Outward Wines is a partnership between Natalie Siddique and Ryan Pace. We are focused on producing small-lot, site-specific wines that collectively showcase the diversity of terroir across California's Central Coast. We source grapes from expressive vineyards that span the region, including Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Monterey counties. All of the vineyards that we work with are farmed using sustainable, organic, and/or biodynamic practices and are located in close proximity to the cold Pacific Ocean. In the cellar we strive to minimize inputs throughout the winemaking process in order to allow for a clear picture of what the site can provide naturally, and to give the wine a true sense of time and place. To that end, we utilize native yeast to carry out fermentations, age exclusively old French oak barrels, and bottle without fining or filtration. A minimally effective amount of sulfur is typically but not always added at bottling. While we do our best to allow the wines to speak for themselves, we also recognize the role and impact of the human element in terroir. Our hands and our decisions are reflected in the wines that we produce, so it is not only an expression of site, but it is our expression of site.