2022 Cascina Lieto 'Crochet' Rosso Frizzante, Piedmont, Italy Ronsel do Sil I visited Michael Schmelzer (last

I visited Michael Schmelzer (last international trip in the before-times) and he was excited about the site: higher in elevation then his immediate estate and with vines going back to the 1930s

the wine is racked and bottled

Only 45 cases produced

chocolate liqueurs

Roussette de Savoie Altesse Ensemble

2022 Cascina Lieto 'Crochet' Rosso Frizzante, Piedmont, Italy Ronsel do Sil I visited Michael Schmelzer (lastA tiny, natural sparkler from Hiroto & Rie Sasakis micro estate in Castiglione Tinella, Croch is a Barbera and Freisabased red grown on clay limestone loess hills and bottled with a gentle, natural re fermentation for fine bubbles. Hand harvested fruit sees a short skin maceration and spontaneous ferment in stainless steel; levage stays in tank with minimal sulfur before tirage and bottling.