2021 Cruse Wine Co ''Ricci'' Saint Laurent Pet Nat, Carneros, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE This Austrian variety has been grown by Dale Ricci, a longtime family friend, for about 25 years. Ricci vineyards is on the Sonoma half of Carneros and only a few miles from the San Pablo Bay. Its typical Carneros soil, Haire clay loam, with the cool fog and winds that define the region. The fruit was hand harvested and gently pressed using a slow, sparkling press cycle. After racking to a small stainless steel tank, it was allowed to

Chock full of electrolytes and minerality

Separate terroirs

"Since its inception

naturally reducing yields

are the defining characteristics that set Avinyó Cava apart from others

ostensibly in the middle of nowhere

Von Winning maintains some of the oldest parcels in Grosses Gewächs vineyards smattered across Forst

dry Cuvée Théo

ABOUT THIS PRODUCERSam Bilbro grew up hanging out in a winery converted from an old cow barn

The fermentation of each wine starts spontaneously with wild yeasts

François Delamotte

This operation is called “Prise de mousse“