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12/28/2022

Winter is here. The vine has fallen asleep. But working dogs are always close by, keeping an eye on things... Warm hugs to our furry friends!

12/24/2022

We’re proud to introduce two more of November’s Harvest Club producers!
Eliot Kessel and Jude Zasadzki | Wavy Wines | California |
The Wavy Wine story begins way back in 2019. Eliot Kessel and Jude Zasadzki struck up a conversation while celebrating Eliot’s daughter's birthday. The two had been drinking natural wines from all over the world for some time and they were trying to fathom how they could start a project that captured the spirits of the ‘Vin de Soif’ they had grown to love. They knew that no matter what they did, easy drinking summer wines were a must.
So after some searching, they came across a vineyard in Chico that had a little bit of Pinot Gris available. They knew from the get that they were gonna make this in the northern Italian Ramato style where the Pinot Gris sits on its skins for a few days producing a copperish pink wine that truly highlights the deliciousness of the variety. They blended a little bit of Chardonnay that they scored from Scribe and their first wine LS Gris was born.
It was an immediate hit and was devoured almost exclusively by Las Angelinos at some of the trendiest wine bars in SoCal. Fast forward to today and they now make a total of two wines. LS Gris of course and their newest addition Super Californian a chillable red that is so crisp and refreshing, thank Bacchus it comes in a liter. (Flatiron, S.F.)
Stefan Bietighöfer | Weingut Stefan Bietighöfer | Palatinate, Pfalz, Germany |
"Drink Sophisticated" is not only written on Stefan Bietighöfer's boxes. In this sense, every glass, every bottle is a fulfilling pleasure, not at all condescending or aloof, but extremely accessible and simply authentic. In the southern Palatinate hinterland in Mühlhofen, Sauvignon, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay and some red wines are vinified biodynamically (Demeter-certified since the beginning of 2018) from healthy, living soil. With more than 40 hectares, the Bietighöfers show that biodynamics on a large scale and top-quality viticulture go hand in hand and are the alternative for the future. (Winery)

12/21/2022

Orange wine -also called amber wine- is essentially a wine made from white grapes, but made in the style of red wine. In white winemaking, you usually press the white grapes and separate the juice from the skins, while with orange wine, the juice is left to macerate with both the skins and the stems. This not only turns the juice a shade of orange, but also gives the wine body, tannins, and an added complexity. Orange wines are dry and bold, therefore pair well with equally bold foods.

12/16/2022

Meet two of this month Harvest Club Producers:
Ross and Bee Maloof, Maloof Wines, Forest Grove, Oregon
Maloof Wines is a husband-and-wife winery team based in Forest Grove, OR. They are a true yin and yang team. One materials engineer grounded in hard science, and one restaurant professional with a sensory aligned M.O. Bee Maloof represents the hard science behind the project. Ross Maloof broke into the production side of the wine industry working harvest at Day Camp, a co-op started by Brianne Day. Prior to getting his first taste for winemaking, he worked for just over a decade in the Philadelphia dining scene with his work having a huge focus on beverage.
Today, Maloof Wines are produced at their estate vineyard and winery location, No Clos Radio, just outside of Forest Grove, OR. The vineyard and winery is shared with their closest friends, Jim and Jenny from Fossil & Fawn. The Maloofs are dedicated to making wines full of energy, with the number one goal of truly capturing a place and time in each bottle. They work closely with their farmers to achieve this goal, and consider them to be the true inspiration of their work.
Andreas Gsellmann, Winery Andreas Gsellmann, Gols, Burgenland, Slovenia
Andreas Gsellmann's burning passion for wine immediately catches the eye and the Gsellmann family's wine history goes back more than 200 years. Winemaking has been practiced in Burgenland on Lake Neusiedler, a short 2-hour drive southeast of Vienna, for more than 2,000 years. Until 1921, the state of Burgenland was part of Hungary and since then has been one of the most important and progressive wine regions in Austria.
Andreas Gsellmann is considered one of Burgenland's visionary and younger winemakers and he continues the pioneering work that his father Hans Gsellmann started with 100% biodynamic viticulture in 2010.
The family grows its own approximately 23 hectares of Chardonnay, Weissburgunder, Traminer, Scheurebe, Neuburger, Welschriesling, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Grauburgunder, St. Laurent, Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch, Blauburgunder and Merlot.

