Dila-o, Saperavi, 2024 FebBarbarescoOffer but the real magic is

but the real magic is in its balance—silky tannins

Bree Stock (one of the only American women to hold the Master of Wine title) and Chad Stock have built their project around late-ripening varieties that hold their nerve in the Willamette's increasingly warm growing seasons

this is a fully mature library bottle drinking in its prime

The grain is all New York: corn

Restrained

Dila-o, Saperavi, 2024 FebBarbarescoOffer but the real magic isGeorgia is the cradle of winemaking 8,000 years of it and Dila o is one of the most honest, delicious ways to taste that history. It's made by Gogi Dakishvili, a true Georgian winemaking legend, and his son Temur, who ferment 100% Saperavi in qvevri: large clay vessels buried underground, with native yeasts and minimal intervention. Saperavi is a teinturier grape, meaning its flesh as well as its skin is deeply pigmented, so the wine pours almost