There is firm empirical evidence to the effect that yeast & other varied wine pathogens die of boredom unless given an interesting environment within which to practice their art. This tautological proposition holds its deepest truth when sun & stone, vine & grape undergo fundamental transmutation into fine elixir via the agency of wild yeast & other similarly feral beasties, rather than through the effete & banal interaction of commercial strains of their distant freeze dried brethren, the latter being so boringly predictable. Thus, at Le Cuvier the entire process of winemaking is left to the wild beasties, while all human interaction is firmly dedicated to making life interesting & nothing more.

And what does one gain from this evanescent approach to winemaking? Curious synergy for one thing, but most assuredly and unequivocally, one begets rarified wines peppered through & through with gnarly character, wines of fervor, wines which make themselves from grapes of impeccable quality & breeding grown in locations both steep & rough in the limestone hills west of Paso Robles.

Le Cuvier wines are only available for tasting by members of our wine club, the Elliptical Society, & their guests. Alas, the Beasties produce no more than 3,000 cases per year, each bottle of which is preferentially reserved for our members. Please phone or check our web site for current availability, or to join a wait list for membership.