2021 // 12.5% // Grapes: 100% Pinot Gris // Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan // We take a traditional approach and definition when working with the Pinot Gris grape. Pinot Grigio is the Italian expression. In this style of wine we are looking for primary fruit characteristics to balance a firm and present acidity. To achieve this we like to keep the yeast and aging to a minimum. Within the Gris skins sits a host of aromatic compounds. By soaking the fruit with the skins for several hours we are able to leach those into the juice. Later during the fermentation they are broken apart and ready to volatilize. By keeping the wine in stainless steel and avoiding long yeast contact we are able to preserve this pretty and delicate aromas to reveal an apple-like freshness. This blends with the acids in the wine to give you a classic warm weather sipper that really shows off in the glass. It is bright and lively.