In 1998 Helen Turley, then winemaker for Jayson Pahlmeyer, found a 30-acre site near her Marcassin vineyard on a remote Fort Ross-Seaview ridge and called it destined to become 'the La Tâche of California.' Pahlmeyer bought it; David Abreu designed the vineyard as 30 one-acre blocks, each a single clone.
In 1998, Helen Turley — then winemaker for Jayson Pahlmeyer — discovered a 30-acre site down the road from her Marcassin vineyard on a remote Fort Ross-Seaview ridge and told Pahlmeyer it was destined to become "the La Tâche of California." Pahlmeyer bought it. The estate's program was established by acclaimed winemaker Bibiana González Rave, and winemaker Todd Kohn has crafted the wines since the 2018 vintage — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay of extraordinary density and coastal intensity from Goldridge soils at elevations of 1,100–1,500 feet. Production is extremely limited, allocation by mailing list.
The Estate Pinot Noir, Fort Ross-Seaview — The flagship: a single-vineyard Pinot from the dramatic coastal ridge, earning dual 96-point scores and comparisons to the great Sonoma Coast estates.
Paige's Ridge Pinot Noir, Fort Ross-Seaview — A single-block bottling (named for Paige Pahlmeyer) with red and black berry fruit and a firm tannic backbone.
The Estate Chardonnay, Fort Ross-Seaview — Bright and saline with citrus and creamy vanilla, structured to age as well as the Pinots.
Wayfarer is a remote 30-acre estate on a King Ridge perch in the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA, five miles from the Pacific. Jayson Pahlmeyer bought the site in 1998 — urged by neighbor Helen Turley — and planted it in 2002 with David Abreu; daughter Cleo Pahlmeyer launched the estate label in 2012. Single-vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay only.
The Healdsburg tasting room opened in July 2024 in a renovated Grove Street building that now houses both winemaking and hospitality. The wines themselves come from a 30-acre organically farmed estate in Fort Ross-Seaview — a ridge 1,200 feet above the Pacific, four miles from the coast, surrounded by redwoods and planted on Goldridge sandy loam that was once ancient seabed. David Abreu designed the vineyard as 30 one-acre blocks, each dedicated to a single clonal selection. The flagship Estate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are joined by small Block Selection bottlings — Mother Rock, Golden Mean, Paige's Ridge, The Traveler, Cuvée Cleo — that showcase individual clones and micro-parcels. Helen Turley famously called this site destined to become "the La Tâche of California." Tastings by appointment Monday–Friday and select Saturdays; winemaker Todd Kohn has led production since 2017.
Wayfarer is the Pahlmeyer family's small-lot Pinot Noir and Chardonnay estate, set on 30 dramatic acres in the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA on the far northwestern Sonoma Coast. The site was discovered in 1998 by Helen Turley — Jayson Pahlmeyer's winemaker, whose Marcassin vineyard lies just down the road — who declared it destined to become 'the La Tâche of California.' The acclaimed Bibiana González Rave established the estate's wine program, which debuted with the 2012 vintage, and Todd Kohn has crafted the wines since the 2018 vintage. Now led by Jayson's daughter Cleo Pahlmeyer, Wayfarer makes its highly rated, terroir-driven wines available chiefly through a mailing list.
Cleo Pahlmeyer is the proprietor of Wayfarer, carrying forward her family’s winemaking legacy. Her father, Napa vintner Jayson Pahlmeyer, purchased the remote Fort Ross-Seaview property in 1998 — introduced to it by Helen Turley, who called it “the La Tâche of California” — and planted it with David Abreu in 2002. After years of the fruit going into Pahlmeyer wines, Cleo launched the estate Wayfarer label with the 2012 vintage and now leads it as president, focusing entirely on its single-vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the rugged Sonoma Coast.
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The Estate Pinot Noir, Fort Ross-Seaview — The flagship: a single-vineyard Pinot from the dramatic coastal ridge, earning dual 96-point scores and comparisons to the great Sonoma Coast estates.
Paige's Ridge Pinot Noir, Fort Ross-Seaview — A single-block bottling (named for Paige Pahlmeyer) with red and black berry fruit and a firm tannic backbone.
The Estate Chardonnay, Fort Ross-Seaview — Bright and saline with citrus and creamy vanilla, structured to age as well as the Pinots.
Wayfarer is a remote 30-acre estate on a King Ridge perch in the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA, five miles from the Pacific. Jayson Pahlmeyer bought the site in 1998 — urged by neighbor Helen Turley — and planted it in 2002 with David Abreu; daughter Cleo Pahlmeyer launched the estate label in 2012. Single-vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay only.
In 1998, Helen Turley — then winemaker for Jayson Pahlmeyer — discovered a 30-acre site down the road from her Marcassin vineyard on a remote Fort Ross-Seaview ridge and told Pahlmeyer it was destined to become "the La Tâche of California." Pahlmeyer bought it. The estate's program was established by acclaimed winemaker Bibiana González Rave, and winemaker Todd Kohn has crafted the wines since the 2018 vintage — Pinot Noir and Chardonnay of extraordinary density and coastal intensity from Goldridge soils at elevations of 1,100–1,500 feet. Production is extremely limited, allocation by mailing list.
The Healdsburg tasting room opened in July 2024 in a renovated Grove Street building that now houses both winemaking and hospitality. The wines themselves come from a 30-acre organically farmed estate in Fort Ross-Seaview — a ridge 1,200 feet above the Pacific, four miles from the coast, surrounded by redwoods and planted on Goldridge sandy loam that was once ancient seabed. David Abreu designed the vineyard as 30 one-acre blocks, each dedicated to a single clonal selection. The flagship Estate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are joined by small Block Selection bottlings — Mother Rock, Golden Mean, Paige's Ridge, The Traveler, Cuvée Cleo — that showcase individual clones and micro-parcels. Helen Turley famously called this site destined to become "the La Tâche of California." Tastings by appointment Monday–Friday and select Saturdays; winemaker Todd Kohn has led production since 2017.
Wayfarer is the Pahlmeyer family's small-lot Pinot Noir and Chardonnay estate, set on 30 dramatic acres in the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA on the far northwestern Sonoma Coast. The site was discovered in 1998 by Helen Turley — Jayson Pahlmeyer's winemaker, whose Marcassin vineyard lies just down the road — who declared it destined to become 'the La Tâche of California.' The acclaimed Bibiana González Rave established the estate's wine program, which debuted with the 2012 vintage, and Todd Kohn has crafted the wines since the 2018 vintage. Now led by Jayson's daughter Cleo Pahlmeyer, Wayfarer makes its highly rated, terroir-driven wines available chiefly through a mailing list.
Cleo Pahlmeyer is the proprietor of Wayfarer, carrying forward her family’s winemaking legacy. Her father, Napa vintner Jayson Pahlmeyer, purchased the remote Fort Ross-Seaview property in 1998 — introduced to it by Helen Turley, who called it “the La Tâche of California” — and planted it with David Abreu in 2002. After years of the fruit going into Pahlmeyer wines, Cleo launched the estate Wayfarer label with the 2012 vintage and now leads it as president, focusing entirely on its single-vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the rugged Sonoma Coast.
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