Current Release: 2007
Status: Sold Out.

Direct Buying Window: Closed; next release 3/1/10

Upon release in Spring, Road 31
Pinot Noir is first offered to the
“truckers” (mail list).

"This wine walks the walk (or should I say rides the road). The pretty ruby color draws you in. The sexy nose offers up dark cherries, roses, nutmeg, and toasty oak. Flavors of cherries, cinnamon and vanilla are luscious enough to nibble on. The wine finishes with a sexy candied cherry kiss that lingers. A beautifully balanced wine with sensual creaminess that only Pinot Noir can offer. Pinot Noir All-American 2006"
–PinotFile Newsletter, Dec, 2006

"Each of the past three years, Fortner and his green 1966 Ford pickup have turned out a tiny batch—500 to 700 cases—of Pinot Noir that has garnered accolades and a mailing list of rabid fans, endearingly called “truckers.” His one-man operation is the epitome of specialty small-batch winemaking.” –Men’s Journal, “Napa’s New Breed,"
–October, 2007

"One man show Kent Fortner has, in a few short years, established a loyal and thirsty following for his rare Napa Valley Pinot Noir. Sourced from the Nord and Suscol Ridge Vineyards—the southernmost and coolest in the Napa appellation (even south of Carneros!)—[the wine] gives a clear voice to what Kent refers to as ‘the prettier side’ of Pinot Noir. And, yes there really is a Green Truck..."
–Walley’s Wine New, June 2005