A passionate endeavor to make sought-after quality wine, because it isn't fun doing it any other way!
Karine is a passion for making true California Sierra Nevada foothill terroir wines, focusing on elevation, soil, and Californian pre-prohibition varieties that have pedigree in the Golden State. Located just under 3,000 feet elevation on the western bench of the historic logging town of North Fork, the exact center of California, is where Nicholas and Angeline DeHart craft their interpretation of California's true terroir.
Nick and Ang started making wine together in 2010, while Nick was working for several premium northern and central California wineries. After a couple vintages of clandestine winemaking, they began securing top-quality vineyard sources that required minimum effort to best express 'true California terroir' in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas.
"Our vision has gone from bottling one barrel to the best twelve barrels we make (~300 cases) of expressive 90+ point authentic wines, worth creating and sharing with a world that is not asking for another mediocre bottle of wine! Cheers!"
Nick has a Bachelor of Science in Enology and Organic Chemistry from CSU Fresno and a certificate of study from the Viticulture and Oenology School Changins, in Switzerland. He oversees the technical aspects of technique and chemistry in the cellar. Angie designs the labels and showcases her colorful talents with acrylic and oil on canvas paintings, featured on the post-modern line of Karine wines: Art Series.
All of their award winning wines are sold directly to a mailing list, while the remainder goes to select local restaurants and specialty wine shops. They invite you to sign up and taste their liquid art, which is a direct expression of California's true terroir with meticulously selected pre-prohibition grape varieties and scientific data; that is the sole focus of their winemaking endeavor under Karine.
Nick and Ang started making wine together in 2010, while Nick was working for several premium northern and central California wineries. After a couple vintages of clandestine winemaking, they began securing top-quality vineyard sources that required minimum effort to best express 'true California terroir' in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas.
"Our vision has gone from bottling one barrel to the best twelve barrels we make (~300 cases) of expressive 90+ point authentic wines, worth creating and sharing with a world that is not asking for another mediocre bottle of wine! Cheers!"
Nick has a Bachelor of Science in Enology and Organic Chemistry from CSU Fresno and a certificate of study from the Viticulture and Oenology School Changins, in Switzerland. He oversees the technical aspects of technique and chemistry in the cellar. Angie designs the labels and showcases her colorful talents with acrylic and oil on canvas paintings, featured on the post-modern line of Karine wines: Art Series.
All of their award winning wines are sold directly to a mailing list, while the remainder goes to select local restaurants and specialty wine shops. They invite you to sign up and taste their liquid art, which is a direct expression of California's true terroir with meticulously selected pre-prohibition grape varieties and scientific data; that is the sole focus of their winemaking endeavor under Karine.
"We aren't trying to duplicate another wine made somewhere else. If we nail our picking dates from balanced vineyards, all we have to add is grapes, which yields balanced wines of ultra authenticity and true California terroir." ~ Nick
Nicholas R. DeHart
Winemaker / Enologist
BS Major in Enology, minor in Organic Chemistry -CSU Fresno
"I am interested in wines that complement food and life -- art that I want in my everyday life, yet also reflects a unique character that can come from the entwined qualities of grape variety and terroir. " ~ Angie