Cyrille Sevin 'Un Histoire Du Rouge' NV org

Cyrille Sevin 'Un Histoire Du Rouge' NV orgAlmost no one in France, and indeed the whole wine world, makes deadly serious red sparkling wine except for where its both cherished and historical, in the Po River valley in northern Italy, home to the varied family of Lambrusco grapes. This traditional method sparkler from Cyrille Sevin defies French logic and links itself to that Italian tradition instead: its a 100 percent red wine constructed mostly of Gamay and Cabernet Sauvignon, purpley

A special wine from Salvador at Cosmic to explore the potential of Empordà's greatest variety

The wine then aged for six months in wooden vats and 500L oak barrels

and beats the pants off of other more experimental co-fermentations in terms of complexity and depth

these coupes are sturdy yet refined

In conversation with Michael Twitty:

and this one is a baby even though it's already four years of age

sheep farmers

light fizz

deeply unique — Andy Brennan

glowy white wine with lots of layers and delicacy—and minerality as the brisk underpinning

is an early figure to get behind natural farming and winemaking in Italy

red-and-black