Donkey & Goat
Fernow Ranch Greco Bianco
Mokolumne River, Central Valley, California, USA
2023. I was not prepared for the deep color of this wine, so I had to check out the D&G website “While it is a white variety for which we immediately direct-press the grapes, the resulting juice and wine are always orange. This doesn’t appear to be true in Grecos found in Italy, but seems to be the result of the unique clone, or the terroir of the vineyard. This results in a little bit of a head-scratcher of a wine. While it looks like an orange wine the aromatics and flavor profile are much more similar to a white wine.” I agree, fruit and floral forward aromas and flavors with bracing acidity that paired well with oyster chowder.
2023. I was not prepared for the deep color of this wine, so I had to check out the D&G website “While it is a white variety for which we immediately direct-press the grapes, the resulting juice and wine are always orange. This doesn’t appear to be true in Grecos found in Italy, but seems to be the result of the unique clone, or the terroir of the vineyard. This results in a little bit of a head-scratcher of a wine. While it looks like an orange wine the aromatics and flavor profile are much more similar to a white wine.” I agree, fruit and floral forward aromas and flavors with bracing acidity that paired well with oyster chowder.
Dec 26th, 2024