The Central Coast based Herman Story is committed to producing hedonistically delicious wines with no appetite for pomp and circumstance. Vintner and winemaker Russell From named his winery after his rancher grandfather from Missouri and began with 7 barrels of wine stashed in his employer’s cellar. ‘On the Road’ uses fruit from lauded Santa Barbara vineyards Slide Hill, Bien Nacido, and Larner and is aged in 80% new French oak for 30 months. Rich and luscious with notes of red cherry jam, vanilla, and white pepper, drink it with barbecue, short rib, or nothing at all.