charmat method

Freisa is notoriously hard to cultivate - and over time farmers shifted and focused on grapes that are less risky to grow

and ancient method of controlling temperature

There is wine for export

Soft crushing

Oracle Cellars Mendocino Cabernet Sauvignon, 2018 Peach charmat methodBright blueberry, cinnamon spice, anise. Cranberry, cherry, huckleberry on a zippy fruit driven palate. Partially destemmed and fermented in Stainless Steel. Partial new oak aging for 12 months. Oracle Cellars is a collaboration with an Italian family's vineyards in Mendocino, first planted in 1943 and a winemaker, Hoss Milone who is a 4th generation winemaker from Mendocino. The wine is a bright, fruit, layered expression of the Mendocino landscape.