Ameztoy & Almeida Porto Ruby Seco 500ml 18.5% abvA blend of fortified red grapes from Porto, Douro, Portugal; medium bodied, dry, stewey, and spicey with notes of cooked berries, cola, and cocoa, with mushroomy undertones, balanced acidity, and a long fruity finish. Organic with biodynamic practices Mateus Nicolau de Almeida, of a family with long ties to the Douro, has two new projects which are as exciting as anything his family has done in the past: the Trans Douro Express, and the Eremitas

Certified Vegan

he doesn’t plan on using sulfur as a matter of course

They are bottled without fining or filtration

wet tobacco and cocoa

This one hails from Emilia-Romagna and is made from the grape Spergola

high tones of eucalyptus

It's fermented in oak and stainless steel and is unfiltered

and marched next to the soldiers

big beautiful grape tannins upfront

slowly ripened agaves are cooked for two days in traditional stone ovens to concentrate flavor

Pineau d’Aunis is generally paired with fatty meats

nothing is added or taken away other than very low doses of sulfur at bottling