03/26/2026
Meet Offscript 🍷
Created by the country’s largest family-owned winery, Offscript is a winemaking incubator designed to give emerging winemakers the freedom to explore bold, unconventional ideas. It continues a mentorship tradition first championed by Julio Gallo more than 60 years ago, creating space for innovation, authenticity, and sustainable craftsmanship.
Each year, a new class of winemakers is selected to push beyond the expected, producing small-batch wines that are distinctive, creative, and made for discovery. Think beyond the usual Cabernet and Sauvignon Blanc, these bottles are expressive, unexpected, and meant to be shared over good food, great company, and a little curiosity.
Featured from the Class of ’23: Delgati Ancestral Method Sparkling Pinot Noir 2024
Santa Lucia Highlands | 100% Pinot Noir
Winemaker: Gianna Merkel
Gianna Merkel’s path through Cal Poly helped shape the vision behind this playful sparkling Pinot Noir. Crafted using the ancestral method and bottled before fermentation is complete, each bottle develops with its own unique character.
Bright and lively, this wine opens with notes of strawberry rhubarb, pomegranate, and cranberry, layered with a touch of spice. Fresh, vibrant, and full of energy, it is the kind of bottle that feels right at home in the moment.
