Aston Estate was founded in 2001 by acclaimed Napa winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown, noted winery founder Fred Schrader, and an anonymous business partner that the estate calls Mr. Big. The 40-acre estate is in the Sonoma Coast region, located north of Bodega Bay and about five miles east of the coast. Aston makes estate grown Pinot Noir. Aston’s wines win compliments from reviewers. The Wine Advocate rated the 2011 vintage at 94 pts and called it “gorgeous.”