Thirty Years Of Emerging
TASTING NOTES:
North Coast - “Beautiful color, bright aroma of spring flowers and apricots. On the palate, fruity floral flavors with mildly nutty finish. Great paired with fresh cheeses, prosciutto and sweet pea risotto.” (AbV 13.3%, pH 3.3)
65% Viognier, 35% Verdelho
Suisun Valley - “Straw color, aromas of green apple, clover and sea salt. Minerally flavor pairs great with seafood, potato dishes, and mild cheeses.” (AbV 12.7%, pH 3.3)
100% Verdelho
Knight’s Valley, Sonoma County - “Full bodied floral aroma. Classic flavor includes hints of tropical fruit, herbal notes and a clean finish. Perfect with rich fatty foods.” (AbV 14.2%, pH 3.3)
90% Viognier, 10% Verdelho
BARRELS: 10 days
PAIRS WITH: fresh cheeses, prosciutto and sweet pea risotto
THAT REMINDS ME OF: Suisun Valley.
Say it out loud: Soo-ee-soon. Kind of delightful, right? It comes from the Patwin people, the Indigenous inhabitants of the area, and the word is thought to mean something close to “west wind” or “southwest wind.” Which is a genuinely beautiful origin for a wine region — the idea that the place is named after the thing the air does there. Every weather system that funnels in through the Carquinez Strait and cools those valley floors has been doing it long enough to earn a name in someone else’s language.
Suisun Valley is also one of those places that Californians who live nearby have somehow never heard of. It sits right between Napa and Sacramento, shares an appellation boundary with Solano County, and produces wine that regularly punches well above its recognition level. Wine writers tend to describe it as an “emerging region” — which has been true for, conservatively, thirty years. At some point “emerging” just means “underrated.” There are worse things to be.
ICYMI, you have two choices:
Worried Summer heat might get to your wine before your wine gets to you? Order from this sale, the page you’re on right now, and we’ll get it to you at a cooler time of year (October)!
Want Protected Summer Shipping and don’t think heat will be a problem? Order from the sale linked here! We’ll still try to get them to you with as little travel time as we can.
Some places get absurdly hot during the Summer, and in particularly unpleasant circumstances, it can damage a wine. Most people get theirs no problem, but there are a couple each Summer that fall victim to the sun no matter how fast we get them to you. If you’ve experienced that before or are afraid it’ll happen to you, we’ll hold your order for you until October, if you order from the Summer Hold sale. We are reasonably sure things will be cooler then.
