Gordia, Primorska "Amfora" Istria, Slovenia 2017 walk-around The grapes come from throughout

The grapes come from throughout the Willamette Valley

That mash bill is identical to Basil Hayden’s bourbon’s mash bill

vanilla honey and spiced oak

the newborn cuvée was silky and seductive

Gordia, Primorska "Amfora" Istria, Slovenia 2017 walk-around The grapes come from throughoutCertified Organic. 40% Malvazija Istriana, 20% Moscato, 20% Pinot Grigio, 20% Sauvignon Blanc. The Amfora bottling is the most complex of what is produced at Gordia; it has an intensely long levage and is a reference to the Friulian wine tradition, as well as the wide range of varieties that flourish on these ocean marl soils abutting the Adriatic. 120 days of maceration, three times daily punchdown during ferment; fermentation split between qvevri