Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Biancosesto 2023 TBO fermented with semi-carbonic techniques and

fermented with semi-carbonic techniques and raised in concrete

Old-vine Mencía from Bierzo—the collaboration between Álvaro Palacios (of Priorat fame) and his nephew Ricardo Pérez Palacios

000-meter eastern edge of the appellation where gnarled old vines survive that most of Spain forgot

and oak driven Kentucky rye whiskey

Tunella Friuli Colli Orientali Biancosesto 2023 TBO fermented with semi-carbonic techniques andBiancosesto is Tunella's flagship white a 50 50 blend of Friulano and Ribolla Gialla, the two native grapes that arguably best express Friuli's Colli Orientali. The Zorzettig family has been farming these hills for three generations, and the wine is aged on fine lees in tonneau, giving it texture without dressing it up in oak. The Ribolla brings citrus tension and lift, the Friulano fills it out with weight and almondy depth. It's a quietly serious