12/14/2022

Time to cozy up with some mulled wine.
Mulled wine is usually served at Christmas markets in Europe and Canada. But it is easy to make at home to sweeten any cold night or warm a winter party.
The best red wine to use for mulled wine is fruity and full bodied Merlot, Zinfandel or Garnacha (also called Grenache) as they best support all of the flavors we’ll be adding.
Pour a bottle of wine in a saucepan and add all the ingredients: Zest one lemon and half an orange, add 1 star anise, 2 cinnamon sticks, 2 cloves, one sliced orange, maple syrup to taste and a dash of brandy.
Bring the wine to a simmer, without boiling, for about 5 minutes. Lower the heat and continue cooking for a few more minutes to allow the spices to release all their flavors. Strain and serve hot, with a slice of citrus.

12/12/2022

This WOW is a rare chance!
2019 OPUS ONE NAPA VALLEY PROPRIETARY RED, CALIFORNIA
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99 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "Winemaker Michael Silacci commented that usually the blends are finished in January or February after the vintage. This year, with the 2019s, he was still tweaking the blend, but he did mention that this is "pretty close to the final blend." Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Opus One leaps from the glass with notes of Black Forest cake, Morello cherries, mulberries and fresh blackcurrants plus hints of licorice, wilted roses, Sichuan pepper and iron ore. Full-bodied, the palate is jam-packed with juicy black, blue and red fruits, framed by velvety tannins and background freshness, finishing on a compelling earthy/mineral note. Tasted as a barrel sample, this is a truly magnificent Opus One in the making!"
From the Winemaker: "The Opus One 2019 has intense aromas of black plum, blueberry, black currant, and dried rose petals, accentuated by mineral undertones. The creamy, satiny texture is framed by fine-grained tannins. The freshness and soft glow of acidity create a subtle tension with dark fruit flavors, savory herbs, espresso, and cocoa. A delicate dark chocolate bitterness lingers on the finish."
About: Opus One is a partnership founded by Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Chateau mouton Rothschild in Pauillac, France, and renowned Napa Valley vintner, Robert Mondavi. Producing luxury wines from its Napa Valley vineyards, the partnership made its first vintage in 1979 and has made wine at Opus one since 1991.
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12/09/2022

There is still time to enjoy these featured organic farming practices natural wines from our latest Harvest Club!
Maloof Wines 2021 "Rouge de Gris" Johan Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon
Beautiful deep pink/coral, with hints of herbs, fall spices, blood orange with polished tannins, and moderate acidity. Perfect food wine.
100% Pinot Gris biodynamically farmed.
Maloof Wines | 2021 "Wax on Wax Soif" Rouge |Applegate Valley, Oregon |
This blend is reminiscent of the wines of Côte-Rôtie, the style is less serious. Fun, delicous with a little chill. Smooth, round, dark berry fruit and spice.
60% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 10% Viognier.
Winery Andreas Gsellman | "OMG" Pet-Nat Weiss Gols, Lake Neusiedl, Burgenland, Austria
From the best vineyards of the Parndorfer Platte. Impresses with a wonderful fruit and an exciting palate experience.
This PetNat is 50% Scheurebe and 50% of the aromatic Muscat Ottonel, hand-harvested.
Two hours of maceration and subsequent spontaneous fermentation in steel and old casks. Second fermentation in the bottle.
Winery Andreas Gsellmann| 2020 Chardonnay Gols, Lake Neusiedl, Burgenland, Austria |
Stone fruit, delicate yeast touch, mineral, fruity, good balance between acid and extract; fine tannin due to short maceration time.
This Chardonnay is from grapes from both old and young plots. A wine with fruit, freshness and depth.
Wavy Wines| 2021 Super Californian Red Siletto Family Vineyard, San Benito, California |
A fun, fresh, delicious, red blend. Serve it chilled! This can go with everything!
A combination of three fermentations. Barbera and Merlot co-fermented with native yeast. Freisa fermented by itself. Mourvedre, Cabernet Franc, Grenache, and Sagrantino were directly pressed to tank for spontaneous co-fermentation. No additions, including sulfites, and it was not filtered.
Weingut Stefan Bietighöfer 2021 Rusco Grande Casino Sparkling red blend of Dornfelder and Cabernet Franc Pfalz, Germany
A wonderfully delicious reminiscence of the real true Lambrusco. Full cherry fruit, finest perlage, grip on the palate and just the right sweetness. Enjoy lightly, or well chilled and fully relax!

