Appellation (AVA): Mendoccino County, North Coast, CA

Vineyard: Spirit Canyon Vineyard

Grapes: 100% Arneis

Soil: Clay-loam soils

Vinification: Native yeast fermentation, fermented in neutral puncheon and neutral oak for 14 weeks until dry. Malolactic fermentation was arrested, aged on lees for 9 months, racked and returned to barrel before bottling. pH: 3.40, TA: 5.9

Tasting Notes: Lily of the Valley, apricot, pastry cream. Sage, honey, beeswax, almond, pear. Light to medium bodied and dry.

Service and Food Pairing Suggestion: Serve chilled. Pair with a big summer salad full of stone fruits, goat cheese, and honey vinaigrette.

About the Arneis: Arneis is a grape from Piedmont in Northern Italy that nearly went extinct in the 1970s. Luckily, a few dedicated wineries kept it alive, and today it . Arneis is aromatic, with notes of pear, apricot, white flowers, and almond. It is usually made dry, and can be similar to Pinot Gris. 

Organic, sustainable. 750 ml. 13.4% alcohol by volume.