Fiddlehead Cellars One of the things I admire in winemakers is their ability to step away from the crowd and do things their own way. Of course, the thing I most admire in a winemaker is the ability to make great wine especially if he or she can do it and keep the price of the wine down. Kathy Joseph has succeeded on all counts. She is the founder and winemaker of Fiddlehead Cellars in Santa Barbara County, CA, and a pioneer in the industry. She describes herself as winemaker and farmer, artist and scientist, number cruncher and marketer. “Thinking outside the box is kind of my middle name,” she said during a recent virtual tasting. She has been working with Sauvignon Blanc for more than 40 years. By diligent work in the vineyard she is able to pull flavors from the grape that other vintners have missed. I got…
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