Hoquetus Wine Co winemaker Robert Gomez will be your host!
TASTINGS ARE $15 AND $5 OFF FOR ALL WINE CLUB MEMBERS.
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Who we are
The short of it is:
I (Robert) am a musician, turned bartender, turned sommelier/wine professional, turned winemaker. Yes, I have a bandcamp but I will not promote it here.
Bri is an art historian, turned developer, turned winery employee.
Baby Uly is the boss ever since she arrived on this planet 4 years ago but who’s counting.
Ms. Daisy Pumpkins is a stay-at-home winery dog of the Corgi variety, sometimes she’s a bad girl but mostly she’s a goodie girl.
What does Hoquetus mean?
Hoquetus, also called hocket, was a song device first developed during medieval times (the time period, not the restaurant); however, this technique was also embraced by some 20th-century composers–yes, I went to music school which is why I’m making wine. One of my favorite examples can be found here and should be listened to over and over and over. In this technique, each vocal part alternates to create a single melody, so in a sense, it’s two voices realizing one part so that “as one sounds the other is silent.”*
This relationship speaks to my musical background but also the dynamic of the fermentation and overseer of said fermentation both working together to create something melodious.
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