2021 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett 'Gackes Oben', Mosel, Germany La Ferme des Sept Lunes 50% of the juice goes

50% of the juice goes into stainless tanks and the balance into neutral French oak to complete fermentation

with zero SO2 (which is a key factor to the whole Litrona wine project

2018 Bloomer Creek Vin d'Ete Merlot / Gamay Noir

which—like the Jura—was part of the kingdom of Spain during the rule of the Habsburgs

2021 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett 'Gackes Oben', Mosel, Germany La Ferme des Sept Lunes 50% of the juice goesThe Gackes Oben is sourced from a prime, central parcel of the Ritch, above the Gackes, which, you might imagine, is yet another word in the Mosel dialect for slate. The parcel is, literally, above a small wall of slate. These are the so called younger vines of 70 years old, mostly grafted and in the highest elevation of the vineyard at 220m where it is very windy, but also gets very direct sun. Welcome to the cooler part of the Ritsch. Gorgeous light