Papras 'Pleiades' Roditis 2021 no-wrapin

Papras 'Pleiades' Roditis 2021 no-wrapinFor Stergio Papras, the organic movement isnt a trend he is hopping on but rather one he was part of starting. He finally was able to certify his vineyards in 1990 and while his most famous wines are based on the Black Muscat of Tyrnavos he also continues to experiment with many grapes including native varietal Roditis. This orange wine is named for the Pleiades, nymphs associated with the stars, and an apt name for this wine from the slopes of the

who handle the winemaking and farming

Composed of mostly cortese and rounded out by the likes of chardonnay and a little sauvignon blanc

Rosa Trilli 2024 is 100% Sangiovese harvested from 20 year old vines in Osarella

two of the best in the world

ferments with native yeast and smokes with local mesquite

then are aged in neutral barrels for seven months before bottling

as they have a rather large farm in the Burgenland region of Austria

The fruit is sourced from a single vineyard of 30+ year old vines in the Swartland and fermented in stainless steel with a small chunk of whole bunch thrown in to the mix

In the winter

comes this 3 year aged white rum

Rietsch's wines benefit from air before opening

delicate dry martinis: a vast improvement over the standard dry vermouths from most liquor stores