James MacPhail To Release Inaugural Vintage of MacPhail Family Wines

After more than 30 harvests crafting acclaimed Pinot Noir and Chardonnay across California's leading coastal wine regions, winemaker James MacPhail is once again making wines under his own family name with the debut of MacPhail Family Wines.

The inaugural release begins with Toulouse Vineyard in Anderson Valley – the first Pinot Noir vineyard James worked with when he launched MacPhail Family Wines in 2002 and the site that helped shape his career. Only 150 cases of the 2024 Toulouse Vineyard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir were produced. Priced at $70 per bottle, the wine is available by allocation now, with wine shipping beginning on October 6.

McPhail reacquired the MacPhail Family Wines brand in 2024 with the goal of returning it to its original roots. Beginning again with Toulouse Vineyard reconnects the winery with the place where its story first began.

"This isn't about looking back," said MacPhail. "It's about taking everything I've learned over the past thirty harvests and applying it to wines that carry my family's name. Returning to Toulouse felt like the right place to begin because it's where so much of my journey started."