Lo Fi Aperitifs

Dei Principi di Spadafora

Sicilia Catarratto 2023

Lo-Fi wine, but if i don't tell you
You wouldn't know
Super elegant, clean
Delicate mandarin fruit with a big splash of sea spray. Great mineral, but being super easy drinking.
Moltitude of pairing possible
From seafood to fresh cheese
Pizza bianca with mortadella or
Spaghettoni butter and anchovies
It can be an aperitif on its own but even though it is only 11.5% it's fleshy and mouthfilling
Definitely a wine to try
— a month ago

ESF, Rick and 2 others liked this

Rootdown

Santa Barbara County Trousseau

Outrageously good. Nice Brett and intense fruit flavors. Great from Lo Fi as usual. — a year ago

Lo-Fi

Jurasic Park Chenin Blanc 2021

Pure joy in the bottle. A fun summer afternoon back in the day spent with that girl that you still think about when that song comes on. Clear lemon in the glass with faint green flecks. Big floral aromatics initially with herbs and mint. Ripe pears and lemon curd with a dash of honeydew. Apple juice and fresh cut grass.

Richer and more full bodied than you were expecting with high acidity. Really, really nice texture and mouthfeel going on here. Vivacious and lively throughout. The attack is dominated by memories of her before things fell apart. When life was good and the sun shined a little more brightly. An exciting and lovely wine.
— 2 years ago

Jody, Severn and 3 others liked this
Trixie

Trixie

Happy times!🥂

Testalonga

Baby Bandito Keep On Punching Swartland Chenin Blanc 2023

Crisp and mineral
Lo-fi wine
Xmas in Byron
Wine recommended by a local wine shop

Super enjoyable

South African wines need to be explored like the country itself

Merry Xmas everyone!!!
— 4 months ago

Andrew, Peter and 4 others liked this

Lo-Fi

Santa Barbara County Cabernet Franc

Went well with wienerschnitzel dinner — 6 months ago

Lo-Fi

Vinho Branco 2020

Arinto is a white grape from Portugal. It can produce high acid wines with lemon notes. If you never heard of this grape and wine you are not alone. Got this at Lo-Fi a funky place/wine bar in Los Alamos, CA 2 years ago. The wines can be hit and miss but this is - well awesome. Super fresh and bright. Mandarine nose, with a touch of malo (cheese). In the glass ton’s of mandarine and citrus notes. Hint green apple. Touch honey. Malolactic fermentation clearly shows. A great wine to pair with seafood. If you are in the Santa Maria Valley stop by - they play old LP’s on their turntable! And for some reason they remember me even if i show up just once a year. — a year ago

Vin, Ira and 2 others liked this

Lo-Fi

Santa Maria Valley Mencía 2021

Well this is damn delicious. Light purple with cute little cherry red accents. Immediately can tell this is natural. Natural, not poorly crafted. Everything is all good here with dark fruit notes on the nose. Plenty of clean funk going on here with a little bit of grass. Very pretty.

85% Mencia co-fermented with Arinto from the Santa Maria Valley. Exceedingly fresh and full of personality, you definitely don’t come across a domestic version of this everyday. More than just another light summer weird, this has plenty of depth to it. But it never lets up on the fun aspect. The palate is reminiscent of the nose with pretty fruit. Super impressive.
— 2 years ago

Severn, Josh and 4 others liked this
Trixie

Trixie

Sounds good!🍷

Carousal Wine Company

Margaret River Chenin Blanc 2024

Lo-Fi
Joint venture of Patrick Sullivan and Xavier Goodridge both ex wine guns
Now Gippsland gurus of pinot noir

The wine is so enjoyable
I couldn't feel the 13.5% in alcohol
I thought ot was 11%😅

So refreshing, clean, focus and easy.
Long too
— 4 months ago

Andrew, Bob and 5 others liked this

Lo-Fi

Santa Barbara County Malbec 2021

Yummy, take me to Santa Barbara!

Had 3.5 hours open and has just begun to speak to me…Its 2:30 AM, and really must be going… of course you’re a wine, that needs my attention at 2:30 am…

Needs good decant, times may very. Fantastic Sanata Barbara terrior - grass, soil… woot, Santa Barbara. Acid, mouthwatering good time, fruit plentiful, crisp grape skin, crunchy woody tannin, good-time funk

If I remember correctly, first discovered Lo-Fi at Ruby Wine in SF eons ago at a wine maker tasting “Natty Party”, was impressed then as I still am, good job Lo-Fi
— 7 months ago

David liked this

Lo-Fi Aperitifs

Sweet Vermouth

The fragrance of sweet and pine and plump plump oranges being spritzed about.

Wow. Well deserved ratings I’ve seen. Really getting into vermouths and this white one has just changed my mind about white sweet vermouths. Nuanced and intense. Dried raisins but balanced with a minty, piney quality. Good chew.
— 2 years ago

Eric and Severn liked this