Birichino 'Jurassic Park Vineyard' Old Vines Chenin Blanc, Santa Ynez Valley, California 2025Founded in Santa Cruz in 2008 by Alex Krause and John Locke, Birichino draws on a combined four decades of winemaking experience across California, France, and Italy. The name Italian for "mischievous" suits a project built on contrarianism: sourcing from carefully farmed, family owned vineyards planted largely in the 19th and early 20th centuries, working with unfashionable varieties, and pursuing minimal intervention at every stage. Own rooted

In April 2016 they were brought to Vila Nova de Gaia

Genevieve is the personal project of Melissa Nelsen

FARMING: Sustainable (sourced growers)

and beeswax on the nose with a characteristic waxy

and delicate aromatic herb

and Hallgarten on the north bank of the Rhine

Native yeast

persistent effervescence

The botanicals are individually infused in pure alcohol derived from wheat

Fine-grained tannins and vibrant acidity frame a long

Vinification: Fermented using a combination of concrete tank

FARMING: Own-rooted vines