{"title":"Women Owned\/Produced","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"penner-ash-willamette-valley-pinot-noir-2022","title":"Penner-Ash Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.6%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape(s): \u003c\/strong\u003ePinot Noir\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocalization:\u003c\/strong\u003e Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e This wine reflects the region’s distinct textures, flavors and terroir, with beautiful elegance and balance. Since the inaugural vintage in 1998, founding winemaker Lynn Penner-Ash has drawn upon longstanding relationships with grower neighbors and friends to source fruit from the most distinguished vineyards. The vintage explores six sub-AVAs, culminating in a Pinot Noir emblematic of the Willamette Valley, and of the Penner-Ash winemaking style – a textural experience from start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pipProdProReviews_rating\"\u003e94 points \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pipProdProReviews_name\" itemprop=\"author\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine Spectator\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003eCapturing the essence of Willamette Valley, this Pinot is elegantly structured and vibrant with acidity yet plush and polished. Flavors of raspberry and cherry are accented by orange peel, floral tea and spices as this glides along the vibrant finish. Drink now through 2032.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e All class; aged 10 months in French oak, 23% new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Domain: \u003c\/strong\u003ePenner-Ash Wine Cellars embodies the spirit and passion of small producers focusing on Pinot Noir in the northern Willamette Valley, Oregon. After working for some of Napa's premier wineries and Rex Hill Vineyards in Oregon, winemaker Lynn Penner-Ash and her husband, Ron, started Penner-Ash Wine Cellars in 1998. In the winery, the focus is on small-lot indigenous yeast fermentation with extended cold soaks to extract a rich, fruit-focused, textured mouthfeel. Each lot is treated individually and depending on the outcome, either blended into their reserve quality Willamette Valley Pinot Noir or bottled separately as a vineyard designate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Republic National","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37266118705305,"sku":"857187002026","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0149\/9247\/4212\/files\/zm8y5mqyjhksxh1dxpsc.jpg?v=1770564131"},{"product_id":"domainegiraudonbourgogneros2025","title":"Domaine Giraudon Bourgogne Rosé 2025","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto mb-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto mb-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Pinot Noir\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto mb-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgundy, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto mb-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light salmon-pink color; fresh aromas of strawberries, raspberries, and red currants, with hints of rose petal and citrus; light-bodied with crisp acidity, offering juicy red-fruit flavors and a touch of minerality, leading to a refreshing, lively finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto mb-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Domaine Giraudon is recognized for its dedication to traditional winemaking and to expressing Burgundy's terroir. The Pinot Noir grapes are carefully selected and hand-harvested, preserving their delicate aromas and flavors. The wine is crafted to emphasize freshness and the characteristic elegance of the varietal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto mb-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood pairing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent as an aperitif, it pairs well with seafood, salads, light pasta dishes, and soft cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto mb-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinery Story:\u003c\/strong\u003e Domaine Giraudon is a family-owned estate deeply rooted in the Burgundy region, focusing on producing wines that reflect the authentic character of their vineyards. With a commitment to sustainable practices and minimal intervention, the winery aims to highlight the elegance and finesse of Burgundy wines. The Bourgogne Rosé is a delightful expression of Pinot Noir, showcasing the vibrant and refreshing qualities typical of the region's rosés\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wine Traditions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39857119690905,"sku":"97954","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0149\/9247\/4212\/products\/ad0a45dc51323de99804d0d8de7c6de1e24755ba.jpg?v=1780693906"},{"product_id":"verdier-logellavolcaniquectesduforez2024","title":"Verdier-Logel \"La Volcanique\" Côtes du Forez 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol: \u003c\/strong\u003e13,5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape(s): \u003c\/strong\u003eGamay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocalisation: \u003c\/strong\u003eCôtes du Forez, Loire Valley, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe color is translucent garnet. The nose is reminiscent of freshly baked plum pie sprinkled with Christmas spices. The mouth is slender, rectilinear, stretched by an invisible thread, with a material slightly denser than \"Gourmets\" - a tannic grain a little thicker - but nevertheless fine, fresh and easy to digest. 