A nose of honeycomb and white tea turns into crisply ripe melon on the palate. No oak and no malo make this a great summer patio drink, or a great pairing with rich, cream-of-etcetera soups.
Vietti's Arneis is simply one of the best examples of the grape: medium-full bodied and rich with melon and apricot fruit, good acidity, and textured with lees aging.
Tiny production single-vineyard wine from a coastal plot with sea breezes that add a refreshing salinity. One of the very few Palomino vineyards in South Africa!
The Palmberg vineyard is Stein's finest, with 90 year old ungrafted vines. This Spatlese Feinherb, from the second pass of harvesting, adds depth and complexity to the wine with some sweetness, orange blossom aroma, and an endless finish.
Nikolaihof was the world's first Biodynamic estate and the family winery is still one of the top producers of Gruner Veltliner wines in the region. The wine is flinty, peppery, and just off dry. It's a perfect pairing for Sichuan food.
Single-vineyard Melon de Bourgogne from Bien Nacido vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley. This is a super unusual grape to find in California and the old vines here make a wine reminiscent of the great Muscadet wines in the Loire Valley.