Odd Lot Red
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Barbeque ribs, grilled burgers, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The concept of the 'Odd Lot' is born from a time-honored winemaking tradition where unique, leftover batches of wine—the 'odd lots' that do not fit into single-varietal bottlings—are creatively blended together. Scheid Vineyards turned this quirky challenge into an art form, crafting an unconventional and bold red blend that defies traditional blending rules. Typically anchored by the powerhouse duo of Petite Sirah and Petit Verdot, this wine showcases the dramatic synergy of two deeply colored, highly structured grapes. Sourced from Scheid's estate vineyards in the warmer southern reaches of Monterey County, where the daytime heat allows these late-ripening varieties to develop rich, concentrated dark fruit flavors and velvety tannins, this wine represents a playful yet masterfully executed expression of Monterey's diverse terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1972 by pioneer Al Scheid, Scheid Vineyards began as an ambitious viticultural venture in southern Monterey County, initially supplying fruit to major California wineries before evolving into a vertically integrated estate wine producer. Spanning more than 3,000 acres across a 70-mile expanse of the Salinas Valley—encompassing microclimates across the Monterey, Arroyo Seco, and Hames Valley AVAs—the estate leverages thermal diurnal shifts driven by maritime winds off Monterey Bay. Viticulture balances alluvial gravel, decomposed granite, and clay-loam soils across twelve distinct ranch sites, farmed under SIP Certified and Certified California Sustainable standards, with the winery fully powered by an onsite wind turbine. Winemaking prioritizes varietal clarity, tension, and texture across an eclectic portfolio, celebrated for vibrant Sauvignon Blanc Reserve, aromatic Viognier, racy Dry Riesling, and rare regional white bottlings such as Petit Manseng and Roussanne.
🍇 Grapes
Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot