2020 DuPuis Wines "Cul Sec" Red Blend, Anderson Valley, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE Mr. Guthrie will make 1,500 to 1,600 bottles of the 2020 vintage, most of which is still in barrels, and up to 3,000 in the future. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER During Wells Guthrie's stints working in the Northern Rhone Valley and Burgundy, he picked up the nickname Puis, meaning well or wells. Its an older spelling of the word, and I was in France to learn about the old world style of winemaking, so the name fit. He named his domain DuPuis

The harvest is carried out manually at the optimum point of ripeness

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a tension is present and persists in a saline finish

The wine is then bottled unfiltered after four years of ageing in stainless steel and 150 year-old seasoned chestnut vats

Italy) – This Italian Franciacorta delights with its crisp and complex character

Paul harvests all of his grapes by hand

On October 5

in the village of Rilly-la-Montagne

A light dosage is added to Delamotte Brut champagne after thirty-six months’ maturation on the lees

968 ft) elevation

which harmonize with the most subtle cuisine

over 425 years