Bree Stock (one of the only American women to hold the Master of Wine title) and Chad Stock have built their project around late-ripening varieties that hold their nerve in the Willamette's increasingly warm growing seasons
Think of it as Barolo's charming
pear-tinged Blanc de Blancs is a runaway hit
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but the real magic is in its balance—silky tannins
Dila-o, Saperavi, 2024 FebBarbarescoOffer Bree Stock (one of theGeorgia is the cradle of winemaking 8,000 years of it and Dila o is one of the most honest, delicious ways to taste that history. It's made by Gogi Dakishvili, a true Georgian winemaking legend, and his son Temur, who ferment 100% Saperavi in qvevri: large clay vessels buried underground, with native yeasts and minimal intervention. Saperavi is a teinturier grape, meaning its flesh as well as its skin is deeply pigmented, so the wine pours almost