Even though I am picking on the leaner side of ripeness to preserve the natural acidity, I love playing with techniques in the cellar that help build flavor and texture, like foot treading the grapes before fermentation to play with skin contact. We are lucky we love what we do. Lady of the Breakfast Wine: This Gypsy Girl is Changing the Face of Winemakers. I think this is very fairly priced and it's a very fun, clean, vibrant Central Coast Chardonnay. Variety: 100% Pinot Noir. It's sampling vineyards close to harvest late at night in the dark with flashlights because that's the only time you can find to do so. Since her takeover, the vineyard earned Demeter biodynamic certification in 2020 and Lady of the Sunshine earned winery Demeter certification in 2021. 5 acre Chene Vineyard, located in the Edna Valley appellation on the Central Coast. Lady of the Sunshine was established in 2017 by Gina Hildebrand with a focus on Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Noir sourced from organic and biodynamic vineyards in California's Central Coast. Native yeast, unfined, unfiltered. The medium-bodied palate is chalky and fresh with a deep core of spicy red fruit and a long, layered finish. The juice was collected and barreled down to ferment with native yeast in neutral oak barrels. She studied winemaking at Cal Poly and then spent the next few years working with biodynamic winemakers in Beaujolais, at Burnt Cottage in Central Otago, with Josh Bergstrom in Oregon, and in Napa.
This is sharp and crystalline, with high-toned citrus and a piercing minerality. And practice makes perfect, so order that second, or even third glass… it's education! Production: 192 cases. Gina grew up on her family's eighty-six acre Demeter certified biodynamic farm, Narrow Gate Vineyards, located in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California. With the influence of home, Gina was drawn to biodynamic farming and making terroir driven wines. Location: Edna Valley, CA. In the wines I make, I strive for balance, both in flavor and ripeness, acidity and texture. How is your winemaking process sustainable? Like all things, we strive for a work life balance, and that will always be something we work on, but at least we love what we do and we do it together. Meet Gina Hildebrand of Lady of the Sunshine.
How was the vineyard farmed? It's really hard work with long working days, both in the vineyard and winery. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet. In the winter of 2018, Gina started farming the six and a half acre Chene Vineyard in Edna Valley. In the wines I drink, I am often seeking out wines that fit the breakfast wine idea- lower alcohol, high acidity. First release of Stolpman Sauvignon Blanc! Nunc ut sem vitae risus tristique posuere. It has a cool Mediterranean climate and an incredibly long growing season, giving late-ripening varieties plenty of opportunity to develop great phenolic complexity. Coquelicot Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc. Gina and her husband, Mikey, run Scar of the Sea and Lady of the Sunshine together out of their winery in San Luis Obispo, CA. Appellation: Edna Valley.
Today's Story: Lady of the Sunshine. You have a breakfast wine! The 2021 harvest marked the first official year of Demeter biodynamic certification from grape to bottle.
Moving to the palate, I get notes of green apple, slightly underripe pear, baked pineapple, lime zest, olive oil, sea salt, and lightly toasted hazelnut and almond. Snacks & Non-Alcoholic. Breakfast wine was actually born one morning out on the ocean, fishing with my husband. Vineyard - Oliver's vineyard. It is farmed organically and planted on a limestone outcropping at high density and on its own roots. We love spending time out on the big ocean blue.