La Villana, Vino Bianco, Uovo, NV, 750mL
From our favorite American expat in Lazio, Joy Kull is making her own name using indigenous grapes and inventive winemaking techniques. An organic amber wine made with a local white grape called Procanico. Read more
COUNTRY: Italy
REGION: Lazio
VARIETAL: Procanico
FARMING: All native yeasts, no filtering or fining, and made without sulfur additions.
SOIL: Volcanic
WINEMAKING: Fermented in a concrete egg with the skins. A blend of two concrete eggs: one made from the old vine Procanico macerated for just over a week and the other from younger Procanico with only four days of maceration. The fruit is lightly crushed by foot, then fermented and aged in the concrete eggs before being blended together before bottling.