12/07/2022

To decant or not to decant?
Most sommeliers will tell you “It depends.” It depends on the kind of wine and how old is that bottle!
Decanting is the process of pouring wine (young or old) from a bottle, into another vessel -or decanter- to oxygenate it and allowing it to “open” faster to its optimal taste.
In the case of older bottles it can be tricky to remove sediment by decanting without disturbing the sediment that lies at the bottom. Also, an old wine is fragile and will prefer not to be rushed. Some sommeliers advise just pouring slowly right from the bottle, one glass at a time.

12/05/2022

WINE OF THE WEEK
*20% OFF* This Beautiful Bordeaux Blend!!

The 2019 Chateau Lanessan Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France
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89 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"Situated on gravel banks to the south of Saint-Julien, this estate has produced some terrific wines over the years, and the 2019 Lanessan is a solid effort. Exhibiting aromas of cassis, loamy coil, cigar box and licorice, it's medium to full-bodied, lively and nicely balanced, with a fleshy core of fruit and ripe, youthfully chewy tannins."

The Chateau Lanessan vineyard has belonged to the Bouteiller family since the 18th century. Eight generations of this same family have succeeded each other at the helm of the estate. A woman, Paz Espejo, born and trained in Madrid, took over the management of Chateau Lanessan in 2009. This change in management corresponds to the Bouteiller family's stated desire to breathe new life into this beautiful property. "The challenge is to remain loyal to our region while adapting to consumer expectations." The Cru Bourgeois Château Lanessan stands out today as one of the most beautiful properties in Haut-Médoc.

12/03/2022

Latest Premier Club Wines: Ancient world meets new world
Iliana Malihin | 2021 "Young Vines" Vidiano | Rethymno, Crete, Greece
A Greek Wine Club special feature by one of Greece’s youngest and most progressive winemakers from Crete. Just shy of 30, Iliana Malihin has caught the attention of international trade by producing one of the most natural expressions of the Cretan variety, Vidiano. Her winery hails from the mountain villages of Rethymno and she is elevating the reputation of the area by the potential the land has. Her Vidiano vines are farmed organically and are low-intervention production.
The result is two wines from the Vidiano variety in very small productions. Vidiano old vines come from a rare vineyard of 90-140 + years kept by the winegrowers of the area, while Vidiano young vines are a mixture of three different vineyards that are not older than 15 years.
Discover high-toned notes of white peach, pear, apricot skin, chamomile, citrus leaf, lemon, melon peel, and herbs, while finishing clean.
Hendry Winery | 2019 Block 14 Malbec | Napa Valley, California
Portions of what is today the Hendry Ranch were some of the first vineyards planted in Napa. Pioneering winemakers Frederick and John Sigrist began planting in 1859 and soon had one of the most extensive vineyards in Napa. The Hendry family has been continuously farming the ranch for more than 75 years.
"Dense, glass-coating purple color with violet at the rim. Leather, fragrant fruit, tea and spice in the initial aromatic profile. With air, some of the more earthy elements recede, and brown sugar adds a sweet note to the complex mix. Lovely, soft entry, broad and even palate impression, with bittersweet and dried blueberry fruit. Moderately dense and structured. Gentle, fine-grained tannins. Bittersweet, baking-chocolate finish.
The tannins will make a terrific foil for richer cuts of beef and game, a garlicky rack of lamb, pot roasts and stews, or a big juicy burger with sautéed mushrooms.
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11/30/2022

Although you should ask your doctor before you believe us, as far as we know moderate consumption of red and rosé wines has been shown to protect the brain from neurological damage. It has also a positive effect on health, like cholesterol, digestive system, mood, and even the common cold! Basically, drinking a glass of wine is part of an overall healthier lifestyle. Way to go, baby boomers!

11/28/2022

Only 3 days left! for this week’s WOW!
We extended our discount on The 2019 Domaine Chaume-Arnaud Côtes du Rhône Rouge.
20% off when you buy 2 bottles or more!
The perfect crowd-pleasing wine for your Thanksgiving table!

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60% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 20% Cinsault. -Biodynamic)-

A wine with a complex nose on notes of red fruits, spices and garrigue.

Inside the winery at Chaume-Arnaud, all the wines are vinified in tanks. The results are wines that are pure, clean, and without makeup allowing their terroir and varietal to express themselves entirely.

Vinsobres is the northernmost appellation in the southern Cotes-du-Rhone. Nestled in the foothills on the northern flank of the giant Mount Ventoux, it is off the valley floor with vineyards as high as 400 meters above sea level. The hillside vineyards of Vinsobres are planted with Grenache and Mourvedre primarily where they like the more direct sun and protection from the Mistral winds, while Syrah is largely planted on the plateau above, where higher elevation and the cool northern winds keep the freshness and spice that the grape can offer. The soils here are a mixture of sand and clay with limestone rocks on the hillsides, while the plateau sees the vines rooted in very shallow soils over limestone.

