“AS FOR ROSE, McNEIL SAYS MAKING ONE WAS INEVITABLE AND SUMMER IS THE PERFECT TIME TO DRINK IT.”
“It’s the first time I’ve made a rosé and it is actually from one of my favorite vineyards in Paso Robles. It’s a pure California-style rosé,” he says, adding that it came out so well he plans to make it every year. “I’ve always wanted to make a rosé because of that envelope art you see on the label, which is just one of my favorites. It is perfect — it needs to be on a bottle of rosé.”
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“A FAMILY LEGACY THAT STILL DELIVERS”
Most Fridays of the year, and especially through the slog of the pandemic, he organizes his wine orders for personal delivery. Labels like Ellen Redding, a Marin County Chardonnay and Pinot Noir named for his grandmother, and Paydirt, a Zinfandel-based homage to his pioneering great-great-grandfather, comprise some of his offerings.
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“MARIN’S BEST DRINKS, DELIVERED: BEST LOCAL WINE DELIVERY”
Their six bottle sampler is a great value and includes both tax and delivery. And if you catch McNeil on a good day, he might even consider delivery outside of Marin. Wines That Deliver will also standard ship their wines.
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“A DAY OUT IN WEST MARIN AND PETALUMA — HOLIDAY EDITION”
2018 Ellen Redding Pinot Noir, Stubbs Vineyard — Any holiday dinner, especially Thanksgiving, will likely bring some bright cranberry-fruit-style wines to the table. This pinot noir not only is a wine with a deeply rooted local story, it has plenty of fresh raspberry and wild bramble to match the savory elements of Aunt Martha’s gravy-topped stuffing and mashed potatoes.
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“2 LEGACY FAMILIES JOIN TO MAKE MARIN COUNTY CABERNET SAUVIGNON”
“If we really boil down our connection, we each have a reason for doing what we are doing,” McNeil says. “And that reason is family and legacy. The future is wide-open in Marin County. Nobody has a national recognized Marin County brand. There are big houses, but there is no single brand that says ‘Marin County.’ At least not yet.”
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“LOCAL HOME WINE DELIVERY? THAT’S SO 2020.”
“People don’t think of Marin County as a wine-producing region,” he says. “And then they try these wines and say to themselves: Why don’t I think of Marin County as a wine-producing region?”
“It’s kind of my joke that I’m just the delivery guy,” he says. “But, when people realize that, wait a second, these are your wines, this is your story, you make these wines, you deliver these wines, you market these wines, this whole thing is proprietary. So, in fact, you are not just the delivery guy.”
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“NICASIO NATIVE TELLS FAMILY STORY IN WINES THAT DELIVER”
“McNeil had always thought of having a Marin-based wine business, but how does one make something so specific, so regional, work? “You have to do the whole thing from start to finish, it has to be your story, you have to develop the branding,” he says. “You have to be able to tell your story, make the wines, sell your story and sell your wines. If you can do all of that, then it is possible.””
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“UNUSUAL MARIN COUNTY REDS, PERFECT FOR AN UNUSUAL YEAR”
“Regular Fellows is anything but, and might be one of McNeil’s most delicious wines, ever, and that is saying quite a lot. Using Marin fruit; Montepulciano from McEvoy Ranch and cabernet sauvignon from Pacheco Ranch, along with a dash of hot weather Lodi primitivo thrown in for good measure, this wine is sure to please.”