Winemaker Dallas Parnigoni also introduces Field Run, a limited, chillable red blend and his first fully produced red for the Adelaida District estate<\/em><\/p>\n October 1, 2026 (Paso Robles, CA)<\/strong> \u2014 Alta Colina Vineyard & Winery<\/a>, a family-owned, 100% estate Rh\u00f4ne producer in Paso Robles\u2019 Adelaida District, announces five fall releases, led by the debut 2024 Alta Blanca white blend and a rare standalone 2023 Grenache. New vintages of three estate favorites complete the lineup: the 2024 12 O\u2019Clock High Viognier, 2023 Sun Worshipper (Mourv\u00e8dre blend), and 2023 Toasted Slope Syrah.<\/p>\n Arriving alongside the fall releases is the 2025 Field Run, a limited, chillable red blend and the first red wine Winemaker Dallas Parnigoni has made start to finish at Alta Colina.<\/p>\n Every wine comes from the estate\u2019s 32 planted acres, farmed regeneratively on fractured shale soils up to 1,800 feet using no-till, cover crops, compost extracts, hand harvesting, and minimal-intervention winemaking. The estate exemplifies unique Rh\u00f4ne-style winemaking from Paso Robles\u2019 westside.<\/p>\n Alta Blanca is Alta Colina\u2019s newest core white, born from a spontaneous winemaking experiment. In 2024, while tasting through barrels of Marsanne and Roussanne to shape the Claudia Cuv\u00e9e Marsanne and Model Citizen Roussanne wines, the team decided to pull the best of each variety and try blending them together. The result was outstanding and the team chose to bottle Alta Blanca in place of Claudia Cuv\u00e9e and Model Citizen for the 2024 vintage.<\/p>\n The blend brings together Marsanne, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, and Viognier, each harvested across multiple picks to layer different levels of acidity and ripeness into the finished wine. At 37% new French oak, Alta Blanca carries a richer oak profile than Alta Colina\u2019s other core whites (Picpoul Blanc, Grenache Blanc, and 12 O\u2019Clock High Viognier), balanced by full body and bright acidity. Pair it with chicken pot pie, savory scones, or butter-drenched lobster tail.<\/p>\n Field Run is a separate, limited release from the 2025 vintage, a pure expression of the vineyards or \u201cfields\u201d the wine comes from, and Dallas\u2019s first harvest since joining Alta Colina.The winemaking team describes the medium-bodied, chillable Grenache, Syrah, and Mourv\u00e8dre blend as \u201cfood-versatile, crowd-pleasing, and highly quaffable.\u201d<\/p>\n Dallas modeled Field Run on the partial carbonic wines of the C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne Villages, where locals can walk into a caf\u00e9 and order a glass of local red that doesn\u2019t need a ribeye or years in the cellar to be fully appreciated. Shaped by the cooler 2025 vintage, which held onto its acidity, the wine leans into young, expressive aromatics. It offers a fresh, more fruit-forward counterpoint to the Grenache, Syrah, and Mourv\u00e8dre blend in Alta Colina\u2019s core lineup, the creatively named \u201cGSM.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cField Run is a gateway for our Carbonic Grenache lovers and our age-worthy red fanatics to dabble in each other\u2019s \u2018dark side,\u2019\u201d said Dallas. \u201cWe wanted to show how beautiful a serious, drink-now red can be when you harvest, ferment, and age it for aroma and acidity.\u201d<\/p>\n On the nose, the wine delivers tart blackberry and bubble gum meet bright candied cherry. The palate is refreshing, with medium, youthful tannins and a lingering finish that Founder Bob Tillman describes as \u201cthe essence of grape.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cField Run is the red I want on a warm afternoon, and it\u2019s the one I\u2019m bringing to Thanksgiving,\u201d said Owner and Director of Sales & Marketing, Maggie Tillman. \u201cThat meal is heavy, but it\u2019s not the turkey\u2019s fault. It\u2019s the potatoes, the stuffing, the casseroles, and on and on. You need a red with enough natural acid to keep up with the meal while not being another heavy thing on the table.\u201d<\/p>\n Field Run is not part of the fall club shipments and is available to members and the public while supplies last.<\/p>\n Alta Colina bottles a standalone Grenache only in exceptional vintages. The team farms its Grenache with blending in mind, but during 2023 blending trials, a handful of barrels showed too much character to fold into a blend. The wine spent 18 months in French oak and another 10 months in bottle before release.<\/p>\n Cranberry, pomegranate, and black cherry lead the fruit, with a background hum of barrel spice, clove, and smoke. The tannins are resolved and rounded, and the pomegranate from the nose returns to lengthen the finish. Pair it with pulled pork, grilled sweet potato, or Southern comfort food.<\/p>\n Back in the lineup are three estate mainstays: the 2024 12 O\u2019Clock High Viognier<\/strong> ($48), a beautifully balanced new world take on Condrieu; the 2023 Sun Worshipper<\/strong> Mourv\u00e8dre blend ($68), a red that shows how naturally Mourv\u00e8dre thrives in Paso Robles; and the 2023 Toasted Slope Syrah<\/strong> ($68), a classic \u201cPaso-style\u201d Syrah.<\/p>\n Alta Colina wines are available online at altacolina.com<\/a> and in the estate tasting room<\/a> in the Adelaida District, open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. With advance notice, guests can also book a Summit Vineyard Tasting on the Vineyard or camp overnight in the Vineyard at The Trailer Pond<\/a>.<\/p>\n ABOUT Alta Colina Vineyard & Winery<\/strong>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/win-advisor-media-library.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01153334\/Winemaker-Dallas-Parnigoni-and-the-Estate-Vineyards.-Credit-Alta-Colina.png\")
The 2024 Alta Blanca \u2013 $48<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The 2025 Field Run \u2013 $48 (Special Release)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The 2023 Grenache \u2013 $68<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Alta Colina is a family-owned, 100% estate winery growing Rh\u00f4ne varieties in Paso Robles\u2019 Adelaida District. Founded in 2003 by Bob Tillman, the winery regeneratively farms 32 acres of vineyard on a 130-acre property at up to 1,800 feet elevation, leaving about 80 acres wild. Every bottle is grown, made, and poured on site, and guests can taste in the tasting room, on the Vineyard at the top of the estate, or while camping at The Trailer Pond.
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