What's next?

[baphie]

Freisa. Pigato. Ciliegiolo. What's next on the horizon for devoted DEWNies?

Have you considered working with some of the autochthonous grapes of the Balkans and Baltic regions?

It is always a treat to receive my DEWN wine suprises. Thanks for keeping wine fun and surprising. And pass on a special thanks to Rachel at DEWN Central for being my hook-up.

A.

[Randall Grahm]

Dear Baphie,

Thanks very much for your note and your very kind wishes. Frankly, making the DEWN wines is like shooting TV episodes. Sometimes they are aired immediately; some spend some time in the can and it's hard to remember which ones are getting shipped exactly when. There is a great "Cigare Alternative B", which is a blend of grenache, syrah and carignane and very southern French. There is the Cigare Trifecta ( a blend of 3 vintages of Cigare w/ some lees replacement therapy) and then there is a sweet syrah that was fermented cold like a riesling, that is just plain weird. D'accordo on the pigato - that is currently rocking my world. There is also a very good off-dry riesling that we made from our own vineyard from the Neustadt clone - very Pfalz-like. I'm still waiting to make the Protocol of the Elderberries of Scion (a blueberry/elderberry wine made like a big red). There are many, many more but my brain has somehow gone on strike. I'll pass your good wishes on to Rachel. Cheers, R.