Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Dusty Jenkins Region: Tokki-Ya Vineyard → Rattlesnake Hills → Yakima Valley → Washington Varietal(s): Nebbiolo Terroir: Silt loam, hot days / cool nights, high ridgeline frost shelter Serving Temp: 50-55°F A sage rat is a ground squirrel, the kind that pops up all over the dry Yakima hills,
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Gustavo Riffo Region: Portezuelo → Valle del Itata → Chile Varietal(s): País, Syrah, Garnacha, Cinsault, Cariñena Terroir: Granitic soils with red clay, dry-farmed; Pacific coastal breezes Serving Temp: 55-60°F Gustavo Riffo grew up in Portezuelo, a dry pocket of the Itata Valley where his family has
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Martin & Anna Arndorfer Region: Strass im Strassertale → Kamptal → Niederösterreich → Austria Varietal(s): Zweigelt, Grüner Veltliner Terroir: Loess and chalky clay, south facing slopes, cool climate with big swings Serving Temp: 45-55°F Martin and Anna Arndorfer truly had every reason to keep it quite chill,
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Hugo Mendes Region: Alenquer → Lisboa → Portugal Varietal(s): Arinto, Fernão Pires, Alvarinho, Vital Terroir: Clay and limestone soils, cool Atlantic air off the nearby coast Serving Temp: 45-52°F Hugo Mendes earned a degree in biotechnological engineering and then went and did the far more sensible
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Cédric Guy Region: Joncels → Haute Vallée de l'Orb IGP → Languedoc → France Varietal(s): Chardonnay Terroir: Clay-limestone soils, ~400m elevation, cool inland mountain climate Serving Temp: 50-55°F Cédric Guy grew up in Faugères, the warm schist-driven corner of Languedoc, and made a little name
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Patrice Colin Region: Thoré-la-Rochette → Coteaux du Vendômois AOC → Loire Valley → France Varietal(s): Pineau d'Aunis, Pinot Noir, Gamay Terroir: Flint and clay-limestone soils, south facing slopes, cool climate Serving Temp: 55-60°F The Coteaux du Vendômois is a small AOC in the western Loire
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Fritz Miesbauer Region: Furth → Kremstal DAC → Austria Varietal(s): Grüner Veltliner Terroir: Loess and gravel soils, warm easterly winds, Danube River moderation Serving Temp: 48-52°F Stift Göttweig overlooks the Danube from a hill on the river's south bank, opposite the town of Krems.
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Olivier Klein Region: Sabran → Côtes du Rhône → Southern Rhône → France Varietal(s): Grenache, Syrah Terroir: Sandy limestone soils, high elevation, mistral winds, scrublands Serving Temp: 55-60°F The Klein family took the long way to the southern Rhône. Originally from Alsace, they spent decades farming in
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Meredith Bell & Luke Wylde Region: Eola-Amity Hills → Willamette Valley → Oregon Varietal(s): Chardonnay Terroir: Volcanic soils, southwest-facing slopes at 600-700 feet, Van Duzer Corridor winds Serving Temp: 50-55°F Meredith Bell and Luke Wylde came to winemaking from opposite directions, which is probably why Statera
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Ornella & Giovanni Correggia Region: Canale → Roero DOCG → Piedmont → Italy Varietal(s): Arneis Terroir: South facing vines, ancient marine sandy soils with silty clay subsoil, 280-330m elevation Serving Temp: 45-55°F Matteo Correggia took over his family's land in Canale in 1985, when Roero
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Valerio Raviolo Region: Barge → Pinerolese DOC → Piedmont → Italy Varietal(s): Dolcetto Terroir: Red schist with mineral salts, alpine foothills at 400-450m elevation, cool mountain climate Serving Temp: 60-65°F Somehow, the Pinerolese got away from everyone. The region has been making wine since at least 1203,
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Massimiliano Calabretta Region: Etna → Sicily → Italy Varietal(s): Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio Terroir: Black volcanic ash and sandy loam with lava rock, North facing Etna slopes, 680-900m elevation, extreme temperature swings Serving Temp: 60-65°F The Calabretta family has been farming the north slope of Mount