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Fall 2024 Release Letter
FALL RELEASE2022 Wayfarer Pinot Noir 'Mother Rock'2022 Wayfarer Pinot Noir 'Golden Mean'2022 Wayfarer Pinot Noir 'Paige's Ridge'2022 Wayfarer Pinot Noir 'The Traveler'2022 Wayfarer Pinot Noir '10th Anniversary'2022 Wayfarer Chardonnay 'Cuvée Cleo' Dear Friend, There are few things we consume in our lives that we learn about in letters. A letter is personal as it tells a story; it contains emotion. I think that is why we in the wine world still write letters. There has been… Read More
Spring 2024 Release Letter
SPRING RELEASE2022 Wayfarer Pinot Noir 'The Estate'2022 Wayfarer Chardonnay 'The Estate' Dear Friend, The 2022 vintage marks Wayfarer’s 10th anniversary, but our journey was set in motion more than two decades ago. In 1998, my father, Jayson Pahlmeyer, fell in love with the land that would become Wayfarer Vineyard. Our winemaker at the time, Helen Turley, brought Jayson to this remote site, and as he breathed in the cool ocean air and bathed in the warm sun, he knew… Read More
Fall 2023 Release Letter
Dear Friend, I am honored to introduce the final release of our 2021 wines, the Wayfarer Block Selection Pinot Noirs and Cuvée Cleo Chardonnay. The 2021 vintage is Wayfarer’s tenth, but Wayfarer’s beginnings started more than 20 years earlier when my father, Jayson Pahlmeyer, first stepped foot on the warm earth and breathed in the cool coastal air of what would become Wayfarer Vineyard. Read More
Cleo Pahlmeyer's Pinot Passion Project Has Become the Main Attraction
On the West Sonoma Coast frontier, Wayfarer's fruit-driven Pinot Noirs stand out Read More
Spring 2023 Release Letter
Dear Friend, As spring brings new beginnings, I have been reflecting on Wayfarer’s new beginning that was set in motion three years ago. Wayfarer first came to be when my dad, Jayson Pahlmeyer, discovered the site and planted Wayfarer Vineyard in 2002. A decade later, I introduced the first Wayfarer estate wines. Read More
Amazing Grace
These are wines of amazing grace without sacrificing structure and layers. Read More
Wayfarer awarded 100 Points for The Traveler 2019 Pinot Noir
Lastly, the 2019 Pinot Noir The Traveler, from a suitcase clone selection in the vineyard, is more in the style of the Paige's Ridge and Golden Mean with its more linear, focused, incredibly pure personality. Bright wild strawberries, framboise, candied orange, spring flowers, and exotic spice notes all emerge from the glass, and it’s incredible on the palate, with a medium to full-bodied, flawlessly balanced, multi-dimensional mouthfeel that keeps you coming back to the glass. This is pure… Read More
Sonoma County: Latest Releases from the 2018 Vintage
Wayfarer has released an absolutely stunning set of 2018s, and these Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays are some of the best wines from the vintage. Jayson and Cleo Pahlmeyer and their winemaker, Todd Kohn, have proven that the Wayfarer vineyard, discovered by Helen Turley in 1998 and located down the road from Marcassin, has indisputably earned its reputation as a California grand cru. Read More
Vinous Live! with Antonio Galloni and Cleo Pahlmeyer
Watch the conversation between Antonio Galloni and Cleo Pahlmeyer on YouTube. ••
Spotlight On: Cleo Pahlmeyer
Cleo Pahlmeyer of Wayfarer and Pahlmeyer talks about her first sip of wine, what she's learned since then, and how her husband's wine knowledge complements hers.Watch the video HERE. ••