100% Nosiola. Foradori works 2 hectares of this ancient local variety in the Fontanasanta vineyard at about 400 meters above the city of Trento, a few miles down valley from the Foradori estate in Mezzolombardo. The vines are on clay-limestone soils, lower on the hills than the Manzoni Bianco vines...

100% Pinot Grigio. "Fuoripista"  or "off-the-path" is sourced from a fellow biodynamic winegrower on the high Campo Rotaliano plateau on which Foradori's estate vines lie. These 2 hectares of vines are traditionally pergola-trained on the typical alluvial soils of the zone and are harvested by hand...

"Yorgo" is a rare red wine from a mere 5 rows of vines, a co-plantation of Georgian varietals grown and farmed biodynamically for years right around the winery at Foradori. The grapes include Rkatsiteli (white), Mtsvane (white), Khikhvi (white), Saperavi (black), Mujuretuli (black), Aleksandrouli (...

100% Manzoni Bianco. Manzoni is a 1930's crossing of Riesling Renano and Pinot Bianco, developed in the Veneto by Dr. Luigi Manzoni. Foradori works 5 hectares of this rare variety in the Fontanasanta vineyard at about 400 meters above the city of Trento, a few miles down-valley from the Foradori...

Grenache 55%, Merlot 45% from Renaissance Vineyard in North Yuba. All whole-cluster, co-fermented and matured in neutral barrels before bottling.

Cinsault from the historic Bechtold Vineyard in Lodi County, planted in 1886 by Joseph Spenker. Foot crushed and fermented whole cluster before aging in neutral oak. 

'Muy Feliz' is a bright and chillable red with a light fizz! 100% Gamay from Barsotti Vineyard, which is situated east of Placerville, at just under 3,000 feet in elevation. The Gamay vines at Barsotti were originally planted in 2005 on a hillside of decomposed granite soils. The grapes underwent...

Sumu Kaw is an exemplary Syrah vineyard. The elements of elevation (3000 feet), location (in the middle of a pine forest), exposition (ridge-top) and soil composition (deep volcanic loam) come together here in a nearly perfect combination. With thoughtful farming and careful treatment in the cellar...

100% Syrah from the rocky, high-elevation granite slopes of North Yuba. These low-yielding vines are own-rooted and 40+ years old, all farming is organic, no till, and dry farmed. The fruit was foot stomped and fermented with stems, then matured in used barrels for 30 months before further aging in...

Cinsault~Carignan from Preston Vineyards in the Dry Creek Valley AVA of Sonoma County. This organically farmed site is noteworthy for it's 85+ year-old Carignan (and Zin!) plantings on well draining, gravelly soils. The Cinsault block dates to the mid to late 1980's. The fruit is foot stomped and...

Soil: Clay and bedrock (reminiscent of schist, shale, granite) Farming: Organic and biodynamic Vinification: 3-4 day cold soak in naturally temperature controlled tanks. Open top bin fermentation, 1/3 whole cluster, with native yeasts. Aging: 11 months in 228L French oak (25% new)

Organically farmed fruit; whole cluster pressed, settled and transferred to barrel and aged 11 months in 228L French barrels (25% new). About 450 cases produced. Aromas of green apples, hazelnut, oyster shell with a touch of caramel on a medium-plus body with a persistent and crisp finish.

100% Gamay. From the oldest estate vines, which are 80 years old and up, on heavy clay soils with relatively little granite and quite a lot of the iron-like mineral manganese. "Tardive" does not mean that the harvest is late but rather is a reference to the wine's ability and need to age for years...

100% Negramoll, macerated at low temperature before fermentation; aged six months in French oak barrels. This grape is universally described by our winemakers as "the Pinot Noir" of the Canary Islands, deep cherry color, with aromas of red berries and toffee. Soft, polished tannins make this an...