Uncommon Earth is a label owned and made by Tomas Sinor, scion of the Mike Sinor organization, he of Ancient Peaks and Sinor-Lavallee fame, that place in Avila Beach where you can shuck your own oysters while tasting some of the best biodynamic wines on the central coast. Over the past several years, Tomas has worked for, or been a stagieire at a number of non-interventionist wineries around the world, most notably for the Parr Collective/Phelan Farm operation in Cambria, CA.

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1. a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings on the face and legs, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S. Roy Rogers' Trigger and The Lone Ranger's Silver were Palominos. From Latin American Spanish (Panama), special use of Spanish palomino “of, resembling a dove,” from Latin palumbīnus, equivalent to palumb(ēs) “dove” + -īnus -ine 1
   
   
2. a legendary country music honky-tonk in North Hollywood, CA from 1949-1995. KNown as "the Opry of the West" it was a home away from home for artists like Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstadt, and Merle Haggard.*
3. Palomino Fino is a white grape widely grown in Spain, the USA, and South Africa, and best known for its use in the manufacture of sherry.

Let us discuss option #3. Palomino does well in high temperatures and yields large amounts of grapes, making it perfect for the climate of Rancho Cucamonga in Riverside County. Its biggest drawback is its flavor; it doesn't offer much. While this is good if you're producing fortified wines such as Sherry or Madeira, it's not so special on its own. That being said, winemakers are approaching the variety differently nowadays and are pulling a lot of flavor out. Fun to compare and contrast this with a Fino or Manzanilla Sherry. Have a nice piece fish, a spoonful of nuts, or anything with a little saltiness. This wine is around 10% alcohol, so bottoms up!