2022 Bestiary Ambra

Philosophy
The Malvasia Ambra is an experimental blend designed to explore traditional winemaking practices. Skin contact white wines were historically made in Georgia, fermenting in great underground clay vats called qvevri. In 2013, UNESCO added this 8,000 year old Georgian wine making method to their Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. The Ambra is inspired by this ancient method, soaking on its skins in an oak Doppelstück to enhance the wine with textural qualities and new flavors. The label features an illustration of Autumn, a Georgian sculpture by Merab Berdzenishvili that was gifted to Grand Traverse County in 1989 to commemorate its bountiful agricultural connection with our sister region of Mtskheta, Georgia.