2021 Miani 'Filip' Colli Orientali del Friuli Merlot, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Aston alpacas and goats to do

alpacas and goats to do the true good work of careful stewardship and humble attendance

100% Petit Menseng from the Fenaughty vineyard in El Dorado county

After a month-long maceration with a small proportion of semi-carbonically-fermented whole clusters

This youthful orange wine opens with spicy aromas of dry wildflowers

the goal is to "bottle nature"

2021 Miani 'Filip' Colli Orientali del Friuli Merlot, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Aston alpacas and goats to doThe early Merlots were made from a combination of fruit from Rosazzo and Buttrio, but in 2004 Pontoni began experimenting with bottling the wines separately; giving birth to his Merlots Filip (Rosazzo) and Buri (Buttrio). The Filip is generally rounder and more immediate.