Fourth-generation vigneronne Marianne Gamet makes a Meunier-dominant blend of roughly 55% Meunier
with firm tannins and a vibrant acidity that provides lift to the wine’s bold fruit flavors
or basically anytime you want your bubbles with a side of adventure
works with native yeasts and ages the wine for years in old foudres in a thoroughly traditional style
and this single-vineyard Pinot from the Santa Cruz Mountains is a standout
Beykush Winery, Artania Dry Red Blend, 2022 SO041225 Loire Sale Fourth-generation vigneronne Marianne Gamet makesA serious dry red made 100 meters from the Black Sea, in a Ukraine still very much at war, is reason enough to pay attention. Beykush farms in the village of Chornomorka, in the Mykolaiv region, and Artania is their most ambitious red: a blend built around Merlot and Tempranillo, rounded out with Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a splash of the rare Bulgarian crossing Rubin. The grapes are hand picked in mid October at full ripeness, and each