Chepika Concord Catawba Sparkling 2023 Yamagata river rocks

river rocks

The wine is directly pressed off the skins and fermented and aged in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks

citrusy nose

The Reuters produced award-winning wines from grapes grown on the property

10% Mammolo

Chepika Concord Catawba Sparkling 2023 Yamagata river rocksA blend of 76% Concord and 24% Catawba, hand picked on 10 08 and 10 09. As usual native yeasts, co fermented and bottled in late November. The second fermentation was carried out by a culture they made from the sweet must of Concord kept in cold storage. 5 months on the lees and hand disgorged in late April and early May. No Dosage, No SO2 added, Low abv 10%.