Pinot And… $20
The Wonderland Project Wonderland Ranch Red
the place
Carneros, California
the grapes
50% Pinot Noir | 50% Chardonnay
the process
Cellar: 100% destemmed berries went into two open top stainless-steel tanks. Grapes were punched down two times per day throughout fermentation. Grapes were pressed and the wine aged in stainless steel for 6 months prior to bottling.the price
Bottle: $39 | Glass: $17
Luigi Giordano Langhe Rosso
the place
Barbaresco, Italy
the grapes
Nebbiolo, Arneis
the process
Vinification: The grapes are destemmed and pressed gently to ensure preservation of aromatics and slow extraction of color. Fermented under temperature control and daily pumpover, the wine spends 8-10 days on the skins and then completes malolactic fermentation in stainless-steel tanks. Aging: After completing fermentation, the wine ages for 2 months in large Slavonian botte followed by at least 3 months in bottle prior to release.
the price
Bottle: $23 | Glass: $10
MAN Bosstok Pinotage
the place
South Africa
the grapes
91% Pinotage, 7% Grenache, 2% Cinsault
the process
Bosstok refers to the untrellised bush-vine vineyards that make up more than half of the vineyards of our region. The Bosstok Pinotage vineyards grow. close to the ground, producing lower yields of concentrated, flavourful grapes. Winemaking: Grapes were hand-harvested at between 24 and 25° balling and fermented in stainless steel tanks over 5 days with frequent pump-overs. At around 8 degrees balling, the skins were removed and the wine was pressed and racked back to tank for completion of alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. 25% of the wine was matured in American oak barrels (20% new) for 12 months. Fined and filtered before bottling.
the price
Bottle: $15 | Glass: $7
Freja
the place
Chehalem Mountains, Oregon
the grapes
Pinot Noir
from the winemaker
Big yielding crop on the vines to slow down the ripening in what was a long hot and dry Fall. Hungarian, Oregon and French oak barrels used for aging the wine 11 months in 10% new wood.
the price
Bottle: $27 | Glass: $12