Copain is dedicated to producing top-quality vineyard designated wines which will be complex, varietally correct and food friendly without being heavy handed.

Our belief is that quality starts with the vineyard.  In pursuit of this, Copain has created and will continue to seek relationships with growers who are committed to what we believe are the key attributes necessary to produce world class wines:

Our wine making techniques will be "Old World" in style with a minimum of intervention.  This technique employs natural primary and malolactic fermentations without the addition of cultured yeasts and bacteria.  The wines will be bottled unfined and unfiltered to avoid any stripping of flavors or aromas characteristic of the source vineyard.  Our wines will aspire to our mission by not being overly extracted with good balance of both acidity, tannin and fruit flavor.

We believe that this approach will give us the ability to produce wines that allow for a unique expression of each vineyards qualities and characteristics while at the same time, creating a wine that is complementary to food (which is how we believe wine should be enjoyed).  All these criteria, though simply stated, will be the core of our endeavor and success.