| In the wine industry you often hear about | | | | 1,200 cases it is possible to find A.P. Vin wine at local |
| winemakers taking on small projects and turning | | | | restaurants and some high end wine stores within the |
| them into full cult wines with allocations only to | | | | Bay Area of California, but even in Southern California |
| mailing lists, with years to wait for even a chance to | | | | finding a bottle on a store shelf is nearly impossible. |
| try one of the wines. | | | | A.P. Vin has consistently scored it's Pinot Noir at 90 |
| Andrew P. Vingiello is not one of those winemakers, | | | | points or above, most often with pricing under $50 |
| which makes his status as a true cult or as he likes | | | | per bottle which is quite reasonable for a small |
| to term it, artisan winemaker both fairly unique and | | | | production California winery. |
| unexpected. | | | | Lastly an article about A.P. Vin would not be complete |
| Vingiello has a background (and former jobs) in | | | | without mentioned that it is one of the very, very |
| finance and through a chance try of a California Pinot | | | | few wineries that bottles its wine in the city of San |
| Noir decided to try the wine industry. He received | | | | Francisco. |
| help along the way from the Loring Wine Company, | | | | If you're looking for a little know, cult, good value |
| but has slowly built an amazing reputation with his | | | | (yes those can actually go together!) wine I can |
| vintages which started in 2003. | | | | suggest giving A.P. Vin a try, especially if you are a |
| With total production for their 2008 at approximately | | | | fan of Pinot Noir as I am. |