2019 Hermann J. Wiemer "Dry" Riesling, Finger Lakes, USA - 1.5L MAGABOUT THIS WINE Vinification: hand picked, hand sorted, whole cluster press, 4 month indigenous yeast fermentation ABOUT THIS PRODUCER The Wiemer estate spans 90 acres of prime vineyard sites on the western slopes of Seneca Lake and the wines are among the most acclaimed in the region. Estate fruit is hand harvested and hand sorted, and vineyard qualities are worked in small lots and then blended to create wines of balance and texture. Fermentations

which is Seabra’s favorite for making white wines

The two are blended before bottling to produce a single Côte Rôtie

have an ancient origin

above nearly all other characteristics

Fermented in oak casks

at first incredulous and skeptical but then convinced and conquered

Domaine de Beaurenard is also established in the up-and-coming Rasteau Appellation with 60 acres and in Côtes du Rhône with 25 acres both also certified biodynamic

Starting with very small family holdings David with his business partner Francois Feuillet

and fermentations are exclusively carried out by native yeasts

the one acre of wente clone chardonnay yielded 3 tons to the acre and was picked the first week of September

He oversaw the Tous Ensemble program and oversaw most aspects of day to day winemaking

The fourth generation began in 1969 with the birth of Raphaël