 Qupe
A modern Stone Age Winery!
Qupé Wine Cellars is located on the Bien Nacido Vineyard in Santa Maria, California. Qupé shares a production facility with Jim Clendenen from Au Bon Climat, and together they have a production and sales support staff. Jim Adelman is the General Manager and also shares winemaking duties. Once a year, during harvest, visiting winemakers and wine professionals with various backgrounds (many from different states and countries) in the wine business come to work with Bob Lindquist, founder of Qupé and Jim at the winery to share techniques and ideas.
Focusing on fruit grown in the Central Coast Appellation of California, Qupé produces Rhône varietals and Chardonnay. A majority of Qupé’s wines (about 50%) are made from grapes grown on the Bien Nacido Vineyard, where the Syrah and Chardonnay are planted and grown to Bob’s specifications. In addition to Bien Nacido, Qupé also farms (using organic practices) a 14 acre vineyard in Los Olivos named “Ibarra-Young Vineyard.” The balance of the Qupé wines are made from grapes grown at various vineyards in the Central Coast appellation of California. In 2005, Bob and his wife Louisa purchased an 80 acre vineyard site in the Edna Valley where they planted 40 acres of Rhone & Spanish varietals. This vineyard is being farmed using rigorous biodynamic methods and was Demeter Certified Biodynamic in 2009.
Principal varietals: Syrah
Winemaker: Bob Linquist
Qupe
(Los Olivos)
2963 Grand Avenue Suite B, Los Olivos
(805) 686-4200
daily 11am - 5pm
www.Qupe.com
paige@qupe.com
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