In 2004, Sonja helped plant a tiny vineyard to Pinot Noir in an area called Point Dume, in Malibu (Los Angeles). While the almost tropical climate of Malibu was never going to be conducive to truly great wines, garagiste winemaking and viticulture exploration quickly led Sonja just a couple of hours north to the epic terroir of Santa Barbara Wine country, where she started sourcing Rhône varietals. That tiny vineyard in Malibu no longer exists as of 2015, so Clementine Carter was born, named after the character in Sonja’s favourite Western, “My Darling Clementine.” Clementine Carter was a woman on a journey to achieve her dreams she had never anticipated. Thus…Clementine Carter was a natural addition to carry the name of Sonja’s journey.