Sherman & Hooker's Shebang Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, goat cheese salad, grilled sea bass with herbs
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Sherman & Hooker's Shebang' label by Bedrock Wine Co. pays tribute to a fascinating slice of Sonoma history. In the 1850s, before their Civil War fame, Generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Joseph Hooker partnered to plant grapes on what is now the historic Bedrock Vineyard. Winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson MW created the Shebang line to honor this heritage while offering exceptionally delicious, accessible wines. The Shebang Sauvignon Blanc is crafted in a bright, energetic style, showcasing the grape's vibrant California character. Sourced from thoughtfully selected vineyards, it is fermented primarily in stainless steel to preserve its crisp acidity and pure fruit profile. The wine bursts with aromas of citrus zest, green apple, and lemongrass, supported by a clean, refreshing minerality that makes it an incredibly versatile and friendly pour.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by Morgan Twain-Peterson MW—later joined by partner Chris Cottrell—Bedrock Wine Co. began in a converted chicken coop with an urgent viticultural ethos: preserving California's precious heritage vineyards. The winery works closely with ancient, multi-varietal field blends across diverse terroirs, including volcanic, alluvium, granitic, and decomposed limestone parcels spanning Sonoma Valley, Contra Costa County, and the Central Coast. Central to the estate's identity is the historic Bedrock Vineyard, originally planted in 1854, which achieved Regenerative Organic Certification. Bedrock champions dry farming, minimal intervention, and historic head-trained vines. In the cellar, Twain-Peterson employs spontaneous native yeast fermentation, whole-cluster inclusions, and neutral wood, studiously avoiding chemical adjustments or excessive extraction. Beyond its legendary red heritage bottlings, Bedrock crafts benchmark whites and rosés—including the perfumed Compagni Portis Heirloom White, crystalline Wirz Vineyard Riesling, and artisanal expressions of Bien Nacido Chardonnay and Ode to Lulu Rosé—each presenting remarkable tension, saline minerality, and profound historic authenticity.