Martha Stoumen operates a vineyard selling wines that represent Northern California with purity and precision.

Martha Stoumen Wines are handmade with patience in Northern California. We focus on low-input farming and low-intervention natural winemaking to produce wines that meet you where you are. Our wines are made from unexpected varietals and offer new takes on California classics. We do things the right way, even if it's not the easy or cool way. Of the 20 or so wines we make every year, blends and flavors change, but our desire to share the simple pleasures of natural wine remains the same.

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Nothing besides a clearer idea of where to get it locally. 

I was gifted the Mendocino Benchlands 2019 at a little get-together I held. We ended up storing it in the wine fridge as other bottles were already opened. On a following week night making dinner I was looking for a glass to have while cooking. I uncorked this, and discovered my new favorite wine. It reminded me when I tried Meinklang for the first time. It sticks with you and keeps you coming back. 

One of my favorite natural wine producers. All of the wine slaps. Post-flirtation red is perfect.

I've gotten so used to free shipping that I'm always a little shocked at the cost of shipping wine, but that's not a knock on the company as much as it is on... capitalist consumerism!

I learned about Martha's wine through an event hosted by Pineapple Collaborative back in 2020, and my roommate and I joined her wine club in early 2021. We've never had a bottle we don't like! The labels are beautiful, too (photo attached shows all the bottles we've saved!), and we love all of the materials that come with the wine so that we can learn about what we're drinking. Would highly recommend to any wine lovers, or anyone looking to support women winemakers!

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