Margins is a winemaking endeavor of Megan Bell, a winemaker living and working in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Megan produces low-intervention wines using grapes from underrepresented regions, vineyards, and varietals — organically farmed vineyards, using minimal additives during the winemaking process (SO2 only), and never employing the use of temperature control, fining, or filtration.
Much like people living on the ‘margins of society,’ vineyards can be outcasts too. Most consumers of wine are only familiar with a handful of grape growing regions and types of wine. Margins draws attention to vineyards and varietals throughout northern and central California that find themselves on the margins without the recognition they deserve.
- Muscat Blanc Cecchini Ranch Vineyard Contra Costa County
- Rosey Wake Central Coast
- Pinot Noir Makjavich Vineyard Santa Cruz Mountains
- Mourvèdre Sattler’s Family Vineyard Santa Clara Valley
- Millefiori Calleri Vineyard San Benito County