For those in the know – you already know.

Anthill Farms is ultra-rare, small production, and hard to find. Highly recommended you add this to your cart and their other wines IN OUR STORE and check out before reading more, so you don’t miss out.

“we do not have a public tasting room. email us to inquire…”

Looking them up online, these are the words that greet you. Almost zero information about them. Anthill Farms is about as exclusive, underground, and avant-garde as a winery can get. Made in a taut, lean, terrior and mineral driven style, one sip and you will know why they are so in-demand.

The Wall Street Journal calls them out as “The Rock Stars of Pinot Noir.” Winesearcher recently listed them among the “The Best Value Sonoma Wines of 2025”. Their wines are restricted almost entirely to their mailing list, with a small amount allocated to top Michelin starred restaurants like Quince, The Progress, The French Laundry, and Spruce.

But today only… we have a whole STORE FULL OF THEM!

How did this miracle happen, you ask? Our dear Agent Brut has been a member of their list for years, and after hundreds (maybe thousands) of inquiries, they agreed to come by HQ to meet with us. Tasting through the lineup of wines, everyone was reduced to a humbled silence (even Agent Cru).

Agent Brut’s Take: - “Christmas came early this year. I felt like a kid again running down the stairs, knowing today was the day. About a decade ago, a friend and mentor in the wine industry (shoutout to Blair Roche) introduced me to Anthill Farms. It was one of those true “aha” moments—every ‘single vineyard’-designate I tasted offered something unique, each more compelling than the last. I’ve never missed an allocation since.

Today, I’m still in awe that Wine Spies gets to share Anthill Farms with you. This is a special one.”

Red fruited, the Baker Ranch is classic cool-climate Pinot Noir at its finest. The frame is tightly knitted, with flourishes of licorice, oak moss, and violets silken tannins on waves of freshness. The finish is bright, sustained, and proof that power doesn’t have to be big.

A little more negotiating, and they were convinced. Our Operatives deserve the chance to try their glorious nectar.

Founders David Low, Anthony Filiberti, and Webster ‘Web’ Marquez met in 2003 working in the cellar at William Selyem. Boding over their love of wine and Pinot Noir, a road trip to Oregon together sealed the deal. They needed to produce their own wines. Not to call attention to themselves, but to highlight the best vineyards and terroir that Sonoma and Mendocino have to offer. In 2004, they made a scant eight barrels. And the rest… is history.

“These wines are gorgeous expressions of some of the top vineyard sites in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties.” raves Antonio Galloni of Vinous. “These are some of the most transparent, graceful Pinots being made in California today. Pricing remains quite fair within the context of top-echelon California Pinot.” echoes the Wine Advocate.

Production remains very small and focused on terroir, with methods varying from site to site and year to year. If they don’t like the quality of a given vintage, they won’t release it. And it’s through this commitment to quality and focus on site-specificity that they’ve earned such a dramatic cult-like following.

Jancis Robinson MW, perhaps the most influential Master of Wine in the world once said, “Whatever the vintage, I’d be confident in recommending virtually any Anderson Valley Pinot from Anthill Farms.” This bottle more than lives up to the recommendation! Baker Ranch is deep in the Anderson Valley, near the town of Philo. In the cooler northern climate of Mendocino, its east-facing slope is vital, giving it clear access to the morning sun, imbuing it with a red-fruited, mineral-driven character. Its shallow, lime-rich soils (rare in this part of California) further add to the wines structure and finesse – Old World politeness framing new world ripeness.

Hopefully, you already grabbed some, but if you didn’t, NOW IS THE TIME!

If you need more convincing, just ask Agent Brut. Guarantee he’s already blown his daughter’s college fund on multiples of everything!

93 Points – Wine Advocate “The 2023 Pinot Noir Baker Ranch Vineyard has slowly opening scents of red cherries, cranberries, fennel, mossy bark and potpourri. The medium-bodied palate features perfumed, earth-laced flavors. It’s framed by soft, chalky tannins and bright acidity and has a long, layered finish. Drink 2025 – 2035”