Sequum

Sequum
345 LaFata St. Suite D
St. Helena, California
USA 94574
Phone: 707-967-8597
http://www.sequum.com

Contact: Paul Skinner
Email: [email protected]

Skinner formed Vineyard Investigations and became an independent consultant in 1987. “I saw what the data indicatedand how it affected crops.

I was moreinterested in that thanacademia.”Heusedthe next six years to build abusiness and become established, and
in 1994 he saw the opportunity tocreate a business that involved morethan just selling his time. He founded
Terra Spase and started hiring people,initially creating a weather network inNapa and Sonoma counties.

MAKING WINE
With his knowledge of viticulture, it’snot surprising that Skinner has takenthe plunge into making wine. He has
been making wine since 1998, currentlyat Pride Mountain Vineyards. This fallhe is releasing the first commercial production,a 2001 Zinfandel from twoacres on Kidd Ranch in St. Helena.

He calls his wine “Sequum,” a geological term for a vertical sequence of soil layers that define the hydric regimeand nutrient status of the grapevine.He will ultimately have a variety ofwines, each with their soil profile picturedon the label. In 2003 Skinnermade a Dry Creek Zinfandel and aCabernet Sauvignon from four differentvineyards. “It’s a soil mélange,”he said.
The wines will undoubtedly be indemand from the knowledgeable, if forno other reason than to see if “DoctorDirt” can produce what he promises.Few would expect them to be anythingbut superb.

Winemaker: Paul Skinner

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