Super NATURAL Spooktacular!
If you’r trying to get spooky This Halloween then try these beasts out…. We offer 2 Italian wines: a Pet-Nat named “The Monster”, and an Orange wine to go with carving your gourds. For the dark side we slay 2 California reds: a (evil?) Lab creation Syrah and a Ghost Mondeuse. And they are all Natura wines, but don’t hold that against them…Stay brave and come to the haunt….
@ Humble Vine
Wednesday, October 27
4pm till the bottles run dry….
ONLY $15!!!
Longana, “Il Mostro”, Rosato Frizzante, Abruzzo Italy $23
Conceived from child bedtime warnings in the Old World. This is a wonderful and unique little dry sparkling rosé from Italy. The wine is completely organic and has a beautiful pink color to it. It explodes out of the glass with stunning floral and fruit notes. On the palate the wine is refreshing and very balanced. 100% Montepulciano
Hablo/Gulp, Orange Verdejo-Sauv Blanc, La Mancha Spain $21
A blend of equal parts Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc, a common combination for the white wines of the region, and here made into an orange wine via a week of maceration on the skins. Aromatics of orange blossom and tropical jackfruit with moderately tannic dried citrus peels, tea and preserved apricots on the yeasty and textured plate. Certified biodynamically farmed grapes, therefore no pesticides or insecticides used in the farming. Native yeast fermentation, aged in steel tanks, bottled slightly hazy without any fining or filtering and only a tiny degree of sulfites.
Kivelstadt Cellars, “KC Labs” Syrah, Mendocino, California $29
Syrah as you rarely see it—a stripped-down, “acoustic” version of the grape that is both delicious and fascinating. In the glass, it’s a light, translucent ruby-purple, with delicate aromas of fresh boysenberry, red and black cherry, damson plum, damp violets, and a hint of black pepper and black souls….
Forlorn Hope, C/Ghost Mondeuse, $38
Is there any wine grape more punk rock than Mondeuse? Dark as night with face-ripping tannins, aromatics of marijuana, turned loam, black licorice and sandalwood incense that will make your neck snap back. Despite the heavy-vibes, its light in body like licking a watermelon rind. High wire acidity will let this demon live for decades to come. Manzanita, blue and black fruit preserves freshened with menthol and splashed with soy sauce on a backbone of iron, metal and blood.