Birichino

Alex Krause and John Locke founded Birichino in 2008 in Santa Cruz, California. After gaining extensive experience in France, Italy, California, and elsewhere, the duo focused on achieving the perfect balance between aroma, elegance, and mischief.

Birichino sources its grapes from winegrowers who work with care and are historically located in areas with maritime influences and a moderate climate. The aim of this approach is to maintain the quality and vigor of the raw material. Preference is therefore given to low-intervention methods, often favoring the use of indigenous yeasts, stainless steel vats or neutral barrels, reducing the number of rackings and finings, and avoiding filtration whenever possible.

Birichino is committed to producing wines for pleasure.