Galactic Wines "Sarava Loureiro" Vinho Branco 2023

Galactic Wines "Sarava Loureiro" Vinho Branco 2023Miguel Viseu is the fourth generation of winemakers in the Douro, and he grew up helping his father in the cellar. But instead of taking over the family operation he left to pursue a degree in agricultural engineering and then worked at wineries all over the world including Pousse d'Or in Burgundy and Paul Hobbs in Napa. When he returned to Portugal, his passion for biodynamic farming and natural winemaking made him a shoe in to take over as head

Located in the foothills of Slovakia’s remote Štiavnica Mountains

Peio Espil of Domaine Ilarria was a pioneer of natural farming in French Basque country

As I've tasted more examples of this approach to Garganega

Complex enough for serious Champagne aficionados but universally appealing as well

Aged 9–20 years (multiple vintages are blended in a stainless-steel tank that is topped off and extracted from in a solera-type system)

Noel Téllez and the Téllez family founded Bichi in 2014

It will be especially good to have around as we approach asparagus season

It spends 30 days on the skins and 10 months aging in concrete

The name means “whatever it takes

nuts and fruit preserves

His vineyard has been certified Biodynamic for over a decade

But it doesn’t sacrifice anything over the previous vintage