2019 Delta Piquette Pet'Nat

Region: Anderson Valley < California Grapes: Pinot + Chardonnay skins Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming; made in piquette style, by fermenting grape skins and stems and bottling with Chardonnay skins and juice to kick off the secondary fermentation in bottle; 7% ABV; 120 cases Winemaker: Matt + Alexis IaconisWe're big fans of Matt + Alexis work at Brick & Mortar, a tiny project they started in 2011 in Napa.  We're featuring a bunch of the Brick & Mortar wines this month, as well as a super fun new wine from their side project, Delta, which they started as a way to make wines that embody and also financially support environmental change.  Delta is only 100% carbon neutral, but a portion of the sales of the wines supports Cool Effect (an SF-based org working on climate change) and Malibu-based Surfrider Foundation, working to ensure healthy oceans and clean beaches.   The wine-for-good angle is reason enough to buy this bottle, but it's so tasty, we'd buy it anyway!   It'