Natural
Technical details
Vinification & maturation
Night harvestWhole-cluster pressedNative yeast fermentationPartial malolactic fermentation10 months French oak30% new oakMonthly bâtonnage
Grapes
Chardonnay
Soils
ClayLoamVolcanicSandstone
Producer
Summer Dreams Wines
United States
Founded in 2005 by Jayson and Helen Woodbridge, Summer Dreams is a Sonoma Coast wine project run as a Burgundian-style négociant, alongside a historic Sonoma estate site. Family owned and operated, the label focuses on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Rosé, and sparkling wines from low-yield, hand-farmed hillside vineyards shaped by maritime influence, Goldridge soils, and the Petaluma wind gap. The winemaking emphasizes site specificity and minimal intervention, with Jayson and Helen Woodbridge joined by Ashley Holland on white wines and Nicole Kilbourne on Pinot Noir. The style is lighter and more ethereal, expressing a coastal, “summer is a state of mind” sensibility.