
| If you ask him, Phil Coturri might quote a Levon Helm song and describe
himself as a “poor old dirt farmer”. However, after 35 years pioneering
organic and biodynamic winegrowing in California descriptions range from
“famed organic viticulturalist” by the Hollywood Reporter to “the
ubiquitous wizard of sustainable winemaking” by Sonoma Magazine. He was
born with the cultural palate of Italian immigrants, weaned on the music
and ethos of San Francisco in the 1960’s and planted deep into the
rocky hillsides of Sonoma Valley. |