Alley 6 Harvest Gin
Alley 6 Harvest Gin is a once-a-year gin from Alley 6 Craft Distillery in Healdsburg, California — distilled from the pomace of Sonoma County Viognier wine grapes, then redistilled with botanicals including wild fennel and California bay laurel. Bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof) in 750mL, it is a grape-based, harvest-driven gin: floral, aromatic, and unmistakably Sonoma. It's available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Base: Sonoma County Viognier wine pomace, distilled in direct-fire copper alembic pot stills
- Botanicals: juniper, wild fennel, California bay laurel, long pepper, rose petals, ginger
- Release: made once a year at harvest time — seasonal and limited
- Origin: Alley 6 Craft Distillery, Healdsburg, Sonoma County, CA (est. 2012, Krystle & Jason Jorgensen)
Sonoma's Harvest, Distilled
Husband-and-wife team Krystle and Jason Jorgensen founded Alley 6 in 2012 as a true grain-to-glass Sonoma County distillery, and the Harvest Gin is its most terroir-driven spirit. Each year at harvest, local Viognier pomace is fermented and distilled in traditional direct-fire copper alembic pot stills to preserve the wine's floral aromatics, then run a final time through a column still to vapor-infuse the botanicals — fennel and bay laurel foraged locally, alongside juniper, long pepper, rose petals and ginger. The result is a gin that tastes like where it's from. Browse more gin or the Alley 6 lineup at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Per the distillery and retailers: a floral, aromatic nose from the grape base; wild fennel and juniper berries leading an array of botanicals on the palate; an elegant, long-lasting finish.
How to Enjoy
A natural for a bright Gin & Tonic with a lemon twist, or a floral Martini that lets the grape base shine. Try the distillery's "North Side" — Harvest Gin with white grape juice, simple, lemon and mint.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is it called Harvest Gin?
It is made only once a year, at grape harvest, from that season's Sonoma County Viognier pomace.
What is Alley 6 Harvest Gin made from?
Wine-grape pomace (not grain), distilled in copper alembic pot stills and finished with vapor-infused botanicals.
Who makes Alley 6?
Alley 6 Craft Distillery in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California — founded in 2012 by Krystle and Jason Jorgensen.
One harvest a year, one unmistakably Sonoma gin — order Alley 6 Harvest Gin online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.