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I then pressed off the wine into old French Oak barrels, where the wine undertook 13 months of aging before being bottled without fining or filtration. The result is a weighty orange wine with notes of chamomile, peach tea, and cantaloupe, significant tannin and the classic bright acidity one would expect from a wine made with Chenin Blanc.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMore about Divergent Vine\/Conduit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAaron has a nontraditional winemaking background. A classically \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etrained economist, he fell in love with the art and science of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaking during his time at UC Santa Barbara. He continued his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003einformal wine education (drinking a lot) in New York City, so when he\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emoved back to California he started making beer and wine out of his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egarage in SF's Mission District. Eventually, he met a group of urban \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemakers on Treasure Island and started trading beer for a few \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebarrels of cellar space, working with our friend Noel of Purity back \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein the day. In 2013 he decided to make the leap to full time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaker, and has been producing Conduit and divergent vine wines and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTag + Jug Cider.  In 2014 Aaron met Amy, who was working for a wine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edistributor, and they clicked around a shared love of wine and food. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey got married, and Amy now runs the back office operations for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethree brands. 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While the Cellario’s vineyard holdings include esteemed Piemonte sites, they choose to adopt a philosophy they describe as “wine of the people”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaffone (means big mustache!) is a blend of Nascetta (a rare native Piemontese varietal with excellent skins for maceration) and Moscato Giallo (a super aromatic varietal) vinified dry. This unusual grape combo makes a delightful bubbly elixir, lightly orange and hazy with pretty flowers, salty pear and juicy yellow nectarine wrapped around a core of electric acidity.  Super fun and easy for summer anytime sipping.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40495972253754,"sku":"CELLBAFF23","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/1538\/1050\/products\/2021CELLARIO_ilBaffone_VinoBiancoFrizzante.jpg?v=1654211449"},{"product_id":"2022-the-marigny-molly-baz-drink-this-wine-red-ish","title":"2022 The Marigny \u0026 Molly Baz Drink This Wine Red-ish","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion: Willamette Valley \u0026lt; Oregon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrapes: Pinot Noir, Merlot, Gamay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Organic, dry farmed vineyard on volcanic soils with marine sediment; Pinot + Merlot ferment carbonically; Gamay fermented whole cluster; blended and bottled without sulfur and no fining; 150 cases; 12.5% ABV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinemaker: Andrew Reginald Young\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA crushable, chillable red that's like a raspberry jam, strawberry Jolly Rancher and Swedish fish party in your mouth!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollaboration between Oregon’s wine hero, Andy Young (The Marigny) and cook\/food writer, Molly Baz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe call it an “imperfect wine for imperfect people with impeccable taste”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoyful and carefree, like summer in the Mediterranean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMolly + Andrew say: \"It’s a joosy-juice as hell, jolly rancher as fuck, taste the rainbow kind of joint with deep red berry flavor, in a playful light-touch kind of way. 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After each pressing, they capture a little juice from each lot into a stainless tank as a combination of free run and pressing, which then underwent natural fermentation in the tank\u003c\/span\u003e; bottled unfined\/unfiltered with minimal added SO2; 12% ABV; 400 cases\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinemaker: Chris Brockway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBerkeley, CA-based Broc Cellars is one of California's OG natural wine projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNouveau is their snapshot of the season, bringing together 30+ grapes done every which way into a co-fermented light red blend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslucent ruby in the glass, this is light, fresh and fun like a juicy cherry Jolly Rancher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ultimate chillable red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDangerously crushable - just try to stop at one glass!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMore about Broc Cellars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike our Donkey \u0026amp; Goat friends and so many natural winemakers in Cali, Chris operates more like a négociant in that he don't own any vineyards (nearly impossible in CA), but manages the farming for most. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe works out of an urban winery in Berkeley (an old ink factory that he transformed) across the street from a cement plant and a motorcycle-repair shop. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlso, like many vintners these days, he didn’t start in wine, but found his way moving to California to study oenology, first at UC Davis, then at Cal State Fresno, from which he emerged with the technical skills to make conventional wine. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt wasn’t until he read Patrick Matthews’s \u003cu\u003eReal Wine: The Rediscovery of Natural Winemaking\u003c\/u\u003ethat he began to explore the possibilities of making wines focused on vineyard health and as little manipulation as possible in the cellar.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChris is definitely one of California’s OG natural producers, but his wines ride the classic line, palate wise.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe says, “I’m not trying to out-weird anybody or obscure anybody,” he said. “We’re trying to get back to a more traditional concept of what wine used to be. 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Zinfandel grapes were foot-stomped whole cluster and macerated for several hours before being pressed into stainless steel tank to ferment and age; the two were blended together 2 weeks before bottling, \u003c\/span\u003eunfined\/unfiltered, with minimal added SO2; 10% ABV; 400 cases\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinemaker: Chris Brockway\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBerkeley, CA-based Broc Cellars is one of California's OG natural wine projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNot your mama's white Zin, but a cheeky rosé with bright acid and a pleasantly bitter Paloma vibe\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBarely ripe strawberry, crisp pear, salt-rimmed Paloma, citrus skin and juicy papaya \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJust 10% ABV -- perfect for breakfast, or anytime drinking!