Art in the Bottle

Illumination

Painted during the 2009 harvest, the first in the new building, this depicts the winery at night with fruit loaded on the truck.  Still unfinished, we chose to use it as he left it.  Our first bottling with this label was a 2007 single barrel blend Jacob had tucked in the corner, Zinfandel, Carménère, and Grenache.  We named it Illumination in his memory and eternal gratitude for lighting up our lives.  Zachary continues to make Illumination.

Last Vintage: 2017 Illumination

A third vintage of Illumination, bottled in June 2024, will be released soon as a non-vintage red wine! Join the club for first access to the art label series. 

Infinity

The 1955 Ford truck was one of Ray Dubost’s “fleet” of old vehicles.  Jacob drove it for a while and this painting depicts the truck on Old Creek Road with Whale Rock Reservoir and the ocean in the background.  This is the only one of the four paintings that was finished.  A gift to Curt, his stepfather, it is inscribed with, “Remembering where we’ve come from and where we are going.”  Love always, Jacob.

A Rhone white blend from the Adelaida district, it is the premier vintage of Infinity and the only one to date.  We named the wine Infinity. The view across the reservoir into the ocean makes us think of an infinity pool. 

A second vintage of this estate white wine blend has been released to club members as of December 2024! Join the club for first access to the art label series. 

 

Jacob's Ladder

The most unfinished of his art, this depicts a view of the winery from the hills above.  When asked to finish the painting, Jacob’s father, Jon Raines took up his brush.  The result is a joint work by father and son - the signature a blend of both.  The label won Best of Class of the 2021 Mid-State Fair for best representing the Central Coast.

Zachary put together another award-winning blend from estate grapes, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Grenache for this first vintage of Jacob’s Ladder.  He chose the name “Jacob’s Ladder”. The winery was Jacob’s ladder to heaven.

We currently have the 2019 vintage available for purchase. The 2021 vintage is scheduled to be released in Spring 2025 to club members. Join the Country Club for first access to the art label series. 

2019 Vingence: 

A painting done during harvest in 2009, the first in the new building and sadly the last for Jacob.  Dia de los Muertos was not generally a style Jacob painted.  We were perplexed until upon closer look we discovered what it represented.  The Barrel Thief.  The character on the right as you face the label has a glass “thief” in his hand, used for “thieving” wine from a barrel for tasting.  His hat has been knocked off, his glass of wine in the air and his teeth are red from tasting our wine.  The second figure is the winemaker, punch-down tool in one hand and a small gray bucket in the other.  Jacob always carried a small grey bucket for his equipment during fermentation.  A self-portrait?  We think so. 

Zachary has paid homage to Jacob’s more eclectic blending style by creating unique red blends for each vintage of this wine we call “Vingence”; a purposeful misspelling of the word "vengeance" with the French for wine, vin.

The 2021 Vingence is now available for purchase as of Fall 2024. This marks 3 vintages available to taste in a vertical flight; 2019, 2020, & 2021. Join us in October for the Vingence Vertical Tasting Flight!