RUMPUS Cellars / S.P. Drummer

Rumpus Cellars, Sonoma Coast is the producer of Rumpus Albarino, Vermentino, Pinot Noir, Red Coastal Blend as well as S.P. Drummer Wines, Napa Valley Chardonnay and of course our house standard, S.P. Drummer Red Blend, current vintage 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc. Winemaker, Scott Peterson, handcrafts his wines from the finest grapes in Sonoma and Napa Valley and is the now the proud shop of Rumpus Cellars on the Sonoma Plaza. Scott’s first winemaking position was with Villa Mt. Eden, followed by Conn Creek and Kendall Jackson Winery. In this time, Scott had two mentors who influenced his views on winemaking. At Napa’s Conn Creek Winery Scott collaborated with the “father of California winemaking”, Andre Tchelistcheff, who had trained a younger generation of winemakers, including the Mondavis. He instilled in Scott the notion that with extreme attention to detail in the vineyard, and timely intervention in the cellar, special wines can be created. Scott rapidly moved up the corporate ladder at Kendall Jackson. Instead of opting to open one of the winery’s prestigious new Cabernet facilities in 1996, Scott defected from corporate winemaking to start his own consulting business, as well as to produce his own wine. His first consulting position was with Argentina’s flagship producer Catena, where he succeeded Paul Hobbs as consulting winemaker. Scott oversaw production of Nicolas Catena Zapata, Catena Alta and the Gascon wines.