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“I’m not a businessman.
I’m a business, man.”

That’s always been one of my favorite Jay-Z quotes, but I never thought it would apply to me. But here I am with a website all about…well…my business. So, perhaps now Jay-Z’s quote is my quote.

Except that it is so much more.

I’ve spent almost forty years of my life falling in love with Pinot Noir. From the first bottle of red wine that I ever cared for (the 1984 Rochioli Pinot Noir) to the first wine I ever made (1994 Siduri Rose Vineyard Pinot Noir) to, someday, the last wine I will make (no vintage yet, thankfully), Pinot Noir has been my raison d’être.

I’m honored and humbled that others have let me work with their grapes and make their wine. Some have even (gasp) trusted me to make something other than Pinot Noir for them. These clients are far more than that; they are my friends. I share their wines here with you because I stand behind each bottle that they produce and believe not only in the wines but in them also. Most of all, thank you for supporting what I do. Making wine is a dream that I never imagined. Please look around and see what that looks like for me. I’m excited that you are a part of it all.

— Adam H Lee

Legacy

The word “legacy” comes from the Latin word “legatus” and means Ambassador. For me, that seems very appropriate. I first fell in love with California Pinot Noir during a summer spent in the Bay Area between my junior and senior years in college. It was then that I tasted the 1984 Rochioli Pinot Noir and became hooked. When I returned to Texas, I became an ambassador for the wine, telling friends that great Pinot Noir was being made in California. To a person they responded “bullshit.” Or at least that is what they said until they tasted the wines being made by people like Tom Rochioli, Burt Williams, Gary Farrell, and the like.

Now, almost 40 years later, outstanding California Pinot Noir is almost ubiquitous. But I still believe that California Pinot Noir needs an ambassador. We need to produce and promote high-quality, fairly-priced Pinot Noirs so that new buyers can become captivated by the grape. And, at the upper end, we need to continue to push ourselves to make more complex and age worthy wines. There’s no time to rest on our laurels. The future of Pinot Noir is ours to create.

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