Scythian Wine Co. 'Revolution' Cucamonga Valley White 2023

Scythian Wine Co. 'Revolution' Cucamonga Valley White 2023Press 4 White July 2024 Direct Press Selection Scythian Wine Co. is a new project from sommelier turned vigneron Raj Parr that highlights the nearly lost viticultural heritage of Los Angeles. Before prohibition, the city was the center of the California wine industry, producing highly regarded wines from varieties like Palomino, Mission, Garnacha Tintorera and Zinfandel planted on sandy soils. A few of these own rooted, dry farmed, vineyards endure,

'river stone wetness

Insanely refreshing: Lemon sorbet

but so are at least 10 other rare and still unidentified varieties

so be warned

they move part of the wine to a new solera to let it age oxidatively and allow it to naturally become an amontillado

Garnacha Tintorera

Any person pouring from a bottle of Hana Soju 60 has the opportunity to taste it as we tasted

Their last names

planted at nearly 3000 feet above sea-level

I don't think we'd being seeing such fantastic wines coming off the island today if Kermit Lynch hadn't taking such a strong position on producers like Arena and Giacometti several decades ago

and a sprinkling of white pepper

phylloxera-free old vines and the most striking and spectacular landscapes make the Canary Islands one of the “must see” regions when it comes to showcasing volcanic soils