Talisman is Pinot all the time: a Glen Ellen specialist making tiny, vineyard-designated lots from across Sonoma County, each bottled on its own. The cozy village room pours a 90-minute terroir flight through six vineyards side by side, so you taste how place changes the wine. Appointments encouraged.
13651 Arnold Dr
All Pinot, all the time. Scott and Marta Rich founded Talisman in 1993 with a single 203-case Pinot from Carneros; Scott had made wine at Etude, Marta spent eighteen years at Robert Mondavi. The name comes from a protective charm Scott's Native American mother once gave him. Their Glen Ellen tasting room fills the historic Roma Hotel building.
The focus never wavers: tiny single-vineyard Pinot Noirs (typically 200 to 300 cases each) from sites across Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino, each bottled separately to show how dramatically place shapes the grape. The 90-minute terroir flight ($45) walks six vineyards side by side. Appointments encouraged, walk-ins welcome; settle in on the downtown patio.
Owner & Winemaker
Talisman's owner and winemaker, Scott made wine at Etude before founding the all-Pinot label in 1993 with a single 203-case Carneros bottling. The name honors a protective charm given to him by his Native American mother.
Owner
Talisman's co-owner, Marta spent eighteen years at Robert Mondavi before building the all-Pinot label with her husband Scott into a house of tiny, single-vineyard bottlings from across Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino.
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