2022 THE ORANGE ROSE OF THE VALLEY

Ooooh a VV! Very Vivacious or Vermentino and Viognier, or both? You decide. Taken and macerated in Syrah for 7 days. Wild stuff! Is it an orange wine or is it a rose? We say, who cares! Just drink it. Musk, hint of dried apricot & spice. Papaya & rockmelon on the lips + fresh herbs. Little blood orange salinity & citrusy acidity. Micah Hewitt's inspiration for DEFIALY can be placed in a few places understandably a great appreciation for quality produce and land . But most signifi...Read More...

Ooooh a VV! Very Vivacious or Vermentino and Viognier, or both? You decide. Taken and macerated in Syrah for 7 days. Wild stuff! Is it an orange wine or is it a rose? We say, who cares! Just drink it. Musk, hint of dried apricot & spice. Papaya & rockmelon on the lips + fresh herbs. Little blood orange salinity & citrusy acidity. Micah Hewitt's inspiration for DEFIALY can be placed in a few places understandably a great appreciation for quality produce and land . But most significantly would be his parents and their love the shared for each other as well as Micah and his sister Amber. DEFIALY is an acronym for "Don't ever forget I'll always love you" which is Micah's way of carrying on his parents tradition of signing all cards with DEFIALY. We love Micah! A relative newcomer to the lo-fi winemaking scene but with leagues of understanding of the Victorian viticultural regions. The wines are always a trip. Unfiltered, unfined, wild ferment and have no additions of any kind - just grapes. 

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