Gina Giugni is a second generation biodynamic farmer and winemaker. She started lady of the sunshine in 2017, with a focus on regenerative, organic, and biodynamic farming in pursuit of making natural wines that reflect the purity of the place they come from. Since 2018, Gina has been farming the 6.5 acre Chene Vineyard, located in the Edna Valley appellation on the Central Coast in California. The vineyard earned Demeter biodynamic certification in 2020, and Lady of the Sunshine earned winery Demeter certification in 2021.

The grapes for the Chene Vineyard Chardonnay were foot crushed and soaked on the skins overnight before being whole bunch pressed the next morning.  The juice was collected and barreled down to ferment with native yeast in neutral oak barrels.  The fermentation was encouraged to keep warm in barrel by soaking in the sun throughout the duration of the fermentation, before going dry.  The wine aged on its lees for 10 months before being racked for the first time to bottle, without filtration.  Think olive oil cake, lemon zest, & sea salt.