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More Than Organic Wine - Welcome to SIP!

For the past 15 years, we’ve helped growers, vineyards and consumers rethink their approach to sustainability – it goes beyond organic wine. SIP is about great wines, healthy vineyards and the well being of workers (in every aspect) – maybe you’ll find yourself wanting to “sip” some of our tasty community once you learn more!
 
While many consumers are dedicated to looking for wines labeled as “green wine” or “organic wine,” SIP Certification is a unique combination beyond those two labels. Imagine a wine that builds community between vineyards, workers and the land. A new way to look at sustainable agriculture to ensure that:
 
  • Fertile soils exist to produce hearty grapes for years to come
  • Vineyards and their workers are both dedicated to the same sustainable practices
  • Green wine and eco-savvy consumers have yet another choice they can make – one that supports both the land and the people that create their favorite wines.
     

Where Can I Find SIP Certification?

Explore our wines and learn about some of the greenest in green wine and the SIP™ Certification is currently available statewide in California.

Learn more about the SIP Certification process

What Can I Do Next?

Our entire website is dedicated to helping you learn more about how we’ve united everyone from growers, vineyards, workers and consumers on the path to sustainable agriculture. You’ve never seen the wine industry quite like this – get started, grab a glass and SIP the good life link by link below!

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The Thomas Family
Wrath Wines, San Saba Vineyards
Soledad, Monterey County

The Thomas family bought San Saba Vineyards in late 2007 and has set out to dramatically change the estate’s wine and viticulture. Wrath is the brainchild of co-owner Michael Thomas. Early in his academic career Michael was drawn to Italy, graduating from Duke University and then earning a Ph.D. in Classical Art and Archaeology from the University of Texas at Austin. Michael has lived in Rome and has excavated in Italy for the past sixteen years.

Michael’s time in Italy seeded his zeal for great food and wine. Combining this passion with his years of working with soil as an archaeologist, the wine business seemed like a great fit. To preserve their local ecosystem, the Thomas family worked with viticultural consultant Steve McIntyre to implement SIP Certification. In addition to protecting the local environment, the family believes that sustainable growing enables them to produce wines that are more authentic and specific to the terroir in Monterey and the Santa Lucia Highlands.  Early indications suggest they are right, as Wrath’s first two vintages have received over twenty 90-point scores.

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