America

No one else in the entire world is making a commercial, 100%-varietal, fine wine from the America grape. Our first vintage of this incredible offering showed us that America is incredibly unique in character, more-so than many wines we make.

Vine Characteristics

• Moderately vigorous.
• Small shield shaped leaves with saw-like teeth.
• Open air canopy with red colored shoots and petioles.
• Loose clusters with strong disease resistance.
• Medium size berries that are spherical.
• Ripe fruit has a purple color.
• Produces a lot of secondary crops that does not ripen fully before frost.

Winemaker’s Notes

• When crushed, America produces a light, red juice.
• Typically fermented on skins.
• This high acid, low tannin wine produces a grape candy aroma. These aromatics encourage America to be vinted with a touch of sweetness or as a port wine, which it is well suited to be.
• Unlike most reds, malolactic fermentation is not always necessary.