La Crescent, Vermont, USA

A flagship reserve orange, full of woodsy bitters and mineral might. The warmest of welcomes to one of the most rich and intriguing projects in all of North America, La Garagista! Owner and winemaker Deirdre Heekin oversees her thriving kingdom with a particular affinity for hybrid grapes, native to North America, and an uncompromising visionary view on land stewardship. ‘Vinu Jancu’ is an old Sicilian term for a white wine made like a red, also known as ORANGE! Made from the aromatic and fruit forward la crescent (a descendent of muscat de Hambourg) grown on clay and limestone on the cool edge of Lake Champlain. The reserve began in 2018, with the wine being cycled through an amphora (crafted by a ceramicist in Montreal) made from local Champlain Sea clays, the very same clays the vines are rooted in! Iron, peach blossom, bitterly spiced astringency, burnt hazelnut praline, home-made raisins & a log pile. They recommend trying with Ligurian rabbit fricassee with olives and rosemary.