In 2009 there will be Albarino!

From a cold vineyard, located next to the Bay in the Napa Carneros, Bedrock Wine Company will be making Albarino starting in 2009.  The vines, which were planted last year, are adjoined to the very first Albarino vineyard in the United States.  I am currently talking to the vineyard owners about putting in small amounts of Godello, Treixadura, Caino Blanco, and Loureiro, in the hopes of making the first great “Ode to Galicia” wine in the country.

Though I am making a barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon blend this year, I have long wished to make a truly bright, crisp, aromatically interested white wine; essentially what I drink the most of during the summer months.

More to come later……