'a light smoke (the volcanic soil?). The finish is more earthy, with a fine, tasty, slightly chalky mash and humus notes. To end on pepper and blood \/ iron notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AOC Côtes du Forez is a very small appellation located between Boën sur Lignon and Montbrison en Loire (42) which is starting to be talked about. Odile Verdier and Jacky Logel produce in our opinion the best of them with this cuvée resulting from an original entirely basaltic soil (volcanic soil poor in silica but rich in iron and magnesium).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Domain:\u003c\/strong\u003eThe Logel's aren't your typical vignerons - Jacky was a joiner and carpenter, and Odile was a dietician. But when Odile's father retired they decided to go to live in the Cotes du Forez near Clermont Ferrand in the massif central and take over her grandfathers estate. Jacky studied viticulture and wine-making in Mâcon and their first vintage was in 1992. The Domaine is planted with Gamay, Viognier and Pinot Gris - a nod to Jacky's home Alsace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey have always worked organically and made the wines with low intervention, to truthfully express their distinctive terroirs. They are making delicious expressions of Gamay from the southernmost extremity of the department of the Loire. It's a slightly forgotten wine region, between 400 and 600 metres above sea level in an unspoilt environment. They make 3 expressions of Gamay all with tension, energy, freshness, but also full body and rich flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Traditions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40399970631833,"sku":"98077","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0149\/9247\/4212\/products\/fd5a80b6e07805b81c3664ddb4f82c669c5286c3.png?v=1775339864"},{"product_id":"lefraghebardolinochiarettorodonros2025","title":"Le Fraghe Bardolino Chiaretto Rodon Rosé 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Corvina, Rondinella\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocalization:\u003c\/strong\u003e Veneto, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cherry red with rich purple highlights, Rodòn boasts a complex mosaic of well-defined, very fragrant aromas. Seductive notes of wild rose are the first to emerge, followed by nuances of wild strawberry and redcurrant that linger and complete an elegant bouquet. The palate displays an emphatic crispness and full body, the happy result of a perfect balance between ultra-savoury flavours and a tasty minerality, characteristics that are classic to this terroir, and excellent supporting tannins and acidity. The finish is notably lengthy, and nicely mirrors the aromas offered by the nose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e The two grape varieties, Corvina and Rondinella, are vinified separately. They are given a cool-temperature, 6-8 hour maceration on the skins, which extracts just enough colour to give a lively, medium-bodied hue to the juice. The must then ferments at a cool 17°C. The finished wine matures on the fine lees in 50hl stainless steel tanks until the following spring, when it is bottled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ròdon can be enjoyed throughout the meal, in particular with antipasti, light and delicately-flavoured meats, a wide range of fish soups, eggs, and young cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Domain: \u003c\/strong\u003eAs a young girl, Matilde Poggi, grew up around winemaking and hearing her parents talk about it. During October, she would go straight from school to the vineyards to help with the harvest. Her first harvest was in 1984, prior to that, the grapes were sold to another winery. Matilde is passionate about the surrounding terroir of valleys, rivers, winds from the north, and the mountainous areas that makes her wines uniquely their own. Her 3 daughters now help her run the winery. They have been certified organic since 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Run","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40422022152345,"sku":"8032745480061","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0149\/9247\/4212\/products\/b8bead8d1d29051dbbaaf331c3507f46552dcd3d.png?v=1765757063"},{"product_id":"aslina-sauvignon-blanc-2021","title":"Aslina Sauvignon Blanc 2025","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/b\u003e 13%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrape(s):\u003c\/b\u003e Sauvignon Blanc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocalization:\u003c\/b\u003e Stellenbosch, South Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTasting notes:\u003c\/b\u003e An elegant Sauvignon Blanc with bright fruit, citrus zest, minerality, beautiful complexity, and depth. The wine was left on the lees for four months to give this wine a unique, lingering, silky finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Domain:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eNtsiki grew up in Mahlabathini, a rural village in KwaZulu-Natal, and matriculated from high school in 1996. Having spent a year as a domestic worker, she was awarded a scholarship to study winemaking at Stellenbosch University in 1999.