11/25/2022

"As long as we have wine, the holidays will be fine." (Don’t forget to add wine to the cook!)

11/24/2022

Here’s to our Explorer Club members! This month we featured another winning selection:
2020 Domaine Duffour | Cotes du Gascogne Blanc | Southwest, France
Michel Duffour's excellent dry white is made predominantly with Colombard. Notes of melon, clean, pure flavors of citrus fruit, an engaging herbaceous note, and a pleasingly dry finish. It is an ideal summer quaffer!
Several decades ago, Duffour took over his father's property and began dedicating himself to producing quality red and white wines. Today the family owns 49 hectares of vines and Michel has passed the torch to his son Nicolas. They work sustainably and, despite their higher permitted yields in an extremely fertile region, they follow very strict viticultural practices and a high degree of care and dedication goes into the winemaking.
There is very little oak used on any of their wines, and this, along with the short macerations, helps preserve the wines' freshness and brightness.
2020 Chateau Haut-Monplaisir | Cahors "Tradition" Malbec | Cahors, Southwest, France
91 points James Suckling: "Blueberries, currants, black cherries, bark and orange zest on the nose. Medium-bodied with firm, fine tannins. Supple texture with a juicy, flavorful finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold."
Brooding, high-toned wild elegance. In contrast to Argentine Malbec, this is long and mineral rather than fat and fruity. Pairs well with red meats and spicy meals.
Cathy and Daniel Fournié of Haut-Monplaisir farm 44.5 acres on the third terrace of the valley floor. These terraces are layered gravel deposits left by the river over the ages. They work in partnership with Pascal Verhaeghe, the dynamic proprietor of Chateau du Cèdre whose vineyards grow on the second terrace.
Join the Club now! We offer four monthly wine club subscriptions covering a range of interests and budgets. Our offerings include high-quality, hand-selected wines at each level, including the option to customize. Our Wine Clubs make excellent gifts for friends, family and clients.
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11/21/2022

Only 3 days left! for this week’s WOW!
Take advantage of our discount on The 2019 Domaine Chaume-Arnaud Côtes du Rhône Rouge.
20% off when you buy 2 bottles or more!
The perfect crowd-pleasing wine for your Thanksgiving table!

@15.99!!
Reg: $19.99

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60% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 20% Cinsault. -Biodynamic)-

A wine with a complex nose on notes of red fruits, spices and garrigue.

Inside the winery at Chaume-Arnaud, all the wines are vinified in tanks. The results are wines that are pure, clean, and without makeup allowing their terroir and varietal to express themselves entirely.

Vinsobres is the northernmost appellation in the southern Cotes-du-Rhone. Nestled in the foothills on the northern flank of the giant Mount Ventoux, it is off the valley floor with vineyards as high as 400 meters above sea level. The hillside vineyards of Vinsobres are planted with Grenache and Mourvedre primarily where they like the more direct sun and protection from the Mistral winds, while Syrah is largely planted on the plateau above, where higher elevation and the cool northern winds keep the freshness and spice that the grape can offer. The soils here are a mixture of sand and clay with limestone rocks on the hillsides, while the plateau sees the vines rooted in very shallow soils over limestone.

11/19/2022

Still available! Join our Premier Club now and get ready to enjoy these Featured Premier Club Wines:
Andrea Scovero | 2020 Barbera Rosato | Piedmont, Italy
This delicious rosé is the complete opposite end of the spectrum from Provence rosé: delicate, elegant, gorgeous. Starting with its beautiful, dusty rose color, to the gentle, floral aromatics and finally expressive flavor spectrum (fresh fruit, tart fruit, a touch of earth and nuttiness).

Andrea Scovero is the 4th generation of his family to farm grapes in the hills of Costigliole d’Asti. He credits his grandfather with teaching him everything he knows about winemaking, and he is passionate about crafting wines made in the style of his grandparents.
Andrea is a true artisan of wine from vineyard to cellar showing the greatest attention to detail. The labels are painted by an artist friend who tries to capture Andrea’s ideas and reflections of what is inside the bottle.
He works the land biodynamically all hand harvested with no fining, filtering, or added sulfites in the cellar.

