Folk Machine, "Film & Camera" Valdiguié 2021, Lolonis Vineyard, Redwood Valley,  Mendocino, North Coast, CA

This lean, racy red is a single varietal blend of newer and older vines resulting in a wine with fresh, bright, tart fruit. Enjoy with a wide range of dishes or solo.

COUNTRY: USA

STATE: California

APPELLATION (AVA): Redwood Valley

REGION: North Coast

SUBREGION: Mendocino

VINEYARD: Lolonis Vineyard

VINTAGE: 2021

GRAPES: Valdiguié

SOIL: Red clay

PRACTICE: Certified organic

STYLE: Still

COLOR: Ruby

BODY: Medium bodied

TASTE: Dry

TANNINS:  Moderate

PRIMARY AROMAS: Bright tart fruit

FLAVOR: Lean, racy

FORMAT: 750 ml

ALCOHOL: 11%

SERVICE AND FOOD PAIRING SUGGESTION: Pair with a charcuterie plate.

ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Hobo Wines

“We believe in unforced winemaking. It is our goal to intervene as little as possible, but we understand that winemaking by definition is an intervention on something that doesn’t occur in nature. We believe in letting the vintage and the vineyards guide the process, dictate what is and what is not necessary. We believe in traditional winemaking as a goal, but modern technology within ethical limits as a resource. We want our wines to be balanced, to have a sense of place and time, to tell a story, share a history, and above all else, be delicious.

All of our wines are un-inoculated (fermented without adding commercial yeast) except the Banyan Gewürz.. Malolactic fermentations are also spontaneous. We avoid all commercial additives. We primarily use older oak barrels. Only low doses of sulfur are added to the wines and generally as close to bottling as possible to keep the wines alive in the cellar.

Our philosophy is to pay attention to each wine and its individual potential. Each wine is respected, considered, and thought about. Any action on the wine needs to be justified. When in doubt, let the wine be.”(hobowines.com)

ABOUT THE VINEYARD: Lolonis Vineyard

ABOUT THE LABEL: The label was created by Landon Dowlen, a longtime design collaborator with Hobo Wine. Each year there is a new camera on the label, and they are all from a collection of working and not working cameras that Landon hoards.