The old dairy

What did the old dairy ground leave in the glass? Dairyman sits on the southern alluvial plains of the Russian River Valley. It was pasture before it was a vineyard. The 2024 is Pinot Noir from that ground, and the house taste of the place is bright cherry, brown spice, minerality, and a velvety middle.

The label prints Russian River Valley and Sonoma County. Wine-Searcher places the 2024 in the Russian River Valley. Cool morning fog and an afternoon breeze off the Pacific stretch the ripening. The pasture was planted to Dijon clones in 2000.

The winery shop lists this 2024 at $55. That is the winery price. This listing is the market low, rounded up to the next dollar, at $40. Six bottles are $240 and twelve are $480.

Southern plains, Russian River Valley

Proximity to the ocean is the whole point of Dairyman. Morning fog, then a breeze, then a longer hang. The berries stay small. The house ties that directly to cherry, brown spice, and a mineral line under a velvety texture.

The agricultural history is still the name. An old dairy, planted in 2000, kept as vineyard rather than erased. The 2024 is that site. It is not the anniversary blend, though Dairyman is named on that bottle's band.

Fog in the vineyard, cold in the tank

The pick starts when the canes have turned copper. Dry ice goes into the bins in the vineyard. Cryo-extraction, as the house describes it, splits the skin cells so color and flavor are easier to draw once the fruit is cold.

Destemming comes next, then three to four weeks cold. Stems would add a harsh tannin the house does not want. The long cold ferment is what they use for supple tannin and lush fruit. Barrels are steamed. Water, sugar, and added acid stay out of the must.

Cherry, brown spice, velvet

The vineyard page is the tasting note this bottle gets. Bright cherry, brown spices, a keen minerality, and a rich velvety mouthfeel. That is Dairyman as the house tells it, and it is the 2024 in the glass.

Wine-Searcher, checked on 2026-10-29, put the U.S. market low at $39.92 and the average at $43.91. This bottle is $40, the low rounded up to the next dollar. Members type FEATURED20 at checkout for an extra 20 percent off.

A dairy, then a Pinot

The film is Belle Glos, Brand Overview, from the winery channel. Joe Wagner, fifth generation, started the house in 2001 and named it bell gloss for Lorna Belle Glos Wagner. Dairyman is one of the coastal vineyards that idea was built on.

Add the 2024 Belle Glos Dairyman Pinot Noir at $40. The winery price is $55. Six are $240 and twelve are $480. Type FEATURED20 at checkout for an extra 20 percent off.

Belle Glos, Brand Overview. The winery's own film.

At the table

Roast chicken is the weeknight plate. Browned skin and garlic meet cherry and brown spice without asking the wine to be a steak house red. Carve it, then pour.

Grilled salmon is the lighter plate. Lemon and a firm fillet leave room for the minerality the fog puts in Dairyman. Serve the 2024 at the table, not ice cold.