50% Malbec 50% Cabernet Sauvignon grown on an organic, dry-farmed, high elevation (3900ft) vineyard on alluvial and sandy soils; ranging in age from 12 (Malbec) to 72 years (Cab Sauv). Grapes are hand, kept 50% whole cluster, and fermented in stainless steel.  Unfined, unfiltered. Organic made from...

Petit Manseng 59%, Sauvignon Blanc 38%, Malvasia Bianca 2%, Muscat 1%. The Five Forks white blend is composed of hand-harvested fruit from an array of vineyard sites, including the Early Mountain Estate Vineyard. A portion of Petit Manseng and Sauvignon Blanc were co-fermented, with the remaining...

100% Cabernet Franc from two sites in the Shenandoah Valley; Baer Ridge and Shenandoah Springs Vineyard. The fruit was hand harvested in separate picks over a two week period to balance freshness and concentration in the grapes. Fermented with 15% whole clusters in stainless steel and matured for...

The Young Wine series was created to use hybrid grapes, made in a natural way, to make delicious, fun, and accessible wines. 96% Chambourcin, 4% Vidal Blanc from three vineyard blocks in the Shenandoah Valley; Barren Ridge, Bluestone, and Sherman’s Ridge Vineyard. A small amount of skin fermented...

100% Nero d’Avola.  13.2% abv.

Nero d’Avola, guyot, planted in 2011, harvested in late September at 42 hl/ha.  Destemmed and crushed, with macerations lasting 10 days.  Soft-pressed, fermented in stainless steel.  Aged mostly in stainless, with 15% of the total aging in 500L tonneaux for 6 months.   unfined/unfiltered. 3,300...

Catarratto Lucido, guyot, planted in 2011, harvested in September at 33 hl/ha.  Destemmed, pressed, fermented and aged in stainless steel.  Released in March 2022, unfined/unfiltered.  6,600 bottles made. 11.7% abv.

Catarratto Extralucido, guyot, planted in 2011, harvested in August at 45 hl/ha. The grapes are destemmed and pressed, fermenting in stainless steel.   Refermented in bottle using must from the same harvest. Frizzante-level bubbles. Undisgorged (crown cap).  3,300 bottles made.  11.6% abv.

Catarratto Comune, alberello (bush vines), planted in 1993, harvested in September at 33 hl/ha. The grapes are destemmed and then left to macerate on the skins for 8 days, with fermentation and aging in stainless steel. Aged 8 months and released in Sept 2022. Unfined/unfiltered. 1,600 bottles made...

Vignesperse or "Scattered Vineyards,"  is about 50% Trebbiano and 50% Malvasia from four vineyards, totaling 1.6 hectares, in the villages of Campo, Cascio, Roccalberti, and Antisciana. The parcels are between 50 and 150 years old, at 300-700m above sea level.  Harvested in mid/late September, made...

100% Riesling, selected in the Mosel, and planted at Maestà della Formica in 2014.  This is an extreme vineyard, 0.6ha at 1050m, densely planted at 9400 plants/hectare, with the dramatic peak of Monte Sumbra (1795m) as a backdrop.  The topsoil is sand and silt, with very little clay.  Much of the...

100% Barbera from the Verduno vineyards of Neirane (W- 330-440m) and Cristiani (W- 250-280m), 1.2ha total, average vine age of 20 yrs.   Harvested in early October.  Stainless steel fermentation, on the skins for 6-8 days.  Aged between stainless and cement for 7 months.  Released in June 2022. ...

100% Pelaverga Piccolo, a variety unique to Verduno!  Fruit from 2.6ha of vineyards, between 250-350m: Riva Rocca, Campasso, Boscatto, Neirane, Sotto Orti, Galleria.  Harvested in the second half of September. Stainless steel fermentation, on the skins for 6-8 days.  Aged between stainless and...

Schioppettino, From 0.5ha average age of vines: 20 to 60 years old. Maceration for 20/25 days in steel or cement, indigenous yeasts in large barrels or second passage barriques, spontaneous malolactic fermentation.

100% Ribolla Gialla, facing East. Direct-press. Fermentation and aging in concrete, with no malolactic. Kept on lees for 6 to 8 months.  Around 7,000 bottles made.

Monte della Guardia is Marco’s cru, 0.5ha, super steep terraces descending from 300 to 175m.  80% Friulano, 20% Picolit on ponca (typical soil of friable, alkaline clay marls).  Harvested end of Sept. Direct-pressed, fermented in stainlees, aged in one 1000L cask (which happened to be new this year...

Pinot Gris 25%, Sauvignon Blanc 25%, Vermentino 25%, Verdelho 25%. All fruit sourced from organic vineyards in Lodi and San Benito (Verdelho). Each variety is fermented separately with natural yeasts in a mix of stainless steel and neutral barrels before blending. Matured for 5 months in neutral...