Sometimes, one must bob. At other times, one must weave. In 2020, like most people across the world, we had to do both just about every day. Our new Grenache is a great example of how the year’s challenges sometimes turned out to be blessings in disguise.
The 2020 PB has a real ‘kid in class who licked rocks’ energy. Yuzu, oyster shell, and lemon curd abound. Grab an order, nay, a sack of frites and call it a night
Carignan is like a love fern... you get out what you put in. Without a watchful eye, or in poor growing conditions, this very VERY productive variety can be unbalanced and clunky in the glass. But when working with minimal intervention techniques and fruit as well curated and cared for as the Carignan at Testa Vineyard, you bear witness to little drinkable masterpieces.
With a flavor profile driven by sassafras, ginger beer, and lemongrass, the In Flames cider finds itself caught between two worlds. On one hand she has the crisp, fresca-soda quality of many California ciders, while still exhibiting the bruised apple and star anise flavors of ciders found in Normandy and Basque Country.