Denis Valdenaire | Domaine Chofflet En Choue Givry 1er Cru | Burgundy, France

The Givry 1er Cru Clos de Choué is packed with ripe, bright, succulent dark cherry and berry fruit. About 1600 cases are produced annually.
Domaine Chofflet is located in the hillside hamlet of Russilly, in the Givry appellation, at the center of Burgundy’s Côte Chalonnaise region. The 14-hectare estate has belonged to the Chofflet family since 1710.
Today, three red Givrys - the Givry Rouge Heritage AOC, 1er Cru En Choué, 1er Cru Clos Jus - and a small amount of rarely seen Givry Blanc are produced.
They have been dedicated to sustainable farming for over 30 years, as devotees of culture raisonnée practices. They prune severely in the Spring to eliminate excess growth and thereby mitigate vine diseases, enabling him to limit treatments to the absolute minimum. The soils are plowed in all of the domain's vineyards to break up surface roots, train the vine’s roots to pe*****te deeper and foster a healthy nature ambiance.
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11/17/2022

Featured Explorer Club Wines:
2020 Domaine Maurice Charleux et Fils | Bourgogne Rouge | Burgundy, France
Delicious mélange of woody spice, dark cherry, anise, and sweet earthy sous bois. Open knit, with polished tannins. A glorious food wine.
Domaine Maurice Charleux is located in Dezize-les-Maranges, about 4 kilometers southwest of Santenay. It was founded in 1894 by Ferdinand Charleux, who owned just a little over half a hectare of vines. By the time he died in 1924, he had expanded the property to 2 hectares. Today, 4 generations later, the Domaine covers just under 10 hectares, of which 85% is Pinot Noir and 15% Chardonnay. The annual production is approximately 40,000 bottles—a number that is gradually rising. The family still sells a small percentage of their harvest to local négociants. The family adapts their work to what the climatic conditions demand. Harvest is done by hand with the sorting done right in the vineyard. The premier cru wines go into oak casks, approximately 20% new. The family likes keeping oak to a minimum, preferring to let the terroir of each cru surface, rather than be hidden by an "international" style that masks the beauty of each climate.
2020 Damien Martin | Macon-Verze Blanc | Macon, Burgundy, France
Well-defined citrus and stone fruit aromas, with hints of acacia, honeysuckle, verbena, and fennel. Combines vivacity, roundness, fruitiness, and aromatic richness. Excellent as an aperitif for its beautiful crispness, it pairs with poultry, veal, and lighter meats, risottos with meat or fish, cold antipasti, and mixed salads.
A family Domaine, owned by the father-and-son team of Robert and Damien Martin, Domaine Damien Martin owns approximately 20 hectares in the heart of the Mâconnais with Chardonnay vineyards in Verzé, the lieu-dit of Les Maillettes, located in St. Véran and Pouilly Fuissé, and Gamay planted in Mâcon Davayé. Son Damien now manages all aspects of viticulture and winemaking with a deep love and respect for the traditions of the Mâconnais.

11/12/2022

Last Chance!!

To celebrate Veterans Day, we are offering 15% OFF 12 bottles or More of your favorite Reds, Whites, Orange, Bubbles, Naturals, and Rose's! Store-wide Sale!

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11/11/2022

Martha Stoumen Wines . Sebastopol, California
In her own words: Martha Stoumen Wines was founded upon the desire to recapture a farming and winemaking culture that has all but faded away: a winemaking culture of patience.
We grow grapes and craft natural wine in Northern California. After 8 years apprenticing around the world, Martha set out as a self-funded, first generation winemaker to answer the question, “What does California taste like?” In our hot little corner of Northern California, Mediterranean grapes thrive and healthy vineyards allow us to create joyful balanced wines. Our wines are made from unexpected varietals and offer new takes on California classics. We do things the right way even if it's not the easy or cool way. Of the dozen or so wines we make every year, blends and flavors change but our desire to share the simple pleasures of natural wine remains the same.

11/09/2022

Good friends wine together!

11/07/2022

Only 3 days left!!
Don't miss this Wine of the Week so very special!

It is a unique opportunity to get one of the most celebrated wines of the world!

The 2021 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rose, Provence, France
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 93 points!"…A very fine, elegant example of Bandol rosé, with notes of passion fruit and pink grapefruit leading the way in a tightly knit, medium-bodied package that adds promising hints of white peach and anise on the lingering finish."

The Bandol Tempier Rosé offers a unique blend of complexity and freshness. It has a fine structure, with no tannin. The high-quality care given to the vines and the diversity of the terroirs produce a flavorful intensity and a strong typicity.

