About Us

We make wine in Francs, a small corner of Bordeaux that most people drive past on their way somewhere else.

We started Southold Farm + Cellar on Long Island's North Fork in 2012. Built a following, got critical attention, figured out what we were doing. Then a zoning decision shut down our ability to operate from our own farm. So in 2017, we moved everything, name, inventory, family, to Texas Hill Country.

Texas gave us room to experiment. We planted rare varieties, picked early, made wines that didn't fit the prevailing Hill Country style. The region embraced us in ways Long Island never did. But after a few years, we realized we wanted to work differently. Slower. More rooted. In 2023, we moved to France.

The Land

Seven hectares in Francs. Old vines. A stone garage that we're slowly turning into a cellar. No grand château, no inherited legacy, just good land that had been waiting for someone to pay attention to it.

The soils here are different from what we knew on Long Island and Texas. The climate asks different questions. We're still learning what this place wants to be.

How We Work

Single parcels. Small fermentations. We treat every block like it matters, because it does.

We're not trying to make Bordeaux taste like something else, and we're not trying to prove anything. We're here to make wines that are grounded, precise, and honest…wines that taste like they come from somewhere specific.

Every decision in the vineyard and cellar is about nuance and durability. We want these wines to age well, to be worth opening in ten years, to improve in the bottle.

What We Make

The wines are unmistakably ours, there's a thread that connects what we made in New York to what we're making here. But they're also unmistakably from Francs. That tension is what interests us.

Small production. Direct communication. We're not interested in being everywhere, we'd rather be in the hands of people who actually want to drink them.

Want In?

• 🍷 Be first to access the wines. Join the Allocation List

• 📬 Follow the journey. Read our Substack →

• 📸 Watch it unfold. Follow on Instagram →

  • Sort of. We’ve kept the name, the mindset, and the restless curiosity. But we left the U.S. to build something new, less reactive, more intentional. The wines are different now. The work is, too.

  • Because we wanted to grow what we love in a place that could support it. Because the land is beautiful. Because it felt like a blank slate with roots. Because we love the wines. And because it scared us a little.

  • Sometimes, yes. In the fall, we open the cellar for a handful of intimate tastings. Just the wine and the story behind it. [More on that soon.]

  • We release twice a year, once in the spring, once in the fall, to a list of people who’ve asked to be kept in the know. No automatic charges. Just a heads up, and a chance to say yes. Join the list →

  • A few. Most of the wine goes to our mailing list and distributors we trust. If you’re in the trade and curious, feel free to reach out.

  • We make wine with as little intervention as possible—but we’re not dogmatic about labels. The goal isn’t purity for its own sake. It’s to make something alive, grounded, and worth drinking.