Usonia Change The Weather Or Change Your Mind

Sustainable. Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Grüner Veltliner, Friulano, Chancellor, and Verdelet. A freeze event in the Finger Lakes caused them to look beyond the region for fruit for the first time, as well as to experiment with more varieties. This wine is an encapsulation of the vintage, comprising fruit from every grower Usonia works with. The Merlot comes from Macari Vineyards in Long Island with the rest of the fruit coming from their Finger Lakes growers. All varieties were fermented separately, whites on the skins, the reds a combination of semi-carbonic and carbonic. Aged in a mix of stainless steel and neutral barrel. Sulfur added after fermentation and just before bottling. Wines were blended in March 2024 and bottled in mid April.