{"product_id":"solminer-gruner-veltliner-santa-barbara-county-ca-2021","title":"Solminer - Grüner Veltliner - Santa Barbara County, CA - 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeing from Austria and very familiar with Austria's most popular grape, we noticed a few plantings of Grüner Veltliner in the Central coast back in 2011. We started with the idea of just making a barrel and the idea literally became Solminer. Our Santa Ynez blend has a great mix of acidity from the cooler climate site Spear Vineyard in Santa Rita hills while our Estate grapes add some wonderful depth and fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrün means green and this color is definitely noticable in the glass. Aromas of green apple, white pepper, melon and slight hints of lychee lingers on your palate. Pear and citrus notes follow with a zesty lime twist as a finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrüner is indeed food friendly; pairing well with fish, summer soups, spring salads and vegetables including hard to match items like asparagus. We especially love it with a traditional chicken, pork or veal schnitzel!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVarietal: 100% Grüner Veltliner\u003cbr\u003eVineyards: 42% Coquelicot Vineyard and 68% Sta. Rita Hills Spear Vineyard - Both are 100% CCOF certified organic\u003cbr\u003eFermentation: Natural yeast in 70% stainless steel and 30% Neutral French barriques (225 Litres)\u003cbr\u003eResidual Sugar: None\u003cbr\u003eAging: 7 months in steel tank and neutral oak\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"cases-produced-160\"\u003eCases Produced: 160\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSol-miner as in mining the \"Sun\" which in turn nourishes the soul. The name inspires us to discover and unearth the treasures in the soils of the California Central Coast. Our decisions have always been personal (not commercial) and involve what we call \"conscious farming\". As we learn about our little piece of earth and our place in it, the picture begins to widen. We have a feeling of connectedness as each trip around the sun gives us the chance to experience the magical process of exchange from the dirt, plants, fruit, wine, humans, sky, moon, sun and stars.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe found our vineyard and farmhouse in 2012 and named it “deLanda” a combination of our first and last names. It reflects our personal desire to produce natural wines using varietals related to our Austrian heritage. Certified organic in 2014 and Biodynamic® in 2018 deLanda is evolving as we evolve as farmers. Ultimately it shines with individuality and biodiversity as we incorporate chickens, donkeys, sheep, bees, fruit trees, native plants, biodynamic compost, preparations and herb teas all to support the microorganisms in the dirt and health of the vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first seed was planted meeting in 2009 and falling in love with Santa Barbara wine country and each other. We married soon after and while visiting Anna's family in Austria, a desire to settle down and create a life together in a more agricultural setting started to take root. We were pregnant with our first child and back in California (in LA the walls were closing in) when a chance meeting with a winemaking mentor and a property for sale with vines in the front yard grew into something we could no longer ignore. We went \"all in\" and decided to buy a fixer farmhouse and vineyard in Los Olivos and call the fruits of our labor of love \"Solminer\". Our son Linus was born the same year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur personal desire is to reflect the vineyard in the wine and experiment with Austrian varietals. Since the beginning, we thought Grüner Veltliner would do well here and soon after we discovered that the Austrian red grape, Blaufränkisch, is perfect for our climate as well. We've rounded things out with a bit of Muscat to create an Austrian inspired dry \"Muskateller\" and some Syrah for Rose, Sparkling Syrah, a blend and a single vineyard Syrah. We also have new plantings of Riesling to add to our sources from neighboring vineyards that we have selected for their climate, soils and sustainable growing practices. 1900 cases were produced in the 2018 vintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2018 we were happy to open our tasting room in Los Olivos. Located in the heart of downtown, we are proud to be one of very few Los Olivos wineries to pour natural wine. Come and join us for not only wine tasting, but also a glass or bottle of wine on one of our two outdoor patios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Satellite SB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43221030928635,"sku":"00073382","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/3655\/6193\/products\/04b672f07396834c1cd97a8cc55d09b6.jpg?v=1656189186","url":"https:\/\/satellitesb.com\/products\/solminer-gruner-veltliner-santa-barbara-county-ca-2021","provider":"Satellite SB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}