Every year, we aim to make a fruit-driven, dry Riesling which has an explosive flavor profile. Each year, the growing season is different which results in “vintage variation.” The 2021 Riesling Dry #239 is a wine that will improve with age. In its youth it is restrained, but after a year in the bottle it opens and delivers complex, layered Riesling character.

This is our most approachable Riesling. Not too sweet and not too dry. We use very ripe fruit which delivers luscious tropical flavors. The result is a wine that is extremely food-friendly and pleasing to enjoy by itself.

We picked the fruit for this wine as late as possible in the season. Our aim is “ripeness.” We stopped the fermentation at a point when the wine retained a higher level of residual sugar, but still a significant amount of acidity. The result is a rich, luscious wine that is still lively and bright.

We employ vineyard techniques that seek to achieve small berry size which yields sufficient color and structure, while exhibiting lots of fruit in the finished wine. These specific vineyard practices enable us to produce uncommonly ripe fruit in a cool climate, which yields structured, full-bodied wine. The resulting Cabernet Franc from 2020 is very lively with fruit, body and varietal character.

We employ vineyard techniques that seek to achieve small berry size which yields sufficient color and structure, while exhibiting lots of fruit in the finished wine. The specific vineyard practices enable us to produce uncommonly ripe fruit in a cool climate, which yields structured, full-bodied wine. For our Bordeaux-style blends, we choose the combination of varietals based on the quality of the season, and which components will blend in the most harmonious manner.

We harvest the fruit for this wine earlier to ensure a crisp, refreshing sparkling character. We use a state-of-the-art process to add carbon dioxide to the wine following fermentation. The result is an affordable, pleasing sparkling wine suitable for any occasion, not just holidays.