Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Roberto Oliván Region: Viñaspre → Rioja Alavesa → Rioja → Spain Classification: DOCa Rioja Varietal(s): Tempranillo, Viura Terroir: White chalky clay, ~2K ft. Mediterranean heat, cold mountain wind Serving Temp: 55-60°F Roberto Oliván was eighteen when he took over the vines from his mother and uncle
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Chad & Michelle Westbrook Hinds Region: Applegate Valley → Rogue Valley → Oregon → USA Classification: Applegate Valley AVA Varietal(s): Grenache, Muscat, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Gamay, Gewürztraminer Terroir: Gravelly, granite-derived soils on old river terraces; hot, dry days and cold mountain nights Serving Temp: 55-65°F
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Ryan Stirm Region: Watsonville → Pajaro Valley → California → USA Classification: Santa Cruz County Varietal(s): Vermentino, Albariño, Furmint Terroir: River floodplain soils, dry-farmed bush vines. Ocean-cooled climate. Serving Temp: 50-55°F Ryan Stirm went to Cal Poly to wrestle and picked the wine major
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Pepe Raventós & Francesc Escala Region: El Montmell → Baix Penedès → Catalonia → Spain Classification: DO Penedès Varietal(s): Xarel·lo Terroir: Shallow, stony limestone and red clay; mountain-cooled Mediterranean climate, 2K kilometers elevation. Serving Temp: 48-54°F Pepe Raventós likes to say Can Sumoi found
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Jean & Victor Gardiés Region: Espira-de-l'Agly → Agly Valley → Roussillon → France Classification: IGP Côtes Catalanes Varietal(s): Cinsault, Carignan Terroir: Clay and limestone, hot and dry, steady wind off the mountains Serving Temp: 55-65°F Jean Gardiés built his winery in 2003
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Angelo and Francesco Cipressi Region: Scafa → Pescara Valley → Abruzzo → Italy Classification: Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC Varietal(s): Montepulciano Terroir: Clay and limestone, SE-facing slopes Serving Temp: 50-55°F The first vineyard the Cipressi family planted above Scafa was a scrappy little plot they
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Tyler Magyar Region: Eola-Amity Hills → Willamette Valley → Oregon → United States Classification: Willamette Valley AVA Varietal(s): Chardonnay, Muscat Terroir: Volcanic basalt and marine sediment, Pacific ocean breeze Serving Temp: 50-55°F Monument is the gorgeous work of Tyler Magyar, who named his winery after
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Jean & Anne Lignères Region: Moux → Corbières → Languedoc-Roussillon → France Classification: Vin de France Varietal(s): Grenache Gris, Mourvèdre Terroir: Gravel over clay and limestone, Mediterranean climate Serving Temp: 55-65°F Jean Lignères still keeps walk-in office hours every morning at the winery. He&
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Iria Otero Mazoy Region: Val do Salnés → Rías Baixas → Galicia → Spain Classification: DO Rías Baixas Varietal(s): Albariño Terroir: Sandy decomposed-granite, low coastal valley on the Atlantic Serving Temp: 45-50°F Iria Otero took the long way around to jump into the wine world,
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Graham Markel Region: The Dalles → Oregon → United States Classification: Columbia Valley AVA Varietal(s): Sangiovese Terroir: Silty loam over old sandstone, dry oak-dotted hills above the Columbia River, hot days that drop cold at night Serving Temp: 55-65°F Graham Markel got his degree
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Frédéric & Daniel Brunier Region: Châteauneuf-du-Pape & Caromb → Southern Rhône → France Classification: IGP Vaucluse Varietal(s): Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault Terroir: Sandy river clay, limestone, hot and dry, windy Serving Temp: 55-60°F The Brunier family's whole reputation comes from a
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Thierry Véron Region: Chavignol → Sancerre → Loire Valley → France Classification: Sancerre AOC Varietal(s): Pinot Noir Terroir: Chalky clay and limestone, steep hillside slopes, cool continental climate with big day-to-night swings Serving Temp: 45-55°F Thierry Véron had a perfectly nice career before he
Argentina 🇦🇷
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Alejandro and Celina Bartolomé Region: Los Chacayes → Uco Valley → Mendoza → Argentina Classification: IG Los Chacayes Varietal(s): Torrontes, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay Terroir: Sandy alluvial soils, 1,300m elevation, big day-to-night temperature swings, Andean foothills Serving Temp: 45-50°F Alejandro Bartolomé was winding down
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Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Ricardo Baettig & Carlos Spoerer Region: Cerro Verde → Itata Valley → Chile Classification: Valle del Itata DO Varietal(s): Semillon, Moscatel Terroir: Sandy granite soils, cool humid climate, dry-farmed old vines Serving Temp: 55-60°F You met Ricardo and Carlos last year through their Casablanca
France 🇫🇷
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Romain Paire Region: Côtes du Forez → Loire → France Varietal(s): Gamay Saint-Romain Terroir: Granitic hills, 450m elevation, semi-continental climate Serving Temp: 55-60°F One of our favorite importer projects is BACK BABY with a new bottle, and this time it's French.
Italy 🇮🇹
Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Enea Burani / Cooperativa Agricola La Collina Region: Reggio Emilia → Emilia-Romagna → Italy Classification: Lambrusco dell'Emilia IGT Varietal(s): Lambrusco Maestri, Grasparossa, Salamino, Malbo Gentile Terroir: Calcareous clay loam, 230-foot elevation, continental climate with warm summers Serving Temp: 50-55°F The Cooperativa Agricola
USA 🇺🇸
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
Chile 🇨🇱
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
Austria 🇦🇹
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
Portugal 🇵🇹
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
France 🇫🇷
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
France 🇫🇷
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
Austria 🇦🇹
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
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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