Matchbook

Family owned. Estate grown. Matchbook Wine Company is a family owned winery tucked away in Northern California’s gently rolling Dunnigan Hills. John and Karl Giguiere are 5th generation farmers who know the region’s soil, climate and true potential of the land. As farm kids growing up in the early 1960’s, John and Karl were veritable pyromaniacs, setting numerous things on fire — including the family wheat fields. Fearing total ruin of house and farm, the boys’ father one day left them at the city jail for an hour’s “stay” to impress upon them the dangers of their fascination with fire.

Even today they look at the Matchbook brand with fond memories of the fires they once stoked. Matchbook focuses on varietals that perform well in the warm Dunnigan Hills climate, blending a percentage of coastal fruit to the Dunnigan Hills wines to add structure and intensify flavours.