Tank Garage Winery Skin-Fermented White Wine

Tasting notes & discussion 56

Typically $36/bottle from Tank Garage Winery
Vintage 2018 from the Sierra Foothills
Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NM; NV; NY; OH; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
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About Tank Garage Winery
Tank Garage Winery! Based out of a 1930’s gas station in Calistoga, Tank Garage is putting out unique, “one-off” wines heavily influenced by the owners’ lifestyles and experiences. After decades in the wine industry farming and crafting world-class wines, Tank Garage was created to celebrate the heart and soul of vintage California culture and creativity.

Here’s the Skinny

TASTING NOTES:
“Skin Flick is a skin-fermented blend of Vermentino, Roussanne, Verdelho, Pinot Gris, and Trousseau Gris from the Sierra Foothills. As the name suggests, we let the white grapes ferment on their skins, just like a red wine, to soak up its orange color and arousing flavors. This wine is sexy, dripping with aromas of orange blossom, banana laffy taffy, and nutty baking spices. On the palate, hints of orange marmalade, honey, and candied lemon peel ride your tongue, with a refreshing climax that will leave you moaning.” (AbV 12.8%, 62% Vermentino 23% Roussanne 12% Verdelho 2% Pinot Gris 1% Trousseau Gris)

BARRELS:
17% Terracotta Cocciopesto, 83% neutral oak.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
The phrase “here’s the skinny” came out of some World War II era lingo, as a surprising amount of phrases seem to. It seems skinny is also in reference to a different bit of jargon. The “skinny naked truth” was apparently a thing people said. Basically the same as the “naked truth.” But instead of just going with that, they just went with “skinny.” So that’s why skinny is a metaphor for truth here.

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