{"product_id":"2020-raft-wines-grenache-blanc","title":"2020 Raft Wines Grenache Blanc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion: Potter Valley \u0026lt; Mendocino \u0026lt; California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrapes: Grenache Blanc \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Organic farming; \u003c\/span\u003edirect press then the juice was left to settle overnight before being racked to neutral barrels.  The wine completed its primary and secondary fermentation simultaneously and naturally. The wine was racked in June 2021, and went back to barrels. It was bottled unfined, unfiltered on August 16, 2021; \u003cspan\u003e12.4% ABV; 95 cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinemaker: Jennifer Reichardt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn and bred in Sonoma County, California, Jennifer Reichardt's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efamily raises Sonoma County Poultry and Liberty Ducks.  Barely thirty \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enow, Jennifer grew up surrounded by quality food production, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elessons she learned while immersed in the family business inform her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewinemaking.  While she still runs the family duck farm as her day job, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshe decided wine was more her thing, so in 2011, Jennifer started \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eworking harvests for neighboring vineyards in Sonoma.  She continued \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto cultivate her craft and in 2016 launched her own brand, Raft.   An \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehomage to her roots, a \"raft\" is a community to waterfowl.  Jennifer's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephilosophy is to craft a wine to be shared with the community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJennifer sources her grapes from small plots of organically farmed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evines, like this Grenache Blanc from the Trail's End Vineyard in Potter Valley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJust northeast of Lake Mendocino is the quaint town of Potter Valley,  just a stone’s throw from Mendocino National Forest. Nestled right in the heart of town is the Trails End Vineyard.  Racy yet fruit forward, this is a quintessential food wine, perfect for fall.   It even smells cozy and autumnal, with baked apple, pear and a herbal green note on the nose.  On the palette, it's like biting into a crunchy green granny smith apple. We love that you get so much satisfying fruit packed into a lean, low-ABV package with a lovely natural acidity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67695814181024,"sku":"gfa1792016827089","price":18.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1045\/5833\/0016\/files\/2020-raft-wines-grenache-blanc_1.jpg?v=1792016838","url":"https:\/\/boardroomwear.shop\/products\/2020-raft-wines-grenache-blanc","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}