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Immich-Batterieberg is one of the oldest wineries in the Mosel traced back to the year 911. In 1495, the Immich family purchased the property, producing traditional dry and off-dry wines under their name for almost 500 years. 80% of the vines are un-grafted and over 60 years old, and everything is worked organically (though not certified).

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A deliciously crisp and aromatic white from a couple of true vanguards. La Clarine Farm is the two-person team of @Hank Beckmeyer & Caroline Hoël located at 2600 feet elevation in California’s Sierra Nevada Foothills. They age their wine in neutral containers, never in new oak, and let the wine develop without additions or excessive racking.

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Founded in the late 19th century, La Stoppa is currently run by @Elena Pantaleoni who takes a minimal intervention approach is taken in the cellar. Ageno is a standard bearer for orange wine (skin macerated white wine): richly textured, tannic, with beguiling aromatics and unapologetic intensity.

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Sébastien David comes from a long line of winemakers that extends 15 generations, back to 1634. Working with 15ha of Cabernet Franc that were planted by his grandparents at around the time of the Second World War. Working with the ancient techniques that have been passed down, Sébastien David has been producing stunning Cabernet Franc wines since 1999.

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It’s easy to say, in this case, the grape does not fall far from the vine or the hand that cultivated it. Foradori - immediately striking, gracefully elegant, discerningly tasteful, soberly serious while at the same time wry and playful, and above all always generous and sincere. These same words aptly describe her wines.

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Throw out everything you thought you new about California Zinfandel. @Chris Brockway's rendition is lean, herbaceous and intoxicatingly aromatic. Broc Cellars began simply with an idea about making wines that were "site specific," one that endures today in practice by using minimal intervention in an effort to let the grapes speak for themselves.

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Under Guy Bossard, Domaine de l'Ecu has held its place in the top echelon of Muscadet estates. Bossard vinifies and bottles based on sub-soil (Gneiss, Orthogneiss, and Granite). The wines are aged for 15-18 months on the lees, resulting in a textured, layered complexity that has come to define the unique style of the domaine.

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Catherine and Pierre Breton are the real life bon vivant vignerons of lore. Having worked their vines according to biodynamic and organic practices as early as 1990, the Bretons have become international icons for the natural wine movement, and are largely responsible for turning the Loire Valley into a hotbed of natural winemaking.

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Emidio Pepe is legendarys for his unique and amazingly complex age worthy wines. Though the family has been producing wines here since the end of the 19th Century, and the winemaking regime at Pepe follows an uber-natural and artisinal path as well. Grapes are grown biodynamically, hand-harvested, hand-destemmed, naturally fermented and aged 18-24 months in glass-lined tanks.

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Hailing from Oregon, husband and wife @Scott Frank and Dana Frank established Bow & Arrow in homage to the wines of the Loire Valley. A juicy blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir, Rhinestones nods faithfully and playfully to to Loire's Cheverny.

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