January 1-31: Folk Machine

It is entirely possible that the brand that best represents the ambition, curiosity and fun-loving yet deeply spiritual essence of California wines as a whole is Hobo Wine Company. Everything that is good that is happening in California wine is happening at Hobo—and if it’s something good happening in California wine, it’s possible Hobo started it, from minimizing waste in their packaging and in their production facilities, to working only with sustainable/organic/biodynamic vineyards and certifying their winery organic, to providing their employees with healthcare and retirement funds, to donating literal hundreds of thousands of dollars of their profits to organizations like 1% for the Planet, The School Box Project and the NAACP.

Started in 2002 by the soulful and idealist skateboarder turned wine-lover Kenny Likitprakong and his wife Lynn, Hobo has responsibly and thoughtfully grown into an umbrella company of various boutique labels focused on different grape-growing regions of the Golden State. This month, we consider their Folk Machine project, which Kenny humbly calls “the main venue for our smaller production line of esoteric wines” and which we call some of our all-time favorites.

》 Folk Machine Aligoté Vecino Vineyard Potter Valley 2023
$18gl  ~  $32/bottle to go  ~  $42/bottle to stay

》 Folk Machine Gamay Cedar Vineyard Arroyo Seco 2023
$15/gl  ~  $24/bottle to go  ~  $34/bottle to stay

》 Folk Machine Syrah/Grenache Brousseau Vineyard Chalone 2023 
$19/gl  ~  $34/bottle to go  ~  $44/bottle to stay

》 $25 - Flight of all three wines 

Kenny will be IN-SHOP WITH US IN OAKLAND on Saturday, January 25, from 3-6pm! Come by to sip, chat, and be in community!