Winemaker: JC van Staden

Winemaker, JC van Staden, a native South African, brought a unique perspective to Grands Amis after honing his skills on two continents. He uses both innovative "new world" and traditional "old world" winemaking techniques which includes small lot fermentations with extended skin contact time to extract maximum flavors and long barrel aging time for roundness and suppleness in the wine.

Annual Production: 1,000 cases

Grape Varieties Planted

• Barbera
• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Carignane
• Malbec
• Petite Sirah
• Petit Verdot
• Zinfandel
• Syrah / Shiraz
• Grenache