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003eShe graduated in 2003 with a BSc in Agriculture (Viticulture and Oenology) and joined boutique winery Stellekaya as their winemaker the following year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003eNtsiki’s ambition to create her own wines grew following a collaboration with Californian winemaker, Helen Kiplinger, as part of Mika Bulmash’s Wine for the World initiative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003eIt was over dinner and a glass of wine with her new colleagues in the USA that she shared the story of the inspiration behind her ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003eHer beloved grandmother was the guiding light in her life and it became obvious that her new brand should be named Aslina in the matriarch’s honor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salveto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42496752648449,"sku":"6009905245503","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0149\/9247\/4212\/products\/Aslina_Sauvignon_Blanc-1260x1600h.png?v=1775236039"},{"product_id":"lamborn-family-vineyards-zinfandel-2016","title":"Lamborn Family Vineyards \"The Roots Vintage\" Zinfandel 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcohol\u003c\/b\u003e: 15.3%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrape(s)\u003c\/b\u003e: 100% estate grown Zinfandel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocalization\u003c\/b\u003e: Napa Valley, California, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\"This elegant Zinfandel is rich blackberry in color with open aromas of layered cherry \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eand ripe raspberry, complemented by a seductive spice and mineral character. Beautifully structured and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003ewith great balance, the 2016 Lamborn Zin is full-bodied and rich with great length. The complex mouthfeel is perfectly integrated with toast and vanilla, and the characteristic black pepper and spicy undertones \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eoffer up to a silky and lingering finish. An exceptional example of mountaintop Zinfandel, the Lamborn V\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eineyard is definitely in a league of its own.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotes\u003c\/b\u003e: Winemaker Heidi Barrett \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eThe near-perfect 2016 growing season started early, saw ideal weather conditions t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003ehroughout, and wrapped up as the Valley's first significant fall rainstorm arrived on October \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e14th. Thanks to a relatively steady and mild July and August, followed by a series of warm days \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eat the end of the growing season, vineyards were able to progress to perfect ripeness. Wines from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003ethe 2016 vintage are developing beautifully and vintners are pinching themselves and smiling for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003ethe gift Mother Nature has given us: a fifth consecutive vintage of stellar quality Napa Valley \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003ewines. We are very proud of this, our 34th elegant Zinfandel vintage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Domain\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eLamborn Family Vineyards are located high on Howell Mountain on a “ridge peninsula” which overlooks Pope Valley to the east and on an extremely clear winter’s day one can even see parts of the Sierra Nevada mountains far in the distance (one of several locations on Howell Mountain and on Atlas Peak where one has such views). Note: as of late 2021 this property is for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eThe Lamborn Vineyards story begins in 1969 when Bob Lamborn purchased an acre of land from one of his friends who owned a weekend property on Howell Mountain. Two years later Bob and his son Mike purchased two separate plots of land for a total of 40 acres (14 of which were able to be planted). Neither one had any experience in the wine industry but Bob was looking for a change of pace from his job as a Private Investigator in the San Francisco Bay Area. And the wine industry would certainly be quite a change from Bob’s previous career; through his PI work, he worked with the FBI and the CIA. The most notorious case he worked on was when he was hired by Patty Hearst’s mother after her daughter was abducted by the Symbionese Liberation Army.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eExisting vines had been planted on Bob’s property in the late 1800s by Italian immigrants and were still growing at the time of their purchase. Bob nursed these vines back to health as they had not been cared for since the beginning of prohibition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eWith the exception of their well-known winemaker Heidi Barrett, this is an entirely family run operation (although over the years Heidi has become like family to the Lamborns). Mike and Terry’s sons Matt and Brian (the third generation) are also actively involved in to the day to day operations. Matt has a masters degree in landscape architecture and helps manage the vineyards as well as operating his own mapping and data analysis company, Pacific GeoData. Brian has been involved for many years with the Lamborn marketing and sales. Perhaps the 4th generation will be involved sooner rather then later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eHeidi has been making the Lamborn wines since 1997 (formerly at Screaming Eagle, Grace Family among many other premium wineries). Their particular site, the details and micro management that go in to the farming and caring for these grapes, plus Heidi’s considerable wine-making skills produce exceptional wines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Z Wine Guy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42672514662657,"sku":"73302","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0149\/9247\/4212\/products\/lamborn.png?v=1765774091"},{"product_id":"domaine-aleofane-crozes-hermitage-blanc-2021","title":"Domaine Aleofane Crozes Hermitage Blanc Natacha Chave 2024","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/b\u003e 13%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrape(s): \u003c\/b\u003e60% Marsanne and 40% Roussanne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocalization:\u003c\/b\u003e Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhone Valley, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eTasting notes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e There is a delightful floral edge to the wine with spicy notes on the palate along with jasmine, candied citrus fruit, iris root and cardamon. This is a very limited parcel so grab it whilst you can.