fourth of july

100% Xinomavro

Thessaloniki < Greece

Organic

Aged for 12 months in old barrels

Unfined, unfiltered, no sulfur added

Red fruits, plums, spice, olives

60% Grenache, 40% Syrah 

Kfifen < Lebanon

Practicing Organic

Carbonic Maceration

Unfined, Unfiltered

Two mothers/neighbors Claudine and Michelle (her husband Eddie makes the Mersel wines - the cool liter bottles with the heavy metal looking labels with rams on them).

Stick it in the fridge let it cool down to around 10 degrees celsius, pop it open and drink! Drink it with smokey red meats, grilled vegetables that are rich in herbs. Or with some light snacks like cheeses, black olives, garlic, charcuterie and cold cuts

Riesling, Sylvaner, Chardonnay, Müller-Thurgau (fermented on the skins for a few days then pressed), Kerner, and Pinot Blanc

Wintersheim < Rheinhessen < Germany

demeter certified biodynamic + certified organic + a bunch of grazing sheep

cloudy, zippy, mineral town, like a sexy humid night