{"product_id":"2022-divergent-vine-rollin-on-skinz","title":"2022 Divergent Vine 'Rollin' on Skinz'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegion: Clarksburg \u0026lt; California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrape: Chenin Blanc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Organic, zero-input farming; \u003c\/span\u003esandy loam soils inland near a river, with warm days but cool nights; destemmed whole berry ferment in tiny macro bins for 13 days then spends 13 mos old french oak; bottled \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eunfined and unfiltered, with 15ppm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eadded S02; 12% ABV; 62 cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker: Aaron Bryan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAaron's take on the wine: \u003cem\u003e\"The versatility and age-worthiness of orange wines is what attracted me to the style, they are unlike any other wine I've ever had.  I feel Chenin Blanc is a great variety choice for a skin contact wine because of the natural zippy acidity of the grape, contrasts beautifully with the tannin structure added by the extended skin contact during the fermentation process.  As such, this wine needs more time in barrel for those structural elements to come together in a cohesive manner.  I de-stemmed the Chenin into small macro-bins for a 13 day native ferment. I then pressed off the wine into old French Oak barrels, where the wine undertook 13 months of aging before being bottled without fining or filtration. The result is a weighty orange wine with notes of chamomile, peach tea, and cantaloupe, significant tannin and the classic bright acidity one would expect from a wine made with Chenin Blanc.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMore about Divergent Vine\/Conduit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAaron has a nontraditional winemaking background. A classically \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etrained economist, he fell in love with the art and science of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaking during his time at UC Santa Barbara. He continued his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003einformal wine education (drinking a lot) in New York City, so when he\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emoved back to California he started making beer and wine out of his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egarage in SF's Mission District. Eventually, he met a group of urban \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemakers on Treasure Island and started trading beer for a few \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebarrels of cellar space, working with our friend Noel of Purity back \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein the day. In 2013 he decided to make the leap to full time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewinemaker, and has been producing Conduit and divergent vine wines and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTag + Jug Cider.  In 2014 Aaron met Amy, who was working for a wine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edistributor, and they clicked around a shared love of wine and food. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey got married, and Amy now runs the back office operations for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethree brands. In 2020, after many years or sourcing fruit from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCalifornia’s Sierra Foothills, Aaron and Amy fell in love with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebeautiful piece of property, vineyard, and winery in the Sierra \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFoothills that has now become the home base of Conduit and Divergent Vine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewines, Tag + Jug Cider Co., as well as their own Gold Dust Vineyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67695831384224,"sku":"unq1792017167131","price":22.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1045\/5833\/0016\/files\/2022-divergent-vine-rollin-on-skinz_1.jpg?v=1792017174","url":"https:\/\/boardroomwear.shop\/products\/2022-divergent-vine-rollin-on-skinz","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}