White

Dark pink in colour, the wine is dense and concentrated, with watermelon and candied-strawberry character. Pinot Gris comes from Johan Vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, where the fruit is certified biodynamic and regeneratively farmed. The grapes are pressed directly, fermented naturally and raised in a neutral oak puncheon. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with twenty-five parts per million of sulfur.

Made from Sauvignon Blanc, the wine shows ripe apple, fresh herbs, citrus and flint. It is medium-bodied and refreshing, with bright acidity, a delicate texture and a long finish. Grapes are hand harvested and gently pressed. Fermentation occurs in neutral vessels with wild yeast, followed by six months on the lees in Burgundy barriques. It is bottled without fining or filtration.

Apples lead the fruit profile, joined by pears and peaches. The Chardonnay is fresh and light, with softness on the palate and a leesy finish. Fermentation is divided equally between stainless steel and neutral French oak barrels. The wine undergoes complete malolactic fermentation and ages on its lees in tank with periodic stirring. Fruit for the release came from Washington State.

Chardonnay opens with wet stone and lemon tart. Persimmon and starfruit appear with firm vibrancy and tension. The finish is clean and taut, with plusher fruit flavours lingering. Fruit comes from south-facing Dundee Hills sections planted on well-drained red Jory soil. Fermentation and ageing use stainless steel, concrete and neutral French oak, followed by three months together in tank.

Listán Blanco, also known as Palomino, comes from ungrafted vines on Tenerife’s volcanic slopes, 500 to 900 metres above sea level. Grapes are harvested by hand and fermented with indigenous yeast in stainless steel. Lemon, green apple, kiwi and grapefruit appear with fennel, salt and stone. The palate has fresh citrus, herbs, vibrant acidity, concentration, medium weight and length.

Gewürztraminer comes from an exposed, sloping area near the top of the estate vineyard. The site combines alluvial Royston-Qualicum soil with sandy loam and is dry-farmed using permacultural and regenerative practices. The vineyard lies on the mid-slope of Mount Prevost in the Cowichan Valley. Its elevation ranges from 118 to 240 metres within Vancouver Island’s dry-summer climate.

Fresh apple and pear accompany a lively profile with slight roundness and no residual sugar. Mauzac Blanc comes from organic vines on clay-limestone slopes near Cahuzac-sur-Vère. Whole clusters are pressed into tank for a cool overnight settling, then racked to tank for fermentation and maturation. The wine is lightly filtered before bottling with a judicious addition of sulphur dioxide. The vineyards receive biodynamic treatments.

Marsanne, Fernão Pires, Viura, Clairette Blanche, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris and Viognier come from across the Western Cape. Herbal and anise notes accompany quince, Sicilian lemon, pear, peach blossom and apricot. Moderate acidity keeps the wine fresh, while an oily texture and fynbos scent shape the 13.5% palate. The cuvée pays tribute to vine smugglers who worked around restrictions to make wines from the grapes they wanted.

Sauvignon makes this fresh, organically certified Vin de France white. After two years focused on farming, the two growers began bottling their own wines, having studied viticulture and oenology in Beaune and gained experience with local and Burgundian mentors. Their five-hectare project is based in Valaire, near Cheverny, and works with limestone and flint soils. Cellar vessels include fibreglass, old barrels and truncated wooden tanks.

Riesling comes from Picone Vineyard atop the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario’s Vinemount Ridge. Oneida clay and clay loam sit over dolomitic and argillaceous limestone. The juice cold settled during transport, then fermented naturally in old neutral barrels and aged in neutral barrel. Orchard fruit includes apple, pear and peach, with spice and a leaner texture. Bottling was unfined and unfiltered, with 12.7% alcohol.