Longboard vineyards started as the journey of a surfer who stumbled into a winemaking career and wished to close a circle and pay homage to what he finds important in life. This little wine producer has evolved, growing organically, and in 2006 became a partnership between three individuals who, between them, have close to 60 years of experience with the premium wine industry.

While we take extreme pride in being at the top, or at least better than average, in our respective fields, what makes us unique is how little value we place on ego driven actions. Everything about the Longboard wines, from the vineyards we use and the wines we bottle, our list of suppliers to our relationships with our clients and our bankers is a reflection of a choice we made to slowly build an entity we are proud of.

We believe great wines are those that are true to the people and place that grew them. Thus, we extend the notion of “terroir” to include the human aspect, not just the soils, climate and weather. As much as we possibly can, we’d rather work with a handshake instead of a legal contract, mutual respect in place of greed for another dollar. We do not agree that “bigger is better” and we certainly do not think that we know it all. What we can promise is that we put our best efforts to seek the best grapes we can grow or buy and give the consumer a product that reflects our love for the little things that matter in life.

Whether your high is watching your child give their all in a basketball game, spending an afternoon sailing the bay or an early morning surf session in Baja, there is a bit of all in every sip you take of a Longboard wine.

Cheers and Pura Vida,

Bruce, Robert and Oded (aka the Bro’s)