MADSON Wines x Pacific Stone Pottery Collaboration

Refillable Ceramic Wine Bottles

From the May 18th, 2021 Edible Monterey Bay blog post, “Winegrower Cole Thomas and his friend, potter Drake Bialecki, were roommates in college at UC Santa Cruz before both went their separate ways to apprentice in their respective fields: Thomas to Australia to work in the vineyards, and Bialecki to England, where he apprenticed at The Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall U.K. But the two are back together again, collaborating on a series of handsome ceramic bottles that contain wines that Thomas makes under the Madson Cellars label. The fact that these mini-amphora are reusable, whether as a vase or to put more wine in (Thomas is contemplating making refills available at the winery), fits with their deep love of the land and their desire to live lightly upon it. To that end, Thomas only works with organically farmed vineyards for his just under 2,000 case brand. “No small feat,” he admits, as the Santa Cruz Mountains is bar none, one of the most difficult places to grow organically-farmed Chardonnay, due to the intense mildew pressure from the marine influence.”

Our vision is to create a handcrafted and long lasting gift that folks can use during holidays and special occasions/events. Once the wine has been thoroughly enjoyed, the bottles can be used as flower and art vases. Our hope is to create a future heirloom that tells a captivating story. In addition to making these one of a kind bottles for folks to enjoy, we are paying homage to our earliest ancestors all around the world who have been involved in farming, winemaking, and ceramics. We see our collaboration as a cultural "passing of the baton" to keep salt of the earth industries like farming, winemaking, and ceramics practices going strong into the future.

To purchase these special ceramic wine bottles, visit the MADSON Wines website below:

• https://www.madsonwines.com/