October ’24: Zinfandel’s Relatives
By: David Ulrich Zinfandel is grown in over 10 percent of California vineyards. Its Italian relative is known as Primativo. However, the origin of Zinfandel and Primativo is the eastern side of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia where the grape is known as Plavic Mali. Legendary U.S. winemaker Mike Grgich, a native Croatian, and founder […]
October ’24 Feature: Pétillant Naturel Sparkling Wines
By: David Ulrich Pétillant naturel (naturally bubbly) is the oldest method of making sparkling wine. It is also known as the méthode ancestrale or ancestral method. Though this approach to making fizzy wine originated in southwestern France in the 1500s. This winemaking technique involves bottling wine that is still fermenting to trap carbon dioxide gas […]
