2020 Pasini San Giovanni Valtenesi DOC, Lombardy, Italy Kelley Fox After fermentation wine is aged

After fermentation wine is aged in stainless steel as Pasini San Giovanni believes the character of Groppello is best expressed without the influence from wood

and the Gramercy estate

most growers have abandoned these historic sites because mechanization is near impossible and it's too much work

Calaveras County

so the vines are 40-90 years old

2020 Pasini San Giovanni Valtenesi DOC, Lombardy, Italy Kelley Fox After fermentation wine is agedOrganic. 100% Groppello, an indigenous grape that only grows in Valtenesi. Originally descending from Sangiovese, Groppello Gentile has thin skins, light color, and produces fresh, bright wines with characteristics of flowers, spice, and sweet tree fruits (think Italian poulsard and youre pretty close). Sourced from estate vineyards in the hillier soils on the eastern side of Lake Garda. The soils here are finer and rockier and altitudes range from