natural wines that reflect the character of their vineyards and vintage
and gentian root—into non-GMO neutral grain spirit for two weeks of maceration
and the well-regarded vintage gives reason for optimism
Ohligsberg leans darker and more powerful: a south-facing amphitheatre of blue slate that delivers riper fruit without losing the spine
Dirty and Rowdy, Mourvedre Shake Ridge Ranch, 2019 101625OFFER natural wines that reflect theShake Ridge Ranch is one of the most respected vineyards in the Sierra Foothills, sitting around 2,000 feet up in Amador County on decomposed granite studded with soapstone and quartz, organically farmed since 2013. Of all the Mourvedre sites Hardy Wallace works with, Shake Ridge consistently delivers the darkest, deepest flavors, so this is the brooding end of the Dirty & Rowdy spectrum, though still made with his light hand: whole clusters,