Senorio de Astobiza 'Single Vineyard' Arabako Txakolina 2023 Spain

Senorio de Astobiza 'Single Vineyard' Arabako Txakolina 2023 SpainWe are firm believers that Txakolina should not be the beach oriented, party in San Sebastin type wine that it was sort of made into about ten or fifteen years agoexceedingly light bodied, so pale its almost watery, with added CO2 so it feels kind of sparkling. Instead, the Basque varieties that are native to this region, in this case mostly Hondarrabi Zuri, are actually to render white wines of complexity and substance, maintaining a sort of salty,

this single-vineyard 'Terres Sombres' bottling also has appropriate age

The site is comprised of 15 year-old vines

who began practicing biodynamics in the late 90’s and hasn’t stopped since (in her mid-80s

not too heavy—an ideal Grenache/Syrah blend that you can drink with pizza

Established in 2009

'Cuvée 53' is a Cab Franc that isn't smoky

The couple are some of the most thoughtful and capable winegrowers in Austria

After the war

Deep but not heavy

Cannubi is a hallowed vineyard in Barolo: it was historically renowned in the region before the Barolo appellation even existed

making it one of the oldest continuously operating distilleries in the Caribbean

while the Sauvignon Blanc and Welschriesling are direct pressed