Sandlands is the personal project of Tegan Passalacqua, the winemaker/vineyard manager at the iconic Turley Wine Cellars. The line-up encompasses the forgotten classic California varieties, primarily grown in decomposed granite (sand), from regions and vineyards that have been farmed for many generations but have remained the outliers of California viticulture. Primarily head-trained, dry-farmed and own rooted, the vineyards harken back to California’s roots of exploration, wonder, and hard work.

"The 2023 Red Table Wine (Lodi) is glorious. Dark and ample, with gorgeous energy, it offers up an exotic mélange of dark plum, cedar, spice, new leather, licorice and rose petal. The 2023 is wonderfully deep and expressive. In most cases, the Sandlands wines can be enjoyed relatively soon after release, but I would cellar this. The blend of Carignane, Cinsault and Zinfandel works so well. Impressive"