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Domain:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eAfter passing her Baccalauréat, Natacha decided to study for a master’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003edegree in philosophy. The subject of her Masters was: Animal Metaphors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eFound in Nietzsche. However, for many years Natacha had the desire to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003emake wine. Her parents realized their dream of making wine in the 1970s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eestablishing a small winery in Crozes-Hermitage. Her brother later took \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eover the Domaine that they created. She didn’t like the limitations that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003ewould go along with joining her brother. Natacha wanted her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eindependence, and to make her own wine from beginning to end. She also \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003ewanted to make wine in the region in which she grew up, the Northern \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eRhône. Natacha has a deep love for the grape Syrah, especially from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eNorthern Rhône, where she believes the perfect expression of pure Syrah is found. In 2004 Natacha bought her first parcel of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eSaint-Joseph. She found a nice 1.3 hectare (3.2 acres) hillside plot in the heart of Saint-Joseph, Tournon sur Rhône. In 2007 she \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003ewas able to buy a small, old vines, plot in Crozes-Hermitage, to which she has added some new plantings as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 11px; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eThe name Aléofane comes from the name of a fictional island in the book “Riallaro, the Archipelago of Exiles”, by John \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eMacMillan Brown (1846-1935). Natacha found that some of the situations that Mr. MacMillan described in his book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003ecorresponded, in great detail, to the controversies surrounding wine in our own society. While wine is considered a source of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003econviviality, it is simultaneously subject to very strict laws. In the City of Aléofane fermented beverages, like wine, were \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003econsidered both diabolical and healing. There, wine was prescribed by doctors. In some ways MacMillan’s writing was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003evisionary, almost predicting the modern medical view regarding the health benefits of wine. In his book, the people of Aléofane \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eprized, above all, truth. In their own language, Aléofane meant “the gem of truth”. It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003edoesn’t seem at all coincidental that for millennia people have been saying “in vino \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003everitas” (in wine there is truth). With her Aléofane Saint-Joseph, Natacha has found \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eher own “gem of truth”. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eNatacha is meticulous with her vines. She works very hard to keep her vines healthy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eand limits yields. None of the work she does in the vines can be mechanized due to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003esteep configuration of this vineyard. Natacha, therefore, has to do all of this work by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003ehand. Natacha is very interested in using only natural products in the vines that help \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003ethe vine build up its own natural defenses. Since 2006 she has used a treatment made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eof seeds from a plant, fenugreek (used in Indian and Thai cooking), that causes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eresistance in the vine to an attack of odium. She also uses an experimental treatment \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Verdana\" style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eagainst mildew made from yucca, chitin, and tea tree oil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Run","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43389855138049,"sku":"21323","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0149\/9247\/4212\/files\/aleofane-blanc--1_14da9ec2-1f8d-40c1-9099-9adbaf98c56d.png?v=1772191305"}],"url":"https:\/\/arrowine.com\/collections\/women-owned-produced\/country_france.oembed","provider":"Arrowine \u0026 Cheese","version":"1.0","type":"link"}