AVI DEIXLER — WINE MAKER, BARREL MAKER AND OWNER OF ABSENTEE WINERY IN WEST MARIN
“The whole point is to learn from the wine, like any art. We have a conversation with wine, but we must never force our ideas upon it. When a winemaker learns to resist this compulsion and really learns to hear what the earth is saying, the result of the conversation will be a true wine. I’m working on that. Also, I’m really into barrels.” — Avi Deixler, October 2017