Lady of the Sunshine
Gina Giugni, biodynamic estate wines, SLO Coast
Lady of the Sunshine is a wine producer in California, United States. LeMieux Wine Co. distributes Lady of the Sunshine wines to licensed restaurants, bars and retailers in Michigan.
The Estate
Gina Giugni purchased the Bassi Vineyard on the SLO Coast and built a biodynamic estate from the ground up. The Giugni family runs two labels from this part of California. Lady of the Sunshine is Gina's, her brother Mikey runs Scar of the Sea. Where Mikey leans into experimentation, Gina's project is rooted in the land itself. The farming is the point. The labels are hand-drawn. Some of the wines use a solera system, a nod to time and patience that most California producers can't be bothered with.
Wines
Estate-grown Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah shaped by the Pacific fog that rolls through every afternoon, cooling the vines and stretching the growing season into something the SLO Coast does better than almost anywhere else in California. The wines carry that marine influence without heaviness, precise, bright, with a salinity that makes them impossible to stop drinking with food.
At a glance
- Home
- Bassi Vineyard, Avila Beach, SLO Coast
- Cellar
- Native yeast, no additions, unfiltered
- Farming
- Demeter Certified Biodynamic, vineyard and winery
- The label
- Hand stitched embroidery, her mother's handwriting, an ingredients list
Wines in our book
- Bassi Ranch Dolcetto, 2025Red · California · Dolcetto
- Bassi Vineyard Albariño, 2025White · California · Albariño
- Bassi Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2024Red · California · Pinot Noir
- Chene Vineyard Chardonnay, 2025White · California · Chardonnay
- Chene Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2025Red · California · Pinor Noir
- Chevey, 65% SB 35% Chard, 2025White Blend · California · Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
- NV Botanical Soleria no. 5White · California · Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc
- Rosé, 85% PN 15% SB, 2025Rose · California · Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc
- Stolpman Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, 2025White · California · Sauvignon Blanc
Press
- 2024 Bassi Vineyard Albariño, "Savory and saline.", Eric Asimov, The New York Times, March 2026
- "There's not enough organic fruit, we had to jump around. Having fruit security is real.", Gina Giugni, The New York Times, reported by Eric Asimov, March 2026
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