Limited Edition!
The Academy Award-winning film, SIDEWAYS, will stream on hulu in honor of its 20th Anniversary. Hitching Post Wines has partnered with Searchlight Pictures (and a few select retail partners!) in an exclusive partnership that showcases Hitching Post Highliner Pinot Noir, the wine featured in the hit movie. The 2021 Highliner Pinot Noir is considered to be one of the best of all the 2000s. It is an assemblage of only the best lots of all the different Pinot Noirs made by Hitching Post Wines.

The fruit for 2021 Highliner came from 5 different vineyards with the majority sourced from the iconic Sanford & Benedict Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation. All vineyards and clones are harvested and produced separately using traditional burgundian techniques. 20 months barrel age in French oak, 40% new, along with masterful blending, brought all the elements to a harmonious whole. "We enjoy making Highliner the most of any of our wines,” states Frank Ostini. “Utilizing the different flavors and textures from all of these vineyards creates a complex and balanced wine that plays to the many keys of Pinot Noir. The 2021 vintage is the best vintage of the 2000s to date.”

The moniker “Highliner” refers to the best fishermen in the fleet and references Gray Hartley’s nearly 30 years in the fishing industry prior to winemaking. Highliner Pinot Noir is meant to be the “best of the fleet” of Hitching Post wines.

This 2021 vintage has a special neck label to commemorate the film and the Anniversary.