Our Story

Commune was born out of a deep desire to understand a sense of place in California.

After many years spent working as a Sommelier, reading books, studying maps, and tasting wine wasn’t enough. I needed to put my boots in the dirt. There is more beyond what you see, smell, and hear in a vineyard - there is something you feel - an energy that captures the essence of that place and time, and the people that were there. I took my career into wine distribution and importation where I spent many years travelling through the greatest wine regions of France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and South America to test this theory. The wines I have come to love most are made by those who are present and connected with life. The energy behind their vision and their work is the defining character of the wines, and I believe this can be felt every time you open a bottle of wine.

Together, with my wife Emily who manages our creative vision, we aim to express the regions of California through this lens to better understand the places we love and what they have to say.

- Tyler & Emily Stacy