Peter Mathis is the head winemaker at Ravenswood, where he began his career in 1990. 2004 is the inaugural release of his wine under the new Mathis label. He has always been intrigued and inspired by the wines from the Southern Rhone Valley and Grenache in particular. Peter Mathis planted his 7.5 acre hillside vineyard in the Sonoma Valley in 1999 with Grenache, Petite Sirah, Carignane and Alicante Bouchet. The field blend was chosen to produce wine styled after classic wines from the Rhone Valley. Peter farms the land and makes the wine. After the hard work of clearing, planting and tending the vineyard as well as producing the wine, Peter is proud to present his inaugural release of 2004 Grenache.