Boyd and I and our families met up in Paso Robles for some food and wine fun
After fermentation the wine ages in used large oak vats called foudres and various other large-format oak barrels that concentrate the wine without coloring it
This is a wine to go with oysters
the broader region that is home to Barolo and Barbaresco
fermenting with indigenous yeast and using no additions
Conceito - NV Brut Nature Sparkling Wine (Grüner Veltliner) - Douro Valley, Portugal Boyd and I and ourThe two women behind Conceito Vinhos are Carla Costa Ferreira and her daughter, wine maker, Rita Marques Ferreira. Rita, educated in Douro and Bordeaux and with professional experience in Douro, California, Bordeaux, New Zealand and South Africa, brings an international palate to her winemaking. This wine is made with the Austrian variety Grner Veltliner which Rita felt strongly enough about to have planted on the familys property. Even more daring,