Lady of the Sunshine - 'California Red Wine' - Nero d'Avola, Pinot Noir - California, USA - 2023

This wine pays homage to the best parts of California, the foggy Central Coast & the continental Sierra Nevadas. This wine is a spin off of my favorite Sicilian blends which are influenced also by the sea and mountains. The Pinot Noir comes from the Chene Vineyard in Edna Valley, while the Nero d'Avola comes from a newly planted vineyard farmed by dear friends in the Sierra Foothills, named Peeps Vineyard. The wine fermented in standing 228L barriques with 50% whole cluster and native yeast. The wine was pressed at dryness in our wooden basket press and then aged in old french oak barrels. This wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered, with minimal sulfur. Think salted black cherries, crushed graphite, & blood oranges 120 cases produced | 12.8%

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Gina Giugni is a second generation biodynamic farmer and winemaker. Gina started Lady of the Sunshine in 2017, with a focus on regenerative, organic, and biodynamic farming in pursuit of making natural wines that reflect the purity of the place they come from. Gina also farms, full time, the 6.5 acre Chene Vineyard, located in the Edna Valley appellation. Since her takeover in 2018, the vineyard is now a Demeter certified biodynamic vineyard. Gina and her husband, Mikey, run Scar of the Sea and Lady of the Sunshine together out of their winery in San Luis Obispo, CA.