Lightsome, White Field Blend, 2024 GERMANYCOUNT326 and entirely of its place

and entirely of its place

A traditional Spanish blanco vermouth

Elio Grasso controls virtually all holdings in Gavarini and sources exclusively from the south-facing Chiniera plots at 400m elevation on aged vines (average 35 years)

this 100% Cabernet Franc was vinified with native yeasts and aged slowly in large neutral casks before being released with bottle age

traditional Barolo from one of Serralunga d'Alba's great crus

Lightsome, White Field Blend, 2024 GERMANYCOUNT326 and entirely of its placeLightsome's first white field blend is a beauty. Adrienne Ballou, the low intervention force behind this tiny Texas Hill Country label, co planted worlds here: a field blend of Grenache Blanc and Vermentino grown on the granite dome of the Llano Uplift outside Pontotoc. Those Mediterranean grapes plus that unusual granitic soil give a white that's textured and savory rather than simply crisp, with floral lift and real presence. From one of the most