Rice-Spivak is located in the Sebastopol Hills just west of Hwy 116. Russel Rice and Helene Spivak tapped viticulturalist Eric Neil to help them plant this vineyard in 2000 and Cobb Wines has been lucky enough to source fruit from the site since 2003. Though Rice-Spivak is located on the eastern edge of the vineyards Cobb works with, it’s often picked right about the same time as the more westerly estate vineyards due to its relative low elevation and the pooling effect of the coastal winds. Planted into Sonoma Coast’s traditional Goldridge Series, Rice-Spivak also has a layer of volcanic ash that always seems to come through on the palate.