Fall Release Selections

 

"This might be the finest lineup I’ve tasted from Copia." -Jeb Dunnuck

I was recently watching a documentary film on the music of 1971. It’s the year that music changed everything. The film talks about a time of creative peaks and a major cultural shift. The idealism of the 60s is pushed aside to welcome in a more complex, reflective era. Artists were pushing boundaries, favoring personal expression. What is left from that era is an enduring body of work. Songs like “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye, “Imagine” by John Lennon, and “It’s Too Late” by Carole King keep beating the drum of timeless relevance.

Leading into that amazing year of music, a young artist named David Bowie released a song called “Space Oddity.”  It’s a narrative song about Major Tom, an astronaut who becomes lost in space after losing communication with Ground Control, highlighting themes of isolation and alienation. While inspired by the sense of isolation in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, it could also be reflecting Bowie’s own feelings at that time—perhaps a critique of mainstream society. Bowie, born David Jones in a poor part of London, wasn’t quite “David Bowie” yet. He was deconstructing himself to reconstruct himself into the influential artist that he eventually would become. Back then, Bowie could only find his rhythm on obscure radio shows and at the odd private home, performing his experimental style of music while trying to resonate with American audiences. The music industry tends to challenge outsiders.

As I was hearing Bowie’s early story, I felt very connected to the themes in the film. Moving forward from the teeter-totter years of 2020 (a pandemic), 2021 (a gorgeous vintage) and 2022 (the toughest vintage), Varinder and I were floating in our wine bubble calling out to our own version of Ground Control. When in doubt of the future, keep your focus, we say to each other. We felt centered in this mission to keep making the best wine from our family farm, with our own hands. Mother nature chose to smile on us. The long harvest of 2023 became our own personal year of creative peaks and intense personal expression (read more on the harvest of 2023 here).

Just like Bowie, Varinder and I introduced our first creations at small forums, in your homes, and at your tables. We will never forget those early days and how full of gratitude we are for the audience you gave us when we first got started. Copia is in its 10th year as a winery. We are now in our “reconstruction era” and we are striving to keep creating our own timeless body of work.

We welcome you to acquire the beautiful wines of this release now through October 13th. Any questions or need help placing an order? Please feel free to email us at wineclub@copiavineyards.com or text us at 805-292-9950.

 

To the Beautiful Journey,

Anita Sahi