Cosmic 'Valentia' Empordà 2023 Gifts

Cosmic 'Valentia' Empordà 2023 GiftsSalvador Battlebeig is an experimental winemaker in the foothills of the Pyrenees, the rural appellation in Catalonia called Empord, sandwiched between the mountains and the sea. This highly rare Carignan Blanc (almost no one has this variety left; mostly only the red remains) is taken from 60 year old vines; part of the juice is on the skins for a few days, then everything is fermented and aged in amphora. A soft, glowy white wine with lots of layers

A mighty citrus juicer that's easy to clean

The house is surrounded by oak forests in the mountains

less juniper-forward

using only their grain

who are practicing biodynamic

and allows wines to achieve balance

fermented in a mix of older French oak and stainless steel

This is super fun wine — definitely drink chilled

It makes an incredible

It's a lady dressed in red velvet and twigs

the straight lines are representative of traditional Japanese aesthetics

This cuvée 'Valmaggiore' is a single-vineyard bottling