Sandhi

Sandhi is a small production winery focused on sourcing prime vineyard parcels of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir dotted around Santa Barbara County, predominantly in the Sta. Rita Hills.

The label was established in 2010 by charismatic duo Raj Parr, a celebrated sommelier and wine commentator/writer, and Sashi Moorman, a compelling (then) up and coming winemaker who was motivated to go it his own and produce the style of wine he likes to drink.

Parr and Moorman are also partners in Domaine de la Côte, their own vineyard holdings of predominantly Pinot Noir which can also contribute fruit to the Sandhi range. In addition, Sashi has a Syrah focused venture under the Piedrasassi label, whilst Raj has become a farmer in his own right at Phelan Farm, a label focused on his love for varietals native to the Jura region in France.

The name, Sandhi, represents a union essential to the production of wine; the collaboration between man, earth, and vine. And in respect of progressive Californian wine this side of the millennia, Sandhi rank among the most culturally important. Warm, characterful and generous, their influence is felt upon a generation, in identifying growers and sites of merit, and for bringing a voice for what Californian wine could and should represent. True visionaries.