'Maggie And The Grapes' Vernaccia Colli della Toscana Centrale 2024

'Maggie And The Grapes' Vernaccia Colli della Toscana Centrale 2024We have a thing for uncommon grapes in this shop. So when we came across a wine made only with Vernaccia, we had to try it. And we fell in love immediately. Lorenzo Zonin comes from a long line of Italian winemakers. His family has been at it since 1901, farming organically and biodynamically on the Tuscan coast, where the land is a mosaic of gardens, cereal crops, olive trees, and pasture. Also, he named this wine after his dog Maggie. That's not

fermented with native yeasts and left on the skins for three months

The palate has a silky

" So he fermented it naturally in stainless steel

The tannins are craggy and sort of scamper across your palate like small animals

the quality was exceptional

lime and dried herbs

winemakers

its wild fluctuations create a microclimate where migratory birds and some of Austria's best wine thrive

Peter and Dora Neudorf started this place called The Farm decades ago

The mouthfeel is both creamy and bright

razor sharp with acidity

I put it all together and the sauce clings to the tiny ridges