This wine is like taking the light rail to Kumquat City! Bursting bright ripe lime and fresh Honeycrisp apple balance with white tea and white pepper for utter fresh joy. Add in some Lemondrops candy and just barely ripe strawberries with light Bergamot and Pomelo on the finish. There is a lovely weight and depth to balance the brightness. This wine makes me think of a delicious dumpling where the filling is tropical fruit and the edges are citrus and I am so so happy about it.
The fruit for this wine was hand harvested on October 5, fermented naturally, and aged in stainless steel barrels for 4 months. It was then bottled unfined and unfiltered, so vegan.
118 cases produced.
2021 Lumina Riesling
$28.00
The Riesling is coming from Coquelicot Vineyard down in Solvang. I got connected to Coastal Vineyard Care who farms their vineyard, and asked if they would be willing to sell two tons to me in 2019 and then I bought 1.5 tons last year. They are certified Organic and farm regeneratively. The soils are well drained and they get these great breezes there. I always approach the Riesling conversation with this as a dry Riesling. It’s not sweet. Actually, I have been surprised by how many people say, “Oh, I love Rieslings.” I was ready to have this conversation going into it knowing that there would be an education aspect, and I’m totally fine with that. I am excited about how many people I actually meet who instead say they really love Riesling. Me too!