Monte Rio "Orangette"
Skin-contact piquette of vermentino grown in California. Organically farmed, no added SO2. Aromas of grass, hay, wildflowers, chamomile, and honey. Palette is airy, light, and clean showing a trace of fruit, some mineral and a crisp dry finish.
Piquette is an old winemaking tradition making a comeback. Spring water is added to grape pomace along with a little fresh juice to restart fermentation with a refreshing, fizzy, lower abv treat as the result. This one clocks in at 7% abv, making it an ideal low-stakes indulgence.
Monte Rio is the wine and piquette making project of Patrick Capiello, legendary former sommelier at wine-geek havens Pearl & Ash and Rebelle. He was about 20 years ahead of the curve with those two NYC spots, focusing on minimal-intervention wines well-before today’s deluge of natural wine bars.
Skin-contact piquette of vermentino grown in California. Organically farmed, no added SO2. Aromas of grass, hay, wildflowers, chamomile, and honey. Palette is airy, light, and clean showing a trace of fruit, some mineral and a crisp dry finish.
Piquette is an old winemaking tradition making a comeback. Spring water is added to grape pomace along with a little fresh juice to restart fermentation with a refreshing, fizzy, lower abv treat as the result. This one clocks in at 7% abv, making it an ideal low-stakes indulgence.
Monte Rio is the wine and piquette making project of Patrick Capiello, legendary former sommelier at wine-geek havens Pearl & Ash and Rebelle. He was about 20 years ahead of the curve with those two NYC spots, focusing on minimal-intervention wines well-before today’s deluge of natural wine bars.
Skin-contact piquette of vermentino grown in California. Organically farmed, no added SO2. Aromas of grass, hay, wildflowers, chamomile, and honey. Palette is airy, light, and clean showing a trace of fruit, some mineral and a crisp dry finish.
Piquette is an old winemaking tradition making a comeback. Spring water is added to grape pomace along with a little fresh juice to restart fermentation with a refreshing, fizzy, lower abv treat as the result. This one clocks in at 7% abv, making it an ideal low-stakes indulgence.
Monte Rio is the wine and piquette making project of Patrick Capiello, legendary former sommelier at wine-geek havens Pearl & Ash and Rebelle. He was about 20 years ahead of the curve with those two NYC spots, focusing on minimal-intervention wines well-before today’s deluge of natural wine bars.
