For Stagiaire Wine, A Reckoning on Treasure Island

A chat with Brent Mayeaux of Stagiaire Wine, about his struggles to uphold a radical standard of natural winemaking in California.

Brent Mayeaux of Stagiaire Wine, outside his shared cellar on Treasure Island.

I first exchanged messages with young Bay Area négociant Brent Mayeaux in early 2016, when he was working in Central Otago, New Zealand, seeking to join an estate in France to learn more about natural winemaking. Though we’ve crossed paths in-person only occasionally, I’ve en…