VINIFICATION: Direct press and selection of the first juices
25% of the fruit underwent an extended maceration of 5 months Natural primary fermentation
SOIL: Sandy soils composed of fossilized palm trees
then in natural wine importing
Complexity and texture are gained from allowing secondary fermentation and aging on lees
2022 Hobo Wines Folk Machine Charbono, Suisun Valley, USA Casal do Ramilo VINIFICATION: Direct press and selectionProbably since I first heard about the Slow Food Movement, Ive liked the concept of preserving food and food culture by consuming it. In California, there are primarily three heritage grapes, Zinfandel, Valdigui, and Charbono. Of those, Zin is pretty widely planted, but Valdigui and Charbono are sparse and endangered if we dont drink them. Weve been producing Valdigui for close to a decade now and Ive had my eyes and ears open for a Charbono that we