Augur Wine CO

EST. 2016

NAMED AFTER GOOD OMENS, FORETELLING’S OF GREAT EVENTS, AND IN DEEP HOMAGE TO HIS INTUITIVE AND CLAIRVOYANT MOM AUGUR WINE CO. IS THE PERSONAL WINE PROJECT OF WINE PROFESSIONAL MAZ NABA.

Selected AS ONE OF THE 2016 WINE ENTHUSIASTS 40 UNDER 40 TASTEMAKERS, MAZ IS ALSO THE FOUNDER OF A RESTAURANT CONSULTING COMPANY NAMED À LA HAUTEUR CONSULTING (FORMERLY WAXWING CONSULTING)

FOCUSING ON WINE AND BEVERAGE PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, MENU CONCEPTS AND DESIGNS, AS A CURRENT AND FORMER WINE DIRECTOR AND SOMMELIER, MAZ HAS BEEN INTEGRAL IN CREATING DISTINCTIVE WINE LISTS FOR SAN FRANCISCO’S FINEST MICHELIN STARRED RESTAURANTS INCLUDING MISTER JIU’S, NICO, RICH TABLE, COI, AND NIGHTBIRD  

AUGUR WINE CO. was born in the summer of 2014 after a surf session I had at The Hook in Santa Cruz’s Pleasure Point. Sitting on the beach enjoying a bottle of Clos Cibonne from Cotes de Provence, I dreamt up of producing California rosé that had a similar oceanic minerality by focusing solely on sourcing organic single vineyard fruit from coastal and cool climate sites.

My approach in the winery is subtle - a low intervention methodology I center on the higher quality fruit and cooler vineyard sites without the additions that can make wines over executed.

My wines are produced with a hope that they will be a stellar addition to any dinner table, pool patio, beach towel, river bank, campsite, and festivity.