J. Brix Riesling Kick on Ranch The Augur 2021 SF Chronicle - Past Pick There’s a little flinty

There’s a little flinty

Nebbiolo-like wine for house-pour money

one of which is 35 years old

and crushed stone

Beware: this bottle goes down quick

J. Brix Riesling Kick on Ranch The Augur 2021 SF Chronicle - Past Pick There’s a little flintyTwo winemakers, one garage dream, now a Santa Barbara treasure: J. Brix craft Rieslings with zest and purpose. The Augur comes from Kick On Ranch Vineyard, planted on sandy soils near the Pacific where bright acidity is the natural reward. Fermented dry with native yeasts in neutral vessels, this unfined and unfiltered wine pours at 12% with a saline, zippy character that transforms from sushi to sausages. The name references Roman augurs who foretold