Bandol is a small appellation on the Mediterranean, granted AOC status in 1941. For centuries it has produced some of the longest-lived wines in France, using primarily the Mourvedre grape. Wines from this region have unique aromatic properties which many claim come from the dry Provencal herbs which cover the hillsides: thyme, savory, rosemary, wild mint and fennel.

Domaine Tempier's rose, considered to by many to be the finest in France, is fuller and creamier on the palate and shows dimensions not often found in rose.

11/04/2022

Featuring two South Australia amazing Vineyards for our October Harvest Club!
MT Yengo Wines. Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Mt Yengo is a unique venture, by Gary Green and Ben Hansberry. It was created to bring the culture and values of the First Nations People of Australia and fuse them with the more recent culture surrounding wine to create not only a wine brand but a true community centered around wine. A community that values bridging the cultural divide, instilling cultural understanding, and embracing reconciliation and diversity.
Mt Yengo has always featured Aboriginal art on its labels. Its mission is to include its artists in the commercial success of the winery, as they have been giving a portion of the proceeds of each bottle sold to the artists for years. They also give a portion of the proceeds of each bottle sold to the National Indigenous Culinary Institute. “You don’t get successful social outcomes without commercial success,” Gary says.

Ngeringa Vineyards. Mt Barker Summit, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Husband and wife Erinn and Janet Klein met at Adelaide University, both pursuing studies in wine. They purchased their biodynamic farm on Mount Barker in southern Adelaide Hills in 2001 where they create wines of vitality, depth of flavor, and delicacy.
The farm has been certified biodynamic by the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia for over twenty years. The name Ngeringa means “place of she-oak” in the Aboriginal language of the original nation of their region and refers to their native needle tree. They are passionate about biodynamic wine growing and everything they do and have created revolves around this belief, realized in small, closely planted vines, a simple, straw bale winery, a farm – entwined with the vineyard – of Scottish Highland cows, sheep, and chickens, an abundant paddock of veggies and extensive revegetation plantings. Most great restaurants in Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale, and the city of Adelaide rely on Ngeringa for their delicious, sustainable wines.

11/02/2022

In November, the wine countries' landscapes glow with the warm colors of autumn. Delivered of their fruits their leaves are mostly all still there, turning from green into warm nuances of yellows, reds, and oranges. When the sunset adds its magic gold, that kind of beauty is hard to beat. The time has come for caring for the soils and maintaining the essential balance between the vines and the terroir.

10/31/2022

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10/28/2022

We’re proud to introduce this month’s Harvest Club producers : Jean-Michel Morel & Katja Kabaj from Kabaj Wines, Goriška Brda, Slovenia
The Kabaj family has grown grapes in Goriška Brda for generations.
Goriška Brda is Slovenia’s best known wine appellation. This is due to the cross border status it shares with the more famous Italian Collio. Both Brda and Collio mean hillside. It is a vast land of verdant church topped hills spilling with vineyards, fruit orchards and groves of olives. Uniquely positioned between the Alps and the Adriatic the climate is influenced by both. Rather than taking advantage of the predictability of market tested conventional wines, Jean-Michel & Katja chose to champion the old ways. Having consistently produced a range of exemplary original wines like this for about 15 years now they prove it is not necessary to make the modern fruity style of wines so ubiquitous today. Farming is low and no till with an emphasis on soil biodiversity. Systemic treatments, herbicides and pesticides are not used. What is sprayed is biological. The primary fertilizer is horse manure.
Each wine undergoes some amount of skin contact whites and reds alike. The length of skin contact varies based on variety and vintage. Jean’s opinion is that if you take a bottle of wine in the vineyard, you should be able to taste the grape and then taste the wine and find the same flavors.
The style Jean brings to the KABAJ reds is reminiscent of late 80s Bordeaux, where he grew up. Merlot and Cuvee Morel wines are aged in barrique some new for 24 to 36 months. Aristocratic in style they are nuanced, perfumed and enduring.
Jean Michel’s interest in skin contact white wine eventually led him to Georgia, the other location where this style of winemaking has historic precedent. There he studied wine making at a monastery. He brought this knowledge and 9 of the 3,000 liter clay qvevri that Georgian wine has traditionally been vinified in. Amfora is made according to Georgian traditions. The qvevri are filled with grapes after fermentation they are sealed and left with the skins for as long as 2 years. This is the most eccentric, grand and personal wine of KABAJ.

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