Outrageously delicious, fruity (feinherb) Riesling from this woman-owned micro-estate working on the natural end of the spectrum, sourced from absurdly steep terraces in the far northern Mosel, mostly from Winningen and Kobern. Spontaneous fermentation, no chaptalization, no fining, no additions or...

"Melogna", dialect for badger, is a new wine for Monte di Grazia.  It’s a field blend that harkens back to old-school farmer wines.  60% Piedirosso, 30% Tintore di Tramonti, 4% Moscio, 3% Olivella, and 3% Sciascinoso from a 0.3ha pergola at 600m, planted 30 years ago. Harvest was at yields of 30hl/...

Grapes from the A Merced vineyard, where 30% of the grapes are white. The wine is made using traditional methods from the village of Toral de los Vados, must is added without the skins to create a lighter red. Aged for one year in used 225-liter French oak barrels.

Sourced from several parcels with vines that are at least 50 years old, the blend is 90% Mencia and 10% “other” including Palomino, Doña Blanca and Alicante Bouschet. Fermented 50% whole cluster. Spontaneous fermentation using native yeasts and aged for ten months in clay amphorae.

Nino is 100% Pinot Noir.  Fabrizio, a lover of Burgundy, planted one hectare of Pinot in 1999, with a northern exposure at 380m above sea level.  "Nino" is local dialect for "bambino," as he feels this wine is like a kid: delicate, fun, with a lot of clean, youthful fruit.  Vinified in stainless...

Rossore, 100% Barbera, was Fabrizio's first wine. The name refers to the red flush on one's cheeks after drinking it.  It comes from different south-facing parcels planted between 1985 and 1990, harvest at the end of September or beginning of October. Vinification is in concrete with 21-28 days of...

Umberta is 100% Barbera and the so-called "entry-level" wine at Iuli.  Coming from south-facing vineyards planted between 1940 and 1999, it is typically harvested the first week of October.  Vinified in concrete with 20 days of maceration.  Aged in concrete for 10-11 months, with an additional...

Natalin is made with 100% Grignolino.   Natalin was also Fabrizio's grandfather's nickname and Grignolino was the wine he loved the most.  This wine comes from a few different vineyards, planted in 1970, 1990, and 2016 with east, west, and north expsoures.  Fermentation in concrete vats with 12...

La Rina is 100% Slarina, another indigenous Piedmontese variety that had nearly disappeared.  Fabrizio is a believer in this grape and he planted nearly a hectare and half of it in 2013.  With such a large surface area (for Slarina), he jokes, "I am the most important producer of Slarina in the...

The 2024 rosé is a 70% Gamay and 30% Cabernet Franc blend from the high elevation and granitic soils of Barsotti Vineyard in El Dorado. At nearly 3000 ft, Barsotti is one of the highest elevation vineyards in Northern California. The extreme nature of the vineyard with its high elevation and...

Grenache (42%), Syrah (38%), and Mourvèdre (20%) grown in three sites - from Sonoma to the Yorkville Highlands, and further north at Alder Springs in Mendocino County. These rocky, coastal, and high-elevation vineyards produce a vibrant and concentrated Rhone-inspired blend. The fruit was foot...

A 'California Red Wine' composed of Trousseau Noir (42%), Cabernet Pfeffer (20%), Gamay (30%), and Poulsard (8%) sourced from assorted sites in the North and Central Coast AVAs - Siletto in San Benito, Las Cimas in Sonoma, and Luchsinger in Lake County. All components were whole-cluster fermented...

100% Aligoté from Las Cimas Vineyard on the western edge of the Russian River Valley. This parcel is on a north-east facing hillside on sandy clay loam soils over sandstone, quartz, and schist, and is heavily influenced by the fog and cool pacific winds. Whole-cluster pressed to concrete eggs and...

2 ha Planted in 1960. In Comblanchien, this lieu-dit is located at the top of the slope, facing east. White stony soils over limestone bedrock.. 100% whole cluster, indigenous yeast fermentation, no added sulfur. Aged in barrel (no new oak), unfined, unfiltered.

Located in the commune of Vosne-Romanée, at the bottom of the slope in very white, marly soils. One quarter of the vines were planted in the 1930's and the rest were planted in the 1990's. Whole clusters directly pressed, indigenous yeast fermentation in barrel. Like the rest of the domaine wines,...