2022 Matthiasson Lightly Sparkling 'Grape + Peach' Wine, Napa Valley, USA Erbaluna Foot-trod whole bunches are fermented

Foot-trod whole bunches are fermented with native yeast for 5 days then pressed into stainless steel and bottled the following Spring

Gianluca’s good friend Gabriele Ronzoni owns a biodynamic farm called Casalpriore

Pressed into a combination of neutral French oak barrels and one chestnut barrel for 10 months aging

then aged in neutral French oak for 8 months

2022 Matthiasson Lightly Sparkling 'Grape + Peach' Wine, Napa Valley, USA Erbaluna Foot-trod whole bunches are fermentedFrom Matthiasson: You may know that we grow a lot of peaches, for our famous jams as well as for local restaurants, but you may not know that most years we also make peach wine for home consumption. The peaches have gorgeous aromatics that translate beautifully to wine. We decided to take our peach wine to the next level and make a refreshing Peach and Chardonnay sparkler. We combined our home grown Fay Elberta peaches with our Linda Vista Chardonnay