2017 Subject to Change Wine Co. Carignane

Price: $27 Region: Mendocino County < CaliforniaGrapes: CarignanVineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic, dry-farmed 100-year-old vines; 50% whole cluster, foot trodden then pressed after 10 days to neutral oak; bottled unfined/unfiltered, with zero added SO2; 121 cases; 12% ABVWinemaker: Alex Pomerantz + Brad Friedman One more wine from Alex and Brad, who seek out organic vineyards from unique terroirs all over NorCal, like this old block of Carignan from a vineyard runs along Feliz Creek, north of the town of Hopland in Mendo County. They do two picks, one at 20 brix, where they get 60% of the fruit, and the rest at 22 brix. Because it’s a warm site, they had to pick at the crack of dawn, which required some sacrifice – and a sense of humor. Alex explains: “We camped out here the night before the first pick, tying up our hammocks up between the end posts of the trellises. We drank a bunch of wine, then got in our hammocks to sleep, when one of the posts gave out. I ended up stumbling aroun