2022 Cascina Lieto 'Sage' Rosso, Piedmont, Italy I Favati Then more than a year

Then more than a year in bottle post disgorgement to ensure finesse of bubbles

Poor Ranch Vyd (multi-generational family owned on benchland outside Hopland)

the wine is aged for 36 months in large Slavonian oak casks before spending a year further resting in bottle

mixed into classic cocktails like the “Brooklyn” or topped with a pilsner

Clay-limestone with a concentration of white clay

2022 Cascina Lieto 'Sage' Rosso, Piedmont, Italy I Favati Then more than a yearFrom the tiny, organic micro estate of Hiroto & Rie Sasaki in Castiglione Tinella, this is a field blend red built on Barbera Grosso and Freisa, grown on clay limestone loess hills and hand harvested in micro lots. The fruit is fermented with native yeasts in open top vats using gentle daily pump overs, then aged in neutral barrels and vats (no new oak), bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with very light sulfur.