Issue No. 36: May 2017
The Wine Recommendations
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Clos Lentiscus
2010 Xarel-lo Xpressió Brut Nature
Where | Penedès, Catalonia, Spain |
Grape | Xarel-lo, Xarel-lo Vermell |
Ag | Organic and Biodynamic |
SO2 | None added |
Price | $64 |
A pretty impressive entry from the Penedès from a family reclaiming the vines and tradition. The juice—based on the 2010 vintage—is vinified in anfora, the second ferment started with honey, and the resulting wine is fascinatingly perfumed.
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La Garagista
2016 Ci Confonde Red Pétillant Naturel
Where | Barnard, Vermont, United States |
Grape | Marquette |
Ag | Organic and Biodynamic |
SO2 | Little to None |
Price | $45 |
Having walked the marquette vines—Vermont’s answer to Alpine nebbiolo—in the Vergennes vineyard this past August, it was obvious, barring disaster, that Deirdre and Caleb would have a crop. And a brilliant one. They made this from near perfect grapes. Four different wines from this block and vintage: the nouveau, a whole cluster, the damejeanne, and the pét’nat. This snappy and refreshing pét’nat is the grape soda for those who have little tolerance for sweet. Refreshing. Savory. Gulp it.