the Franchino winery only produces 950 cases
this wine is a veritable cornucopia of juicy joy
2018 Domaine aux Moines Savennieres La Roche aux Moines
France • 100% Ugni Blanc grown entirely in the Borderies on the Tessendier family estate • Double distilled in Charentais copper pot stills • Aged for a minimum of 4 years in used French oak then finished for 6 months in 500-liter barrels made from the highly coveted Japanese oak variety
he feels it is more reflective of vinification than of terroir
2022 Fattoria Colleallodole Milziade Antano Grechetto dei Colli Martani, Umbria, Italy Le Piane the Franchino winery only producesDirect press to stainless steel tank spontaneous fermentation of must after settling. Antano is old school in winemaking terms, a garage winemaker, with a lack of intervention in the winery, including no barrique and no high tech equipment. He maintains his father's vineyard management techniques, now considered modern, which were once considered radical when Milziade began them years ago, with aggressive green harvesting and low tonnage per acre.