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMore about Broc Cellars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike our Donkey \u0026amp; Goat friends and so many natural winemakers in Cali, Chris operates more like a négociant in that he don't own any vineyards (nearly impossible in CA), but manages the farming for most. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe works out of an urban winery in Berkeley (an old ink factory that he transformed) across the street from a cement plant and a motorcycle-repair shop. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlso, like many vintners these days, he didn’t start in wine, but found his way moving to California to study oenology, first at UC Davis, then at Cal State Fresno, from which he emerged with the technical skills to make conventional wine. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt wasn’t until he read Patrick Matthews’s \u003cu\u003eReal Wine: The Rediscovery of Natural Winemaking\u003c\/u\u003ethat he began to explore the possibilities of making wines focused on vineyard health and as little manipulation as possible in the cellar.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChris is definitely one of California’s OG natural producers, but his wines ride the classic line, palate wise.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe says, “I’m not trying to out-weird anybody or obscure anybody,” he said. “We’re trying to get back to a more traditional concept of what wine used to be. Also, we like to drink wine, so lower alcohol is important.”\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/03\/26\/dining\/fruit-of-the-bartered-vine.html\"\u003eNYT article\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom a few years back nicely spins the Broc story, and describes the New California négociant model as “a future that depends on vision, hustle and entrepreneurship rather than, as in Napa Valley, inheritance or making a fortune in another business to finance wine ventures. 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We were all set to make another version of our lovely 2019 Chardonnay, but fate, and our press, had other plans. We loaded the whole clusters into the press, and...that was it. The electronics in the press controller decided they had had enough, stopped working, nothing...A quick call to our dealer's service department revealed no spare controller in stock, and it would be 7-10 days to have it shipped over from France. Wonderful.  Necessity being the mother of invention, I meanwhile rigged up a switch on the motor, bypassed the control board altogether, and managed to be able to dump out the grapes into bins (since the control board ran all of the pressure switches, I couldn't figure a way to actually press the grapes). Not having many options, we decided to skin ferment these lovely grapes in open-tops...Ten days later, the new board arrived, I installed it, and we were able to finally press the Chardonnay.  Long story short, the Chardonnay turned out fabulous, retaining its “chard-ness” while cloaked in a textural structure. Nice acidity, some light tannins, rich, yet refreshing, in the mouth. I like it better than the straight version we had made in 2019. A decision made and a new way forward! We bottled 78 cases after aging the wine for a year in tanks. Obviously, no filtration. We then decided to let the wine mature a bit before release. That, too, turned out to be a good decision. The wine is drinking really nicely now.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40504742838330,"sku":"CLFCHARD20","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/1538\/1050\/files\/2020LaClarineFarmSkinFermentedChardonnay.jpg?v=1717714070"},{"product_id":"2023-divergent-vine-chenin-blanc","title":"2023 Divergent Vine Chenin Blanc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: Clarksburg \u0026lt; California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrape: Chenin Blanc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Organic, zero-input farming; sandy loam soils; \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003efermented and aged in 100% stainless steel barrels with extended lees aging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e; bottled \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eunfined and unfiltered, with 15ppm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eadded S02; 11.5% ABV; 75 cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker: Aaron Bryan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eTiny estate run by husband\/wife team who relocated from SF to the Sierra Foothill boons to make natural wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBright, fresh and crisp Chenin that starts prim and proper, and ends with a wild French kiss\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChamomile, lemon verbena, wool, and golden apple lead into the super zippy finish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore about Divergent\/Conduit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAaron has a nontraditional winemaking background. A classically \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etrained economist, he fell in love with the art and science of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaking during his time at UC Santa Barbara. He continued his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003einformal wine education (drinking a lot) in New York City, so when he\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emoved back to California he started making beer and wine out of his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egarage in SF's Mission District. Eventually, he met a group of urban \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemakers on Treasure Island and started trading beer for a few \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebarrels of cellar space, working with our friend Noel of Purity back \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein the day. In 2013 he decided to make the leap to full time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaker, and has been producing Conduit and divergent vine wines and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTag + Jug Cider.  In 2014 Aaron met Amy, who was working for a wine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edistributor, and they clicked around a shared love of wine and food. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey got married, and Amy now runs the back office operations for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethree brands. In 2020, after many years or sourcing fruit from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCalifornia’s Sierra Foothills, Aaron and Amy fell in love with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebeautiful piece of property, vineyard, and winery in the Sierra \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFoothills that has now become the home base of Conduit and Divergent Vine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewines, Tag + Jug Cider Co., as well as their own Gold Dust Vineyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40650216144954,"sku":"DVCHEN23","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/1538\/1050\/files\/2023DivergentVineCheninBlanc.jpg?v=1726603874"},{"product_id":"2016-domaine-du-possible-charivari-cotes-du-roussillon-copy","title":"2021 Domaine du Possible Charivari","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion: Agly Valley \u0026lt; 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Mark started their wine careers working for James Erskine, the man behind Jauma and one of the pioneers of natural wine in Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs described by Mark, \"I’d say most of our wines are made with a clear idea in mind from harvest to élevage to bottle. 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