LORING WINE COMPANY
2001 Vintage Wines
The theme for 2001 is the "people that were responsible for growing the grapes". We wanted you to get to "know" the people behind the great fruit that we buy. We do have to apologize to Chanda Hagen, Steve Pepe, Jeff Pisoni, and Mark Pisoni - since we know they play a major day to day role in the vineyards. We'll be sure to make that up to them with some subsequent vintage.

2001 Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir	2001 Clos Pepe Vineyard Pinot Noir	2001 Rancho Ontiveros Vineyard Pinot Noir
Santa Lucia Highlands	Santa Rita Hills	Santa Maria Valley
120 Cases	200 Cases	120 Cases
The two gentlemen on the label are none other than the two Garys. That's Gary Franscioni on the left and Gary Pisoni on the right. The photo was taken by Becky Savell at Pisoni Weekend I. The background is the cooking area at Camp Pisoni.	That's Wes Hagen, vineyard manager at Clos Pepe, on the label. He's holding his pug, Winston. The photo was taken a few years ago in the (then) newly planted Clos Pepe Vineyard. The photo was taken by Wes' friend, John Fitzpatrick.	That's James Ontiveros on the label. I took this photo in James' vineyard a few months before harvest. And yes, that is an oil well in the background. The vines share space not only with oil wells, but with cows as well. Three of my favorite things - gas for my car, and wine and beef for my belly!

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