Piquenique Quince Cider Lopez Island 2021

Piquenique Quince Cider Lopez Island 2021From the importer: An exciting project from Tess Bryant and Nick Coturri (son of Tony Coturri OG natural winemaker in Glen Ellen, CA). Piquenique wines ciders are using local fruit in the San Juan Islands, mostly apples right now, but will include field blends of mixed fruit fermentations in the future. They are total pros, and working absolutely naturally. Very exciting stuff in a remote part of the Pacific Northwest, in part due to their efforts to

The resulting wine is very deep

Nicolás Rosario Zapiain Agirregabiria

Amyndeo’s four lakes — Vegoritis

and from there I was hooked

with highly persistent acidity

Bottled without fining or filtering

I love their ability to create wines that never lose the ability to deliver irreverent pleasure even when they may be challenging your preconceived notions of wine

The vines are double guyot trained and rooted into flinty clay soils

[Kirk Sutherland May 2022]

"Lomas de Llahuen" is exactly what you want from a Pipeño - bright

But it doesn’t sacrifice anything over the previous vintage

10 months in old French oak barrels