Etna Bianco - Palmento Costanzo70% Carricante and 30% Catarratto from Sicily, Italy. Organic. Making wines alongside an active volcano might not be everyones calling but Mimi Constanzo committed to this crazy dynamic environment in 2010. Located in Santo Spirito on the edge of Parco Naturale del Etna, a UNESCO world heritage site, his vineyards benefit from the fertile volcanic soils and rainfall and snow melt from Etna that is 10 times that of the rest of all Sicily. The grapes

the picturesque and historic village of Hunawihr is home to Mallo wines

"Our Prosecco-style “Charmat Method” sparkling wine is made from just one ingredient: 100% Maine wild blueberries

It's medium-bodied without being heavy and has a generous core of juicy fruits with well-integrated chalky tannins

consecration of a forest to this deity was signaled on tree barks or on something more imperishable like stone

There is a sweet core of ripe fruit and dried herbs

about half of the grapes are destemmed before a six-day maceration

Pairings: Poached salmon

Scent: Slightly malty

in the 1990s & early 2000s the wine community went through an uneven period where many of their red wines were made with too much new oak & extraction

From the producer: "Color: deep ruby red

and this bottle will age well for decades

Grolleau is a light and